I currently am 25 weeks and having a very high risk pregnancy. its practically a waiting game as to when i will have to be admitted into the hospital which makes having a baby shower extremly difficult and stressful (something i should not be doing according to the high risk specialist) we were going to have a very small and simple female only family members shower but with my to enter date into the hospital is quickly approaching, unless it happens sooner, it kinda makes it a moot point to have one. we don't want to seem rude or greedy but we do have a few items that are necessary on the registry and we would still like to allow people the option to purchase off of it. ideas, questions, comments, suggestions are greatly appreciated
Re: no shower but still would like gifts? how to go about this?
Your hosts can feel free to have a shower after your baby is born if they so choose. People will ASK if you are registered anywhere if they want to buy you a gift. Those necessary items will just have to be bought by you if no one else gets them as it is your responsibility anyway. Circumstances suck sometimes but you deal with the hand you're dealt.
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You don't say anything unless explicitly asked.
LFAF Summer 2016 Awards:
LFAF Summer 2016 Awards:
LFAF Summer 2016 Awards:
Dear Friends,
The day quickly approaches; the hour is near
Our little one we await is almost here
A second shower is rude so we ask not for your time
But request that you buy us things on your own dime
We've made it very simple, as easy as can be
Just a credit card and click to shop our registry
Your generosity is appreciated, it's not really hard
And consider a book instead of a card!
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You are right I would hate to think of OP having to worry about those pesky little thank you notes! Here goes:
Thank yous are nice, we will admit that they are
But we can't be troubled to take it that far
Consider this your thanks and don't check the post
Our sincerest thanks to those who love us the most!
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I don't think I'd be in a rush to buy a gift for a second baby unless it was a very close friend. I would feel annoyed too if my friend seemed like she felt it was expected.
I don't think I'd be in a rush to buy a gift for a second baby unless it was a very close friend. I would feel annoyed too if my friend seemed like she felt it was expected.
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All of this. I love my friends, and if I want to buy them a gift for their Second, third, fourth, whatever kid I will do that unprompted. What would be annoying is getting invited to a shower for anything after a first kid. I don't need to be formally invited to buy someone a gift. That makes it seem like the mom is saying "yay I'm asking you to buy me more gifts now!!" it's acceptable for the first baby, but not after that.