How late is too late for a Baby Shower?

Brittni Rimmer

My SIL isn't having her shower until August 11, and she's due to have the baby on August 14!

I think this is cutting it a little close...don't you think?

Anna&Matt

way too close for me!

Alyssajoy87

If it were my shower, I really wouldn't want it that close to my due date!!!

aegrimm

Yikes! That's too close! I'm worried that having mine 4 weeks before my due date (we want to avoid the holidays) will be too close! (We need to have time/funds to buy what we don't receive as gifts.)

beckypooh03@yahoo.com

Yea that's too close! I can see maybe 2-3 weeks before due date but 3 days....that's pushing it!!

karaokerampergirl

My first baby shower was scheduled at 37 1/2 wks, I delivered that day....

She's having it very late, is this her first?

nickyh7

Way too close.

jessloveschase08

Yeah that's super close. My original shower date was November 1st when I'm due on the 18th... I had to politely ask the hostesses if they'd move the date to late sept- mid- Oct.

Brittni Rimmer

Yes...its her first! I was completely shocked, because what if she goes into labor before then?

If someone decides to throw me a shower, I want it to be done when I'm like 7 or 8 months pregnant

karaokerampergirl

babyemily:

Yes...its her first! I was completely shocked, because what if she goes into labor before then?

If someone decides to throw me a shower, I want it to be done when I'm like 7 or 8 months pregnant

She's crazy, but it's a bit late to change it now

Kingston54

Wow!  I would be worried about going early!  She may have the baby before the shower

Ciarrai

That does seem close but maybe that was the only time that worked for her and the guests/hosts.  With DD#1, I would have had a 2-week-old by 3 days before my EDD and DD#2 was a little over 3 weeks at 3 days before her EDD. 

luckyangel

Yeah that's way too close for me too.  I'm due Dec 15th.  I am SURE I will go early...just a gut feeling and all the rest have been right.  My mom is planning my shower for mid October and my MIL for just after that. My sis is planning one with just friends for early Nov.  I don't want to go any later than that.  

That's just my opinion though. 

mom2binKC

My shower was scheduled at 37 1/2 weeks, and I delivered two days before.  So I didn't get to have a shower.  My sister had been in charge of planning it, and she was really busy in the weeks leading up to the end of my pg, so that was when she could do it.  She asked me if I thought it was too late, and I said no, even though it made me nervous.  But what could I say?  She couldn't do it any other time.

So, yeah, I would say anytime past around 35 weeks is probably cutting it close.  Even if the baby doesn't come early, most people are not too comfortable at that point anyway.  Who wants to sit around opening gifts and trying to look happy and have a nice time when your ankles are swollen, your back aches, and you have heartburn?  That's must my thought.

policewife08

That is super close IMO.  My DH's stepmom called this weekend to say she wanted to throw me a shower and she had already booked a date.  4 weeks before my due date.  I hated to say the date isn't the greatest due to the fact that I know I'm going to be uncomfortable and they live 2.5 hours away.

So rude or not, I asked her to move it up three weeks when I will be 33 weeks.  My first shower is at 30 weeks...

jessiecow

way too close. she could have her baby by then!

mrs_sherod

Too late.  She is running the risk of going in labor early.  One of my friends had her baby early, but she went to the baby shower on her way home from the hospital.  My other friend had her shower exactly one week before the baby was born.  Her feet were swollen and in pain, she shuffled the entire time.

newguardwife

I told my sister and sister-in-laws that I wanted to have mine before October (due Nov. 1). I also have high blood pressure so it's not likely if my bp stays high that I will make it into November still pregnant.

goldenprincess

I am having a work shower on Aug 11th.  DD was born on June 2.  it's very thoughtful of them to want to throw me a baby shower, but now we already have everything we need/wanted, especially since this is our 2nd child.

2soontob3Jsmomma

Uh, YEAH!  Anything past 36 weeks is too late.