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When to have shower for Feb baby

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FTM and my family is having a shower for me. I am due Feb 4th. They want to do it January 10th weekend so I will be 36.5 weeks. Is that too late?

Reasoning being that November is too early and December is too busy with the holidays. I suggested the first weekend of December but both moms choose January instead. My SIL is the one hosting.

Anyone else have their shower this late and it work out well?
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  • danascullyxdanascullyx member
    I would say that is too late. I know December sucks, but you need to push for it. You might deliver early, and you also need time to set things up and maybe exchange or finish shopping. My cousin was due at the end of January, and we did Thanksgiving weekend since family were in town anyway.
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  • Disneygeek77Disneygeek77 member
    I think either solution is fine.  It is fine to have a shower when you are 36 weeks but on the other hand, I don't think November is too early either.  Heck, my sister was due in late January and her shower was in October.  Now they may have a point about December as those weekends tend to fill up quickly.  


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  • Mego04Mego04 member
    What about a Sunday in early December. Or the 1st weekend in Jan. I am due feb 5 and it is definitely hard. This is what I am thinking about.

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  • HorseLover11HorseLover11 member
    I think it's plenty of time unless you've had signs you are delivering early. I had mine at that same time period and had plenty of time to put everything away and buy the things we still needed.

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  • ordinary1ordinary1 member
    That is not too late. You have two options, gracefully accept the shower you are offered or graciously turn down the shower. If you accept, only state your opinion when asked.
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  • danascullyxdanascullyx member
    Bliss+Berry said:
    Mego04 said:
    What about a Sunday in early December. Or the 1st weekend in Jan. I am due feb 5 and it is definitely hard. This is what I am thinking about.
    She suggested December, but the hosts ultimately choose January.  Since they are throwing the party with their time and money, they get to decide when to throw it.  

    36 weeks is fine.  If you don't get things you absolutely need, that can easily be remedied with a trip to the store and not more than a couple hours.  If it's that difficult for you to get out, there's always Amazon.  NBD.  

    Your shower hosts are giving you a generous gift, it's not your place to "push" them to give it to you earlier.  That's unbelievably rude.
    I know a shower is a generous gift, and that the MTB should be very grateful, but it also stands to reason that her schedule and comfort must be taken into account. When I threw my best friend's shower, she pushed for an earlier date that what we had originally suggested, and we went with it, because it was a shower for her, after all. In the end, that was a great decision, because her baby came exactly 4 weeks early (and no, there were no signs that might happened beforehand).
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  • babycfeb2015babycfeb2015 member
    Thanks for the opinions everyone!! Looks like most of you think Jan will be fine so I will be happy to have it then!
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  • Pix3llePix3lle member
    I'd go sometime in december or even early early january, you want to know what you have and what you need!
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  • NicolewinsbingoNicolewinsbingo member
    My showers were at 36 & 38 weeks & I delivered at 39 weeks. It was a little crazy but worked out okay in the end. I was done working at 36 weeks so all I did was prepare for baby & rest anyways.
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  • jhowe59jhowe59 member
    danascullyx said:
    I would say that is too late. I know December sucks, but you need to push for it. You might deliver early, and you also need time to set things up and maybe exchange or finish shopping. My cousin was due at the end of January, and we did Thanksgiving weekend since family were in town anyway.
    i'm due at the end of January and my sister said she was gonna pick the 22nd of November to do mine. Everywhere online says November if you are having a baby near christmas. 
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  • MichaelaMTPMichaelaMTP member
    My mom and family members are throwing my baby shower. They're having it in November due to the holidays. I'm due in February.
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  • rachelcalderon525rachelcalderon525 member

    As long as you feel comfortable with having it at that time, that's all the counts. You also know the ins and outs of your pregnancy. I've been told to try and have things ready by 30 weeks. This is due to the fact that I have a high probability of delivering early due to my dydelphic uterus.

    I think it could always be fun to have a Christmas themed baby shower! Realizing that is a lot of work and could be inconvenient though, January may be a safer bet!

    Good luck!


     

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  • HeavenBlessedMomHeavenBlessedMom member
    Yes..my singleton DD came at 36w6d so it would have been too late for me. I would push for November


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    That's too late for me. My EDD is 2/7 and ours (if we even have one now... drama...) would be first week of December. Since it's our first we want plenty of time to get things we still need after showers. I think anytime after 30 weeks is totally fine and I wouldn't want to be 9 months pregnant. I have known way too many babies to come early or the mom to be on bed rest at that point to chance it. 
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  • AlygohomeAlygohome member
    I'm due February 7, originally my aunt/mom wanted it have shower in late oct. I'm not even showing yet so I felt uncomfortable having it that early but I'm not throwing the shower so I great fully accepted. At my 19 week us baby hid its genitals so my fam moved the shower to early April after baby is born this way everyone can meet baby too. I think 36.5 is a little to late. With winter/Xmas after just works better for me.
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