Registry second child?

heon35 · September 2012

I know most people don't have a shower for their second child, but some have a small gathering. Do you do a registry for your second child? Especially if it's a different sex than your first?

jinnymb · September 2012

Etiquette wise you do not register for a sprinkle or second child celebration unless there is a large age gap.

Friends will most likely bring you diapers and clothes if they know the sex of the baby is different.

Sapphireprincss · September 2012

I did start registering but only for the coupon and as a way to keep track of the things we are going o need. It really isn't all that much though!

TMWarren85 · September 2012

Sapphireprincss:
I did start registering but only for the coupon and as a way to keep track of the things we are going o need. It really isn't all that much though!

This- I have some things that I would like to have, and some of the women at my office want to throw me another shower so if they do, at least I have a list of things I want. I am slowly buying things off of it and buying off the registry to there is tracking of my purchases if I were to lose receipts. I will also more than likely tell my family that in lieu of Christmas presents I would rather have stuff for the baby...

mchupie · September 2012

I made a very small Amazon registry just last week (and I'm due in less than 3 weeks!) because I had a couple friends/family members insist that they'd like to buy us a gift.

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candreco · September 2012

I'm using an Amazon wishlist right now, set to private. If someone insists on buying something, I'll share it with them, and then add what we intend to buy to a registry at the end for the coupon. It's mostly replacements for stuff we already had for DD, either because something wore out or I want a different option this time, and it's mostly bigger stuff I wouldn't want people buying for me.

llfinch · September 2012

Both our families have requested we make them a registry, so once we hit 20 weeksish, we will. This is my DH's 1st biological child, so they are excited and want to have ideas for Christmas. We won't be advertising the registry, but it will just be there for them.

moonglow_84 · September 2012

Some people will register as a checklist only for themselves. I wouldn't put it in the invites. I agree with pp, people will get you clothes and diapers and stuff, and as a STM, you're expected to either reuse what you had the first time around or purchase replacement large items (like bedding and stuff) yourself. It's different in every circle, but that is the general ediquette to most.

KatieKim0815 · September 2012

I did a registry for my second child and just bought mine out. I didn't share it though with anyone. Except one friend who asked! I just used it for the completion discount of 10% which was substantial.

mom2b22013 · September 2012

Sapphireprincss:
I did start registering but only for the coupon and as a way to keep track of the things we are going o need. It really isn't all that much though!

Me too! I won't share it with anyone but the coupon at the end will be nice Though I might tell my MIL who will end up buying 80 things I don't need if I don't tell her.... She will buy the baby something for Christmas, etc.....

littlemaybaby · September 2012

I have an Amazon wish list for myself, but am already getting requests from people to share it with them. If people really do insist on getting something for this 2nd baby and want to know what's on my list, I have no problem sharing it with them. I will not be having a shower or a sprinkle, nor will I share my list with anyone who doesn't explicitly ask to see it.

dande2129 · September 2012

We created a registry in order to receive the 20% off completion coupon. There was a mention of SIL throwing a sprinkle as this is FI's first child and he wants to have a co-ed shower. (He's manly like that ) The only people that would even be invited to this potential thing is FI's family/friends and maybe my close friends just to have some people I love there too, but my SIL will not be mentioning that we are registered anywhere, and we will not either.

People tend to bring a small gift/practical gift to a sprinkle anyway. If they're unsure, I'm sure that they'd ask the host, just like you would ask a friend if her kid "needs" or "wants" anything specific for his birthday.

dande2129 · September 2012

llfinch:
Both our families have requested we make them a registry, so once we hit 20 weeksish, we will. This is my DH's 1st biological child, so they are excited and want to have ideas for Christmas. We won't be advertising the registry, but it will just be there for them.

This is my situation too. It makes for an awkward explanation for baby showers/sprinkles

llfinch · September 2012

dande2129:
llfinch:
Both our families have requested we make them a registry, so once we hit 20 weeksish, we will. This is my DH's 1st biological child, so they are excited and want to have ideas for Christmas. We won't be advertising the registry, but it will just be there for them.
This is my situation too. It makes for an awkward explanation for baby showers/sprinkles

I totally agree. I haven't heard anything about a shower, and have never been more relieved. It is sooooo awkward. Especially since DH was/is a my brothers best friend and has always been around, so people always just assume DD is his. They forget that I lived in NY and wasn't around MN when I got pregnant with DD.

ChevyFam717 · September 2012

jinnymb:

Etiquette wise you do not register for a sprinkle or second child celebration unless there is a large age gap.

Friends will most likely bring you diapers and clothes if they know the sex of the baby is different.

This. but I can see doing a private registry to get the completion coupon/discount.

drewiekc · September 2012

Bliss+Berry:
If you do a registry, I would keep it private and only register for what you plan on buying yourself (for the coupon). If someone offers to throw you a shower, I would leave the registry info out.

This exactly.

mrsodonnell12 · September 2012

Sapphireprincss:
I did start registering but only for the coupon and as a way to keep track of the things we are going o need. It really isn't all that much though!

Yep- this. Then I found out my church is throwing us a shower (we werent members there when DS was born)... so it will be our checklist and it will now come in handy for the church shower!

bearkatjen · September 2012

I have a registry for the coupons and freebies, but I won't be giving that information out, whether I have a gathering or not. It's very much a shopping list just for me.

ehicks · September 2012

I registered but not for other people, we aren't having any sort of party. I just want to keep tabs on what we need, so as I purchase it gets marked off. If for whatever reason someone wants to get me something and asks for suggestions I may send them the link, but its really not a big deal. We have a majority of the stuff we need from our first, its just little stuff we got rid of or need new.

Kingston54 · September 2012

I did, at a few places. Not really for anyone else - but just for us so we knew what we needed and so that we could get the discount.

Ilmysailor10 · September 2012

I did - we were asked too by several family members.

This is our 2nd, however, our daughter will be a 2 months away from turning 7 at my DD and LO is a boy! Let's just say, it's almost feels like our first!

We were also notified by family that they are planning a shower anyways!

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