hosting my sisters shower 1 month after my baby is born?

vanessaNOV2 · July 2009

Am I crazy? My baby is due nov and my sis baby due Jan. Nobody else will host her baby shower and I really want to, but I will have a 1 month old baby. I think I can pull it off. The only thing is that I might be tired.

Do any experienced mommies thinks this is nuts or fine?

Thanks

At1stsight · July 2009

From what I hear, you'll be exhausted and more importantly not able to do any planning/prep right after the baby's born which is a pretty important time (getting invites out, preparing food/centerpieces, etc.). If you think you can plan it now and get everything together so that it's ready to go for Jan., then I think you can pull it off, but I'd get a co-host to help you out as well. You can do most of the prep work now (location, theme, find invites, etc.) and the co-host can worry about execution once you're having your LO.

EastCoastBride · July 2009

I would do as much ahead of time as possible. The first month after DS was exhausting. It wasn't until about 6 weeks or so that we started to feel normal!

momtodaisy · July 2009

Definately ambitious - I have a 5 week old and I can barely get showered and out the door. You will be exhausted - especially if bf. If you have a lot of help for after the baby is born it is doable. If you can have catering help (even just everyone brings stuff), and someone there to help with your baby(hubby?) and maybe a cleaning lady - just for a light cleaning.

This will all depend on your delivery and recovery - mine was super quick.

Just get everyone involved and ask for help and you will be fine!!!

hopefulmom · July 2009

I had to pack and move from an apartment to a condo when my DD was 6 weeks old. You can do it. Just get as much done as you can right now. Have invites ready to go, get your decorations, find the place you are ordering the cake from, etc. Not sure what you plan for food but make it simple...things that you can buy ready made (subs, little crossant sandwiches, casseroles) and enlist as much help as you can (mom, cousins, aunts, YOUR friends). Your friends may not know your sister but they might be happy to help YOU...KWIM?

TimingisEverything · July 2009

I have a really easy baby so this may not be the case for you but I would have been able to do it. My advice would be to have everything ready to go before hand. Once you know the date, location, time, and guest list, make out all the invites and just put them aside until you are ready to mail them out. Buy anything that will not go bad and get all the games and prizes or whatever else ready now. Then, when the time comes you will have very little to do.

seniah_05 · July 2009

I agree with everyone suggesting to get everything you can get done now done. Also I give major thumbs up to whomever suggested enlisting your friends if needed. My BFF would drop everything to give me a hand - perhaps a good friend can help you collect RSVPs for example.

And once your baby comes I think family and friends will step up to help finish what you started - sometimes people are daunted by the task of planning (or the spending). Once that is done perhaps people will be more inclined?

julia&jared · July 2009

Sounds crazy to me. She has time for somebody else to offer or at least make another family member or two help.

JinglesChic · July 2009

Why not do it before your due date? That way you're not too tired and have to worry about your LO. If you do it late October your sis will be 7-8 months and you will be early 9 hopefully. That way it can also be more of a surprise to her. If not, plan the heck out of everything now.

ruthie oct3 · July 2009

I think it could be done if you are a planner and can get a lot of things done now. But did you consider what would happen if were late. Doctors now will let you go as much as 2 weeks late before inducing which would make the baby only 2 weeks old instead of a month when you are having the shower. That may be rough.

weddedwife · July 2009

Well, if it were my sis I'd just have to figure out a way to do it. Maybe before your due date isn't such a bad idea. Otherwise you will probably need help, but I think it can be done if you are prepared in advance. What if your baby comes a week (or two) late? Then it might really be hard.

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