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XP: Shower Timing

HBirdieHBirdie member
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Posted this on the Sep 13 board, but thought I'd see what you shower experts have to say, too. :)

 I'm a FTM and my MIL and DH's aunt just offered to throw me a baby shower. I'm really happy and grateful that they want to, especially since no one had offered yet and I certainly wasn't going to ask someone to do it or host my own or anything like that. But the problem is that apparently they both have really busy summers with a stepdaughter's wedding, getting their kids off to college for the first time, etc. etc. So the earliest they can do it is beginning of September. I'm due the 27th but I know sometimes babies come earlier... do you think that's too late for a shower? It's local so I'm not worried about traveling or anything, and I don't mind being huge and uncomfortable (because I'll be those things wherever I am, right? haha).

I guess I'm just wondering the timing of other people's showers and if that's too late... I'll be like 36 or 37 weeks along or something close to that!

 And I just realized that also gives us a VERY short amount of time before baby is born to finish buying the things we need... any advice on this?? 

Annnd final question, MIL was asking if I have any friends that would be willing to help them plan it. Is it rude to volunteer friends/give them a friend's number? I thought of my BFF, I hosted her baby shower and I'm sure she'd be willing to help, but it just seems a little rude and awkward to me. How do I respond? Tell them I don't know? Give them names of a few people (or just my BFF?) and let them do the asking? Ask friend myself? Tell them it's rude? I really am not sure. 

Thanks so much! 

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Re: XP: Shower Timing

  • PunkyBoosterPunkyBooster member
    Everything Lauren said.

    My shower was 3 weeks before ds came. You don't need everything right away. Throughout the first several months you will welcome a shopping trip out of the house to buy a few things.
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  • notkateanymorenotkateanymore member

    imagePunkyBooster:
    Everything Lauren said. My shower was 3 weeks before ds came. You don't need everything right away. Throughout the first several months you will welcome a shopping trip out of the house to buy a few things.

    This. Not to mention you won't get everything at your shower, so feel free to start buying some stuff before hand.

    I had my shower at 36 weeks with DD, she came at 39 and we were set. 

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  • EastCoastBrideEastCoastBride member

    There is actually very little you MUST HAVE when the baby is born, so if you don't have "everything", you'll be fine.

    And no- don't volunteer a friend. Jsut tell your MIL that no one has offered but if they do, you'[ll find out if they want to throw a separate shower (which will possibly lessen the # of people at your MILs shower) or if they'd like to cohost.

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  • ordinary1ordinary1 member
    36 to 37 weeks is quite common. You will have plenty of time. As for asking a friend, yes that is rude. You can tell your MIL that you don't know anyone that would want to co host as no one offered before or that you're not comfortable asking anyone else to help but don't give her any phone numbers or names as she might ask you for them so you don't have to ask them.
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  • moonflowers2013moonflowers2013 member
    What pp said.
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