Baby shower? HELP

[Honeybumbum]

I couldn't find an already made forum on here about baby showers, so I decided to make one. I am just wondering where to begin. My SIL and I are working together to plan it, but so far she has been too busy to do anything, and I really want to start the planning process. This being my first pregnancy, I have no idea what to do or where to start. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[auntiesarah25]

I'm in the same boat. My sister was supposed to plan everything but she never does anything until last minute so I have taken over. I've done 2 registries and ordered the invitations. OH's mom has helped plan the menu which will basically be a taco bar YUMMY! Tacos, nachos, salads, so on. I plan to have pink lemonade as a drink

In my family there are usually a few games and prizes. I plan to do a baby word scramble or word search, maybe blindfolded diaper change, other than that I'm stuck!

Good luck.

 

[bassdesire]

My mom and sis planned mine--it was at 37 wks. Hard to be patient maybe just tell her you're really excited and want to set a date ??

 

[miraclebaba]

I am in the same boat... the problem is, i am not planning my shower, my SIL is and it was suppose to be a surprise but my husband mistakenly told me. I m grateful for what they are trying to do but since this is my first child, i want to be involved in the planning. i want it in a park but i can say much because they think i dont know bout it. oh well....

 

[Amalee]

A nice game I've seen at baby showers included baby pictures of parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents - then you got to guess who was who. Or a collage of baby/childhood pictures of the parents to be!

I'm someone who is generally not a big fan of the typical games you see at wedding and baby showers, so you could look through some of those games and see if there are some you definitely want or don't want. You could also compile a guest list and see if there are any other close friends or family members who want to help by bringing a dish - it's always nice to have help with food!

 

[LoveCakes]

Totally off topic but I completely read this as a shower for the baby as in a bathroom shower. I thought you wanted to make one! Baby brain kicking in I think lol

 

[Honeybumbum]

Totally off topic but I completely read this as a shower for the baby as in a bathroom shower. I thought you wanted to make one! Baby brain kicking in I think lol

Haha thats okay we all have those moments.

 

[mara16jade]

I planned my friend's baby shower.

We did 3-4 games, an activity, guess how big around mom is, cake, food and of course opening presents.

I ordered the cake from a bakery, got the decor items from Party City (a party supply store), found the games online and printed them out and the activity was this one:

https://www.handmade-adelaide-baby.com/baby-shower-crafts.html

Oh, and I think her parents helped order the food.

I didn't use ALL these games at the baby shower, but I brought them with me. I let the mama-to-be choose which ones she wanted to do. She wanted to do all of them, but decided against it. LOL

I'll put them in a spoiler so it doesn't get too long in your thread.

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[Kaedin]

This is my first child, just wondering at what stage in pregnancy do most ladies have their baby shower?

 

[mara16jade]

Out here (USA) we normally throw them between the 6-8th month. Last year my cousin's fiance had one and she was two weeks from her due date and she was soooo miserable! She was so tired and achy and she told me she wished they had done the party a month or two earlier.

 

[Starry Night]

I have never planned a shower either. Where I grew up the pregnant lady has never thrown her own and none of my close friends have had a baby. I hate the typical shower games too. One I saw a lot of was melting various chocolate bars into diapers and then you had to guess what kind of chocolate it was (I believe we were given a list to choose from). It's actually pretty gross as melted chocolate in diapers is well....yeah....But it's funny seeing all the old ladies sticking their noses into a dirty-looking diaper.

I had my baby showers at about 7 months but that was because I was moving cross the country shortly after so my family and friends had to throw them before we moved. We typically did them at the end of the pregnancy at 8 to 9 months. But now where we live, people throw the shower after the baby is born. They thought I was crazy for having one before but there are so many things you need before the baby is born

 

[mara16jade]

^^Yeah, I've heard of doing showers after the baby is born too. But I don't understand that!? You need help before the baby is there, and it'll be hard to attend a party after the baby arrives unless you do it MONTHS down the line.

I'm in vote of doing it before the baby arrives.

 

[Starry Night]

I think they do the shower afterwards so everyone can see the baby and get a chance to hold it. When we moved here they threw one for me. It was kind of stressful, to be honest and I didn't get mine until 2 months later. Normally, they only wait a few weeks. The thought of a newborn being passed from hand to hand with who knows what germs going around kind of freaks me out. Never mind you're running on next-to-no sleep.

I also had people say to me "why would you have a shower before the baby is born? What if something happens?" How 'bout we cross that bridge if/when we get there? Hospital won't let me leave without a car seat so either way I have to make at least one big purchase before baby arrives.

 

[mara16jade]

I also had people say to me "why would you have a shower before the baby is born? What if something happens?" How 'bout we cross that bridge if/when we get there?

Ugh! What a horrible thing to say to someone!

That's like saying, well I don't know if we should get someone a wedding present before the wedding... Maybe they won't go threw with it, or maybe they'll get a divorce. Wtf.

Its not like people are having baby showers at 12 week or something...

And I wouldn't have even thought to bring the newborn to a party that early on! Wow. Nope.