Meet and greet with baby?

frenchyj

Has anyone else heard of or participated in a nontraditional baby shower, that you (the parent) throw after the baby is born? I have two other children (6 & 4) but baby #3 was a little surprise so we didn't have anything left to reuse. My SO and I decided against a shower or sprinkle because we felt bad having an event where people felt obligated to bring gifts for a third time. I read somewhere about having a meet and greet after baby comes where family and friends gather, have lunch and cocktails and really just come to celebrate the baby (gifts are optional and not mentioned on an invite). We are hesitant because we have never known anyone to throw one before so I am hoping to get input from you ladies.

Sharon&Paul

We are Catholic and have a baptism within the first two months the baby is born. This is a time for our extended family to come meet the new baby. I would view it as similar without the religious aspect. I would not expect gifts, but most people will probably come with an outfit for the baby or maybe a dish of food.

vharnett18

I will be having a meet the baby party about two weeks after this one makes their entrance Into the world, we did this with my son as well and it was awesome. Friends and family all got to mingle and meet the baby we had some snacks set out and we did get a few presents but (hopefully) no one felt obligated to bring one

mrsmeyer419

I've heard of it, we aren't having a shower and he hasn't seen most of his family in three years, so I think I'm going to host a little get together so his family can meet the baby(I haven't met most of his family either) and he can visit with them as well. And I'm not mentioning anything about gifts on the invite either

sara6389

Even as an FTM I didn't feel comfortable throwing my own baby shower. We got many hand me downs from friends. My mom threw me a shower out of state with her neighbors because they wanted a reason to get together and a few wanted to buy something for me. I got to say hello on skype and wish I could have been there. We were definitely planning on having a get together for our friends though once our baby is a few months old to celebrate with no mention of gifts. I think it's a great idea for those that didn't get a baby shower.

ewilson74

I have always enjoyed them. You really get to decide the vibe/format. A casual brunch, backyard bbq, an open house. And the best part is you don't have to play shower games. I find most people will bring some sort of gift if it is the first time seeing you after the baby is born and they didn't attend a shower already.

frenchyj

Thank you ladies for the input! I definitely didn't even think about joining the meet and greet with the baptism! That's a great idea. We have a large family so I would rather people visit the baby at home vs the hospital because i am sure I will be exhausted! Thanks again!

Sunshine4020

I love the idea of a meet and greet party.  Makes sense.  However, am I the only weirdo that doesn't want to pass my newborn around to a bunch of people? LOL Is that strange?

astrat017

Sunshine4020 said:

I love the idea of a meet and greet party.  Makes sense.  However, am I the only weirdo that doesn't want to pass my newborn around to a bunch of people? LOL Is that strange?

My mom threw us a meet an greet with my first. Worked well. I also don't like the idea of passing my baby around to 20 people but knowing that it would happen we put out some bottles of hand sanitizer with a little sign that said please sanitize before touching baby or something like that. Everyone was super respectful about it. My parents thought it was being ridiculous but my kid never got sick until he was at least 2 so I'm ok with it

Babykells3

This is baby #3, my boys are 4 & 2, so we don't need anything but my SIL is throwing me a Blessingway on Sunday with a few close friends and family (no gifts, celebration of the mom-to-be, some good food and an afternoon filled with positive affirmations, story sharing, a bead ceremony, and I'm getting henna done on my belly). We will also have a meet the baby party after this baby is here. DH is a Chef so it will just be a good but casual supper for all our friends to get together.

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frenchyj

I love the name "sip and see"! Super cute! Thanks

adrianasfs

My baby came earlier than expected and a planned baby shower became a meet the baby shower. If you just drop shower from the invite wording it's a totally cute idea.

angelike81

It's called a sip and see and I am planning on having one but mainly so that I don't have people dropping by or on random days and times. This way people know I'm having one and will wait till that day to stop by.

SDJohnson26

I am planning on having a meet and greet with my family and DH family when we go visit (we are stationed very far from both sides) the only way they will be seeing baby girl is on Skype til about 3 months for dh side when we do her ceremony to the church and my side she will almost be 6 months and I didn't have a baby shower