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Baby Shower for DH

Angeline924Angeline924
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Hey ladies,

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?I have been thinking about throwing a baby shower for DH. We didn't really want to do a co-ed shower and I don't want him to be excluded in the festivities. I'd invite his close friends and men from both sides of our families. Has anyone done this? Any ideas?

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Re: Baby Shower for DH

  • JulieandBenJulieandBen member
    This is a sweet of you to think of your husband, but you throwing your husband a shower would be like him throwing you a shower. You just don't do it. Now if one of his friends wanted to throw him a shower that's different.
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  • tak2002tak2002
    I asked DH if he would be interested, and he said NO. Hahaha
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  • Jessie0706Jessie0706

    I threatened to have a co-ed shower for us and DH cringed and rolled his eyes and nearly had a temper tantrum. So, I'd ask if he'd even be interested in something like this before you spend the time, money, and effort on it.?

    Maybe a nice father-related gift instead??

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  • jessandmike23jessandmike23
    My husband's friends are throwing him a "baby shower", but they are going fishing and drinking this weekend.  We aren't expecting any gifts, I think they are just using it as an excuse to go out of town for the weekend, which I am totally fine with.
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  • Mereou12Mereou12 member

    I wouldn't call it a shower, that's for sure. That's a great way to keep every guy on the guest list from coming!

    I think it's cute to give him a guy's night or something, but guys really don't need a formal party. It's not like it's a bachelor party.

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  • Angeline924Angeline924
    I was not thinking that there would be the expectation of gifts, more like a gathering of his friends (many of whom are already fathers)  where they could just have a good, time, share advice, etc, kind of like a send off!
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  • neonvicki81neonvicki81

    imagejessandmike23:
    My husband's friends are throwing him a "baby shower", but they are going fishing and drinking this weekend.  We aren't expecting any gifts, I think they are just using it as an excuse to go out of town for the weekend, which I am totally fine with.

    I agree with this. My Dh's friends would not go to a "shower"most of them aren't married, heck, don't even have girlfriends...

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  • Angeline924Angeline924
    yeah i will call it something other than a shower for sure!
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  • SusieQ1982SusieQ1982

    We're having two showers- a girly one for me, and one that's more of a BBQ/baby celebration party for him. No games and stuff like a shower, but people will probably bring gifts.

    We just wanted him to feel like he was a part of the pregnancy, too. After all, why should the mommy get showered and the daddy get ignored? Bad enough that BRU has only one primary registrant for the registry and the dad has to be put as alternate name. What gives with that??

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  • slmcronelawslmcronelaw

    My DH might have a diaper shower, it's where all his buddies come over with beer and they all bring him diapers, and just hang out drinking beer and playing video games or something like that.  DH was totally OK with this! lol 

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  • Angeline924Angeline924
    Thanks for the ideas!
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