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Is it a no no these days to have a shower for baby #2? My sis wants to throw me one, my mom thinks it's tacky. (Most people I know have had one for each child) I have all the basics, but since #1 was a boy and #2 is a girl, I thought it would be okay to have a second shower. Thoughts?
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Re: second shower?
I think if it's phrased as more of a help us welcome the baby and just a little more low key than a normal first time shower, it's totally fine!
I know several girls on here have had second showers, even for same sex babies, and they've always been very tasteful.
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I think as long as someone offers to host it, then you're good. If you ask for it...we'll, that's not good no matter what the occasion is.
I had a casserole shower - everyone brought a casserole for my freezer or a giftcard to pizzahut. I've heard of people having diaper showers too. Other than the theme, it was a normal shower with food and games, though it was smaller than my first baby shower.
I didn't know the gender, and I didn't need much baby stuff so there's really nothing else that anyone could have bought me. I actually tried to register just to have a list of what I needed and get a completion coupon if I needed it... yeah, I only ended up with 5 things on my registry and one of those was a new carseat for DD, not for the baby at all
Needless to say, I didn't share that list with anyone except my mom.
Ditto.
i agree.
if you don't really "need" a lot, i'd have the hostess make it themed... diaper, casserole, girly clothes.
I find it funny the people who refuse to call it a shower. If people showed up and brought you anything, it was a shower.
that's all.
My sister wanted to throw me a shower for Child #2. Like you, #2 is a girl, #1 is a boy. Sooo- i'll tell you what stuff I got, clothes, washclothes, towels, a new pack and play since ours broke, and diapers. I registered for #1 for all gender neutral "big items" so i didn't need any of those.
My oldest sister thought it was tacky, but had a blast helping out with the shower... wierdo!
Again, if someone offers, I think it's tackier to say "no thanks" than just to roll with it. I always hated showers because I hated the fact that all attention was on me and everyone was buying all this expensive stuff for me... but that's just me... I really enjoyed my shower for DD just as much as I did for DS.
Enjoy your shower... you deserve it!
Ditto!
Ditto I really wish I had let my ILs throw one for G like they wanted to. He didn't any kind of welcome party. I was going to do a sip n see, but after Ike I just didn't want to be around anyone.
I did not have a second shower. I asked that people refrain, because both my children are boys and they are close in age. Still, a friend at work had everyone purchase diapers.
I think a gender difference or large age gap might warrant a second shower. Otherwise...I stick with the tradition of first shower.