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Baby "social" rather than a baby shower?

kanejkanej member
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I dont want to play all the games and quizzes. It always seems to have a certain amount of awkwardness to me. I've told my mil that I would rather have a baby social where we can just shoot the breeze, eat, open presents, and laugh together. You know, keep it low key and relaxed. What do you all think?
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  • LuvMyFurbabyLuvMyFurbaby
    Games aren't required at baby showers. Just don't do them (as you've already told your MIL - who I'm guessing is the host? -- that you don't want them), and you can still call it a baby shower.
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  • PrestonMkPrestonMk member
    I think that sounds like more fun! My showers with DD (one in MI and one in FL) were more like that. We did play one game at the one my mom threw but it wasn't too bad. It was mostly just hanging out and eating yummy food while I got lots of stuff for the baby. I have been to some that are games overload and it seems like no one has much fun...
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  • kwinkle1980kwinkle1980 member
    That sounds great to me! I am the type that wants to make a break for it when the games start rolling out.

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  • nilly5nilly5 member
    This is sorta what I'm doing this time around, only without gifts. I'm doing a baby football party. Having people come over before the football game, enjoy good finger food and then watch the game. If people wanna bring a gift they can, but I'm not asking for any.
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  • indomesticblissindomesticbliss member
    We didn't do any "games" at my shower-NMS. We relaxed, ate, opened gifts and socialized. If someone had tried to do the "guess the candy bar poop" game I would have thrown up.
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  • Chargersgrl33Chargersgrl33 member
    That's kind of what our plan is.  I don't want to do the formal thing because I personally hate baby showers.  Just food and fun for us for sure!
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  • hart0620hart0620

    We will defintiely do this.  I am not a sundress wearing, gushing while a bunch of women sit around and watch me open presents type of person. Stick out tongue

    I think one way to make sure it is more of a social than a shower, is to make it coed. We did a couples shower for the wedding and it was basically just a big party with presents.  I think we will do something similar for the baby "shower."

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  • iluvmylabiluvmylab member
    It's still a shower, just don't do games.  There won't be games at my shower.  I am revealing the gender at the shower, so there will only be a raffle drawing for those who guess correctly- but that's it.
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  • kwinkle1980kwinkle1980 member
    imagehart0620:

    We will defintiely do this.  I am not a sundress wearing, gushing while a bunch of women sit around and watch me open presents type of person. Stick out tongue

    I think one way to make sure it is more of a social than a shower, is to make it coed. We did a couples shower for the wedding and it was basically just a big party with presents.  I think we will do something similar for the baby "shower."

    Ha ha! I am not a sundress wearing, gushing while a bunch of women sit around and watch me open presents type of person either!

    Just to throw this out there...as someone with many male friends, I see the wounded and exhausted faces they make when anyone mentions a co-ed baby shower. DH, for example, fake-sobbed like a baby when a friend of our had one, and we ended up not going (we sent a gift though, and had a good excuse). Is it just me, or do men and women both hate baby showers and now we are trying to get men to share our pain? Sad

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  • hdmezahdmeza
    We are going family friendly..since most of my invitees are other parents (DD#1 is 8)  But the only "game" I am allowing is a gift bingo....participation NOT required.  This is only b/c it hurt the hosts feelings when I sadi no games..so i told them a non-intrusive stop everything sort would be fine.  So basically those that want to play get a blank bingo card and a pen, the pre-fill specific gifts they think I will get them the first with a gift bingo will "win"   (by specific we mean pink onesie w/ flowers or football romper..not just diapers  but brnad and size...)  That way no one has to play that doesn't want to.  Oh the guys accually will stay in the game room and have a Beer and Diapers party..guest bring a pack of diapers hubby provides beer.  Getting a moonwalk for the kids (we have a large indoor venue so weather is not a issue).  I want it to be relaxed also, and agreed with PP if I see candy bar poop in a diaper I wil stop the party ASAP!!!!!  LOL
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