Sip and See Party

klm1221

Its time to start planning my Sip/See Party for after this baby is born. Do any of you make invitations? party decorations? I'm sure i can find stuff on etsy or through facebook but figured i would ask here as well..

Hope everyone is feeling great and staying hydrated.. Esepcially those of you in NJ/NY with this heat again today..

Salleybelle

I have never heard of this. What is a sip and see party? 

klm1221

I didnt have a shower with my daugther..and not having one for this baby.. Its an excuse to have a party.. lo key.. having it here.. Drink/Aps and friends can bring there kids.. Sip (drinks) and See (come meet the baby)..i first saw it on the Real House wives of atlanta

SarahJean0

Could do a tea party

mlf625

I'm surprised so many haven't heard of it - they're big in the south.  

That said, I didn't/wouldn't want one.  The very last thing I felt like doing after bringing home a new baby was planning a party, even just doing DS's baptism party when he was 2 months was a stretch.  And I wouldn't be keen on having one in Oct/Nov for a Sept baby - flu season would be starting up and I don't want my baby passed around at a party full of people. 

ifwisheswerefishes

i'm really surprised that this isn't a wider known thing. 

my mom is hosting a baby shower for me at the end of July for family and close friends, and then my church is hosting me a sip'n'see after Marian is born. i'm not planning either of them myself...i was under the impression that sip'n'sees were still not supposed to be planned by the mom...

hmm. maybe i missed something there.  

LLBean2012

In Texas, it's okay for the mom to plan/host the sip and see as long as gifts aren't requested/expected. 

JessAndTrav

LLBean2012:

In Texas, it's okay for the mom to plan/host the sip and see as long as gifts aren't requested/expected. 

I've lived in Texas my whole life, and I've never heard of this.

We're just going to tell people to come by one Saturday if they want to whenever they can. Just an open door thing. 

olsentobe

Sounds like a cute idea. When do you plan on doing the party?

And OMFG its brutal here. We just got back from OC MD last night and I am dying. We have a party today and tomorrow both outdoors, waahh!

terri_doula2010

I'm pretty torn about this. I kinda want to have one, but it will depend on the state of our house and such. Several people have offered to throw me a shower (4 to date!) and I've said no to all of them due to second child and the fact that I only have 2 family members and 3 non-mom friends in this entire state.

I'd be down for a Sip 'n See, but seriously doubt we could manage it without help. My mom will be visiting (hopefully) a few weeks after birth...maybe when she is here?

If we did do a Sip 'n See, it would be really basic. Facebook invites, very basic h'ourdeurves and drinks. 

Holly_1007

I'm contemplating a "meet the baby party" after baby has arrived.  We have lots of friends that are going to want to meet the baby, and instead of having stragglers in and out over a few week long period I think I would rather have 1 day of "organized chaos" and call it a day. 

damabo80

mlf625:

I'm surprised so many haven't heard of it - they're big in the south.  

That said, I didn't/wouldn't want one.  The very last thing I felt like doing after bringing home a new baby was planning a party, even just doing DS's baptism party when he was 2 months was a stretch.  And I wouldn't be keen on having one in Oct/Nov for a Sept baby - flu season would be starting up and I don't want my baby passed around at a party full of people. 

Word. For the first 2or so months after we brought her home, I was topless and sleep deprived 95% of the time. If I took a shower, it was a good day. No way I would want to clean house, host a party and pass my small baby around to tons of people who god only knows what viruses they are haboring. Plus inviting their germy daycare/school kids who are pretty much walking cold factories? No effin way.  

VineyardMel

LLBean2012:

In Texas, it's okay for the mom to plan/host the sip and see as long as gifts aren't requested/expected. 

Interesting--I'm in Texas (Austin) and these are very popular in my circle for 2+ babies, but same rules apply as a shower in that I can't imagine someone throwing one for themselves. It would get a major side eye from the people I know. I think the issue is that people always bring gifts and it would look gift grabby.  

hmp1

I'm surprised how many people haven't heard of this either. It is just a meet the baby party at your house (without gifts).

As far as invites, I think it depends on your circle. We did simple invites for our Open House party when we bought our house in TX. I made them myself.  

klm1221

Isnt a shower for gifts.. ive been to plenty of showers..and have gotten nothing in return.. I didnt have a shower for my daugther besides the small basket at work that coworkers gave me.. how is this differnt then a baby shower where you get gifts????

BTW i asked if anyone makes invites..that was it for this post.. not if you heard of it..i was trying to give the money/business to someone on here ...

Its going to be at my house.. and most of you im sure have had a baby shower..or are having one NOW if not soon..

klm1221

and im sure your having a huge shower and will not use half the stuff you get

JesMattes2144

So, I think there are definitely some caveats to Sip and See Parties. For instance, I was 36 weeks pregnant and we had a house fire where we lost everything. I had just had my baby shower the Tuesday before the fire on the following Saturday. We have received donations for our daughter but his family hasn't had the opportunity to spoil the first born girl in the family because they live in Colorado (we are in IL).

For that, even sans fire, I believe that with family in two different states, it would be acceptable to have a shower and also a sip and see to celebrate and help with anything that wasn't received.