baby shower with num 2?

Kendrav4

I told a couple friends that my fiance and I are team green, and they were supportive, but wondering how I was going to register for my baby shower. I guess I didn't think I would be having a shower since this is baby number 2. They all told that I should still have a shower with number 2 and they didn't understand why I wouldn't. Are any of you number 2 or more moms having another shower?

mabst196

No, if someone wants to throw you one and insists on it, so be it,  but I wouldn't be setting one up myself or anything.

Lambie.

No

mobeer99

I don't think so, usually it's just for the first since you already have all the big ticket items by the time #2 rolls around.  I have heard of a "sprinkle," where you just get some little things that you'd need to update (i.e. diapers, new nipples for bottles, pacifiers, etc.), but not a full blown shower.

lilac34

No. My daughter is 2 so everything we have works great!! Plus I didnt know what I was having so its all unisex:)

blckwhtyllwgirl

Probably not. I don't plan on it, but there's a good chance my mother will want to throw me one. Personally, I don't really feel comfortable with it. Then again, I tend to avoid gift giving stuff for me, DS, and DH just because I hate having people feel obligated to get us something.

ericaley98

I've never heard of anyone having a shower with number 2

prhilton

We're not planning on it. I would only consider it if it was a surprise pregnancy and I had thought I was done having kids already and had given/sold all the baby stuff. But that's just how it works in my family - you only get a shower for the first one. I'm sure other families do it differently.

leahraewku

I would feel really uncomfortable having a second shower.  However, there seems to be a growing trend of women having showers for 2nd and 3rd children, so I don't think it's as taboo as it used to be.  Personally, NMS.

Mereou12

No, I will not be having another shower. I just had one a year and a half ago. We will, however, have a "meet the baby" party after he/she arrives. No registering and no gifts requested, of course.

JMKaut

our church throws one for the first baby in your family born their in attendance. Okay, that sounded weird how I worded it....

for instance, I will have a shower for my second baby because we just started going there, and my DS was already born almost two years ago. 

I wouldn't have one otherwise, although my mum loves planning parties and showers, so she might surprise me. who knows?

ESD_0707

I would feel extremely awkward with a baby shower this time around, but that is my personality in general.  I really feel guilty when people spend their money on me for some reason.

Lissa832

I think it is okay to have a shower if your kids have a significant age gap, but otherwise, it is super tacky. Most people I know, however, have showers for every single kid, and I find them to be very greedy people.

shellybell15

Maybe my family and friends are tacky, but I know a lot of people who have had showers for their 2nd. Especially if they are having a different sex or far apart in age. I would never expect one and it would kind of make me feel uncomfortable. I definitely would not register. But if someone insisted on throwing me one, I would just go with. 

My SIL had one for her 4th and I did find that a little ridiculous.

Lissa832

A friend from high school has had one for each of her four kids. Her rationale is that all her kids have different fathers, so it is for them. Riiiight.

mrsjenniferg2010

I don't expect to and don't really want to. I have everything I need from the last time. Plus I feel weird about having a second one.

jonnygurl76

definitely not.  if we have a boy this time all i really need is boy clothes.  i registered for all neutral items with DD so i could reuse it.  ie: stroller, bouncer, highchair, car seat, etc.

tpandr08

I'm in the same boat.  My DD is only 14 months old, will be 22 months when #2 comes around, but one of my good friends is insisting on throwing a shower.  I don't have any family here but I guess my mom would come up.  Other than that it will be like 5 people having lunch at a restaurant.  No games, nothing huge.  She told me not to even register, even if #2 is a boy, because people will just buy whatever they want because it will be the second kid.  So, basically, it is just going to be my tiny group of friends going to lunch....called a "sprinkle" I guess?

I had never heard of a shower for 2+ kids but she is insisting that if I don't go along with it she will make it a big ordeal and a surprise and embarss me so I am just going to go along with it!!!

As long as you aren't hosting/inviting people (like DH co-irker did) than I don't see a problem with it!

newmama0208

No shower for number 2. My daughter will be almost 3 when baby 2 comes along. If friends throw a sprinkle that is fine. I'm not registering for baby 2.

babywing

Only if someone wants to, which I think my mom will. I already told her last year before I miscarried it would be a "sprinkle" of things we would need. I had started a registry before my miscarriage so I knew if it was a girl (I have a boy) I'd need girl stuff. I'd need a double stroller. Double of some stuff which will stay with my sons room. Not much....  (And it depends how far apart they are)

Corts

Well I hope someone throws me a shower....my daughter is 13. Even if I still had any of her gear it's probably all recalled by now. If someone is willing to throw you one, then accept. Just don't go crazy on your registry.

ShawMich

I agree with previous posts.

If someone insists on throwing one for you, then it is what it is.  Typically, once you have your first shower you are done.  I would think it was odd to be invited to a shower for someone who is having their second baby unless the first kid is like a teenager or something and then it makes things a little different.

joshandjulie08

i think all babies should get their own baby shower i mean it is the pre-party for the birth of your child no matter what number it is... right??anyway I will be having another baby shower.

HeidiP14

Ive never heard of anyone having a shower for baby #2. But hey if they want to throw you one thats cool. 

vanessaipadilla

I've been to about 3 2nd baby showers so far this year. I don't think they're tacky at all. I'm just glad to get to celebrate with my friend or family member who's having a baby, that's what it's really about. Plus who doesn't love a party

I'll be having one, my first is 6 years old, so I have absolutely nothing.