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What are your thoughts on 2nd baby showers?

DuffgurlDuffgurl member
in August 2011 Moms
My GF is expecting her 2nd baby and this time its a girl. At first she said it was going to be a sprinkle but nope its a full on shower. Now I am all about celebrating a new baby and this is another gender from her 1st.

Although when I see that they have three registries makes me wonder why do they need all that. Is that bad of me?

We have bought some toy items for her new LO. Would you give that or do you think you should just get something off the registry?

My DH is anti 2nd showers unless someone throws it for you and he seems to be a lil annoyed by it all lol.

Curious to hear everyone's thoughts. ☺

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Re: What are your thoughts on 2nd baby showers?

  • Monsieur_et_Madame_HaMonsieur_et_Madame_Ha member
    Throwing your own shower is bad etiquette, period. 
    But if you're going to get her a gift, I guess you might as well try and see if there's anything actually useful on one of those (three? really?) registries.
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    Kimbus22 said:
    I'm anti-second showers in pretty much all cases, regardless of who is throwing the party.  I was offered one and said no. I think it's gift grabby and obnoxious.  Showers are to celebrate impending motherhood, not the baby.  The baby would be there if it was for the baby.  She's already a mom so she doesn't get another party.

    In these cases I always decline the invitation and send whatever gift I would send just because I always get baby presents.  If you already bought some toys, you don't need to buy off her registry too. 
    All of this.  I don't really like going to showers in general, so if I sat through the first one for someone, there's no way I'm sitting through a second one!  I buy a small gift when the baby is born, instead.
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  • Suesse2009Suesse2009 member
    I am not one for second baby showers.  At work though they will throw a shower for any baby.  My sister is pregnant with her second right now.  Her son just turned one in October.  She is registering just to get the completion discount on some things :-)
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  • MrsCase1MrsCase1 member
    Where I am from, second showers used to be totally unheard of and bad manners. Times are changing. Are our church, everyone gets a shower even if it is their sixth. Depending on the years between her kids ONE registry might be ok.  Same gender, I think a diaper shower is better.
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  • DuffgurlDuffgurl member
    I am so glad to read everyone's thoughts and opinions. So I am set she will be getting this awesome play table and a puppy sister dog both by FP.

    Mrs case love the diaper shower lol
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  • amywalt1684amywalt1684 member
    I'm personally not a fan of second showers unless: it's not a traditional shower (maybe a pampers and poker party instead). It's for a mom in a 2nd marriage and the father's first child (baby shower for his family). And/or the second shower is for a new unplanned baby many years after the first set of kids (i.e. Not planning any more kids and surprise 6 years later pregnant and all the baby gear had been gotten rid of).

    Otherwise, it's tacky.
    Given by yourself for yourself, always considered tacky.
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  • amywalt1684amywalt1684 member
    I would her a girly outfit and call it a day.
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