My MIL is planing the baby shower its going to be a nice party with tons of things going on. My MIL doesn't do simple even though I am very simple but she's excited and I am just gunna let her run with it (Is is her first grandbaby after all). Its going to be in May so I am not miserable or to hot.
She wants for us not to tell anyone the baby's gender and do the whole guess the baby's gender game. I don't think I could even wait that long to tell everyone. I do want unisex baby things so maybe that will solidify them doing that? Most of my family and her's will be choosing girl cause they swear up and down it is a girl.
Maybe I will just do it if its a boy cause I know that everyone will be surprised (Including me).
So what's everyone's opinions on waiting to tell the baby's gender till the baby shower?
Re: Waiting till baby shower to tell the gender?
A lot of people think that the gender reveal parties on their own are kind of unnecessary and AW, but as part of a shower, it might be interesting. However, no one really cares about the sex of your baby as much of you and YH. I think people do prefer to shop for shower gifts with a gender in mind because there's not as many cute things in yellow/green.
Eh, I didn't word that as well as I should have and I'm sorry for that. I wanted the big things to be neutral because I love the way they look. I do admit I did shop by sex when I went to a baby shower too.
Also, I've thrown and been to a ton of showers. More than 3 games is just too much. The majority of people I know don't really enjoy showers and go more out of support and obligation. Lots of people HATE shower games.
I know your MIL is throwing but you can still make requests.
Oh Gosh, THIS. No one wants to play 10 shower games, or even 3. This sounds like a shower I would try to avoid going to.
OP, if you don't want to keep the gender a secret, don't. It's your choice no matter how enthusiastic your MIL is.
Trust me I will not be sitting threw tons of games myself lol. 3 tops that I like not ten I agree thats wayy too much and I wanted opinons on the idea of gender reveal on the baby shower.
I probably won't be keeping it a secret but request unisex items that are big like bouncers, swings ect. I want everyone to buy those cute baby boy clothes or baby girl clothes so I probably will be announcing it in a cute way on FB like a pair of girl shoes or boy shirt something like that over my belly.
She is excited that is for sure and she will probably not be able to keep it a secret anyways. She didn't want to tell anyone that I was pregnant when I was below 12 wks but that didn't last lol at 6wks she was telling everyone she met just like my mother.