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Strange?

poeticmind4upoeticmind4u
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I was telling my grandmother today that DH will be coming to the baby shower. She started ranting and raving about how men are not supposed to be at baby showers and if she had her choice she would block him at the door! I told her that it is his first baby too and that he should be able to attend the shower if he genuinely has a desire to be there. She just kept going on and on about how she has NEVER been to a baby shower where men were allowed! I told her that he was coming and that was that. Do you think that it is strange to have men at a baby shower?
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  • ryry1977ryry1977 member
    I wouldn't think anything of it if my DH wanted to go to the showers.  Actually would love him to go to the one for his side of the family.  He went to that wedding shower, and it was great.  I think she is just behind the times.
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  • SAMANTHAGPSAMANTHAGP

    I see nothing wrong with that. We're also having my father there. My family is paying big bucks to have the shower at a very nice banquet hall, I don't see why he wouldn't go to enjoy the lunch?

     

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  • dansozzidansozzi
    My DH has no interest in attending my baby shower. ?He says it is a girl thing and I think he is kind of right.
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  • AshNicole331AshNicole331

    imagedansozzi:
    My DH has no interest in attending my baby shower.  He says it is a girl thing and I think he is kind of right.

    Ditto! We went to a co-ed baby shower last summer and he's totally not into it.

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  • LilliansMamaLilliansMama
    I am having a co-ed baby show and I actually think there are going to be more men than women. I think it is perfectly normal for men to be there. Times are changing G-ma.
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  • avblissavbliss member

    In my shower attending experience DH usually showed up after games, and right before presents, so he could help lift the heavy items, and load it all in the car. One of my cousins had the men, (DH, Grandpa, Brothers, Friends) play baseball at a near by park while the ladies did the girly part of the shower, and they showed up to eat and help with presents. That way DH wasn't alone in a room full of cooing women over baby clothes and blankets.

    My DH is contemplating this very question, so let us know how it goes!

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  • Shayna0182Shayna0182 member
    I don't think it's strange. ?Why shouldn't your dh be allowed there, after it's his baby too. ?My shower is this Sunday and I remember feeling really awkward at my bridal shower sitting there in front of people opening gifts. ?For my baby shower, dh is going to take part, plus it'll make it easier since some of his family is coming. ?
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  • hopefulmomhopefulmom member
    I've never been to a co-ed shower...our guy friends would not attend one even if they were invited.  I have been to 3 showers where the dad-to-be showed up.  Two came just before gifts and that was nice.  One was there the whole time and that was really weird.  The women I sat next to thought it was kind of weird that he was there during games, etc.
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