I do not know quite where to start here... I am due Aug 25 and I casually brought up that I was pregnant to a couple friends (I am czech/slovak and pregnancies are not that exciting where i come from). They are american and started sort of screaming and got really happy and asked to "do my shower". I honestly thought they meant they wanted to come over and attach hardware to my shower in my bathing room to bathe the baby... I was confused and said okay, wondering if they were hiring a construction worker or doing it themselves. I have only lived in America for 3 years and been speaking english for 5, I did not have American friends with my son's pregnancy so I had not heard of this. Moving on to point...
Once I looked at this site more, this board generally, I found that they were these parties, and there was all kinds of opinions on them. I told my friends I had no idea what to expect with them. They asked a friend who is due April (they are also give her party) if I could come watch her shower party since I never have been at one... she said it was fine for me to "tagalong". Question is do I get gift for her or just go observe since I do not know this girl at all?
Re: Do I bring a gift?
BFP 1- EDD 2/09/11 Missed MC DX @11 weeks D&C- 7/25/10 BFP 2- EDD 12/22/11 Natural MC @ 5w 2d BFP 3- EDD 1/25/12 DD Josephine born 1/16/12
I will say that there is not much for the mother to be to do at a shower. It's mostly just saying hello to your guests, eating food, chatting/socializing, and opening gifts and being gracious. Nothing to really worry about. Just enjoy your day.
I guess it just seems odd that you would have to attend the shower of someone you don't know to understand what goes on at a traditional US baby shower?
Surely there is footage online of someone's baby shower that you could watch, or things you could read or your friends can just tell you what to expect-- they would know the best what's the norm for a shower in your circle.
BFP 1- EDD 2/09/11 Missed MC DX @11 weeks D&C- 7/25/10 BFP 2- EDD 12/22/11 Natural MC @ 5w 2d BFP 3- EDD 1/25/12 DD Josephine born 1/16/12