Bringing baby to baby shower?

Benber

I have been invited to a coworkers baby shower this weekend. It's from 12:00 -4:00 although I don't need to stay the whole time. I was planning on going but as the day is getting closer, I'm realizing that I will have to leave DD home on a Saturday, which is one of the only 2 days that I can just stay at home with her all day and play.

I was thinking of taking her to the baby shower but I'm worried that having a baby at a baby shower kind of takes away from the pregnant mom.

WDYT?

102503Natalie

I see no problems with this.  I'm hosting a baby shower at my house on Saturday, and I will have DD there with me all day.  Even if I wasn't hosting the shower and would be attending the shower as a guest, I would bring her with me.  There were tons of kids/babies at my shower, and I had no problems with it at all. 

CelticWife

Just ask the host, who will probably ask the new mom.

ElizC

I would bring her.  I had a few friends who brought there LO to my shower.  Now if she was toddler and got into stuff that would be a completely different story.

peanutontheway

I'd take her if it was me.  There were babies at both of mine and it was no big deal. 

My third baby shower is Sunday and DD will for sure be going.  But it was kind of the point in having the shower after she is born.  I wish it wasn't after she is 2 months old but that is neither here nor there.

Skipperg82

I say if your baby is good around a group of people and is happy to just hang out, then do it...if you think your baby will be fussy and might cry a lot then I maybe I would take the baby out of the room or leave early so it doesn't take away from your pregnant friend.

I agree, ask mom-to-be if it's ok....?

mbyoung

I am invited to a baby shower in a few weeks and plan on taking DD.  I actually never gave it a thought that she wouldn't go with me.   At my shower a friend brought her baby and it didn't bother me at all.

Sunny1inTucson

I'd ask the host. If it's not ok, I'd go for only half the time instead maybe.

LucyPevensie

I had tons of kids at my baby shower - from infants to toddlers to grade schoolers to tweens!  I cannot for the life of me understand someone not wanting babies or kids at a BABY SHOWER.  If some pregnant person wanted ALL the attention, and so didn't want a baby at her BABY SHOWER - I'd think she was a complete TWIT.  I loved having kids at my shower - and knowing I was going to be a mom and soon I'd watch my own child grow and play and become a little person. 

Benber

Thanks girls! I would ask the hostess but I know she'd say yes regardless. I just wanted to see how others felt about it.

I'm with most of you. I loved having babies at my shower. But- you never know.

Thanks!