Let me start of by saying I am very grateful that my mom wants to throw a shower but I am a little worried about the date.
She is insisting on an Oct 10th date. I am due on Nov 11. Is that pushing it too close? I slightly mentioned to her that it is possible I could have the baby by that time and she told me that I could just bring the baby with me (not gonna happen) if that is the case. This is my first pregnancy and I don't know how much I'm going to want to put away baby stuff at 36 weeks pregnant. Lastly, I don't know what H and I go ahead and buy in case the baby comes early (so we are ready) and what we wait and actually register for. These last couple reasons can obviously be worked around but they are things I'm thinking about.
Her case for the date - my sister moved to Alaska for the summer (this is 2nd year doing this) and is not coming home for the winter until that weekend. She also claims that baby showers are supposed to be that close to the due date.
So my question is this - do I try talking to her about moving the date or do I suck it up and hope the baby doesn't come too early?
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i think that is fine. the chances of you delivering that early is very low.
I had mine at 35.5 weeks. I was fine. I was running on adrenaline and had a blast!! Just enough time to get every thing washed without it sitting around for a LONG time for me to forget what I had received.
I would love for my sister to be there but what bugs me about it is my sister could come home earlier - she's just choosing not to.
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We are planning on doing the crib and bedding ourselves. If we keep the 10/10 date I am going to plan on buying the car seat, newborn cloth diapers, some clothes....I guess everything we will need in those first weeks just in case.
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I am pretty sure back in the day baby showers were done either after the baby was born or really close the due date, so I think that's where your mom is coming from.
It sounds like you might be getting a little freaked out about having everything or close to everything you need before you could go into labor. (I totally relate to this... I cannot procrastinate!) I think that if it would work better for you and your sanity and organizational style, to ask to have it moved. If sister can't come, it's okay... that's life now. People are more mobile now.
I just know if it were me, I'd be freakin' out to have it that close.
I didn't even think about the car seat, duh! Yeah, that was a shower gift for us. Yeah, if you go with that shower date, I'd buy all the definite have to have things just in case.
I understand. my sister was supposed to come in September - so we could have it over Labor day (get it hahaha) but my parents talked her into coming earlier so she wont be able to afford to come now and later. I REALLY don't want it next month though....she is doing it on a Sunday and most of the invites are out of town. ( Whose going to come on a Sunday when they have to drive from another state?
We have the same due date!
My mom and sister really wanted to do my baby shower after the baby was born, but when I explained that wasn't going to happen because November is flu season (at least around here) they understood my POV.
My shower is the last Sunday in September that way we still have time to put things away and buy things that we still need. Could you ask your mom to move the baby shower back for said reasons and then when your sister comes back in to town you, her and your mom could do lunch and then spend the afternoon puttering around in the nursery? This way your sister is still involved in baby stuff and you get to have your shower a bit earlier.