Gender reveal parry??

sontagentry · November 2014

This is my second, my son is nine. My sister wants me to have a gender reveal party and a baby shower, I just wondered if I should these seen like occasions for first time moms. What do u guys think?

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Samuelismomma · November 2014

I had sprinkle for second from the ladies at my church. I didn't have one with my DS 2 1/2. It was nice to get together. I don't mind reveal parties, but I just did a reveal for my H, my mom and sis. It was a box and when DH opened it had pink balloon , outfit, pink pacifier . I found out via phone harmony results so I did it for them. It was fun:)

mandyreads · November 2014

You came to the right place asking...you would have been devoured on other boards lol. But I am bot big on reveal parties and think they are kinda silly. But to each their own. This is my 4th pregnancy and my church is going to throw me one...but I think after baby gets here. Mostly for diapers and outfits. Bc we already bought everything we need.
I see no problem with it and think you should do it if someone is offering.

topaz7777 · December 2014

I think a gender reveal party (use the word sex on other boards, they jump your case for that too) is pretty normal to have no matter how many children you are having. I think because gifts aren't given at those. As for a shower, if your sister wants to organize one, let her. I also think you should register for what you want. If you don't do a shower, some family may still ask you if you need anything and you'll have something you can send them. If not, you can at least take advantage of the discount they give you for buying things off of your registry.

mattandlora · December 2014

We did a gender reveal / baby shower for the first one. It was nice because we received a lot of registry gifts and neutral newborn things.

Now we're having #2 and they are very close in age. We really don't need much except gender-specific items (since this one is a girl and the first was a boy). We put together a small registry on Amazon of odds and ends which can't be reused, or which are gender-specific. We aren't telling people where we're registered. It is for people who ask, or for us to organize our shopping list in one place.

A friend of mine had 2 boys, then a girl. She did a shower for #1, nothing for #2, then a sprinkle for #3 where everyone gave girl stuff.

niknak1208 · December 2014

I never did gender reveal parties but mainly because I can't keep a secret that long. lol I always immediately told my parents and my friends. I could never keep it from myself long enough to attend my own gender reveal party either.

I did have a baby shower for my 2nd child. My son was 4 when my daughter was born so since she was a girl we did have a shower. Actually, I had two of them. My mom threw a small shower and my step mom also threw a small shower. i did get a few complaints from my dad's sisters (he has 6 of them and all of them are quite a bit older than he is) but for the most part everyone was thrilled to be a part of it.. I kept them small.. I did not register either.

now that we're having our third.. I will not have another shower.. even though I could really use one since I did not expect this baby and I've gotten rid of everything almost!

harmonicbabe26 · December 2014

JimBobCooter said:
I'm not a fan of reveal parties. I don't know that I can explain why other they just rub me the wrong way.

As for the shower, I believe every pregnancy should be celebrated and in my circle we have showers or sprinkles for every baby, no matter how long between or close together. Some etiquette people would stomp their feet and throw a fit over that, but if a group of people want to celebrate a baby the way they want, that's their prerogative. I would never say no to attending a baby celebration. And besides, you have a nine year gap between them. That is more often seen as being an exception to the no shower for 2nd baby "rule." If she wants to throw one for you, I would let her. It will be fun! If you aren't comfortable with the gift part of it, don't register or don't offer your registry information unless they explicitly ask for it.

This to a T! You are my brain sister @JimBobCooter‌

mattandlora · December 2014

mandyreads said:

You came to the right place asking...you would have been devoured on other boards lol.

Unfortunately you pretty much get devoured on other boards for asking much of anything. It's such a shame. This is a happy but stressful time for most people, and the majority of people who use this site just bully the newbies and make it worse. I've had good experiences on a few boards, but they're the minority.

Shon77 · December 2014

I say do it- I love celebrating and life is so full of wonderful things to celebrate, a gender reveal party sounds like fun, I've never had one but I'm contemplating having one this time around . I'm on baby #5 however my other children are all girls so it would be kind of cool to introduce this baby in a special way whether its a boy or girl imo all babies are a blessing and are cause for celebration. But in all honesty I LOOK for reasons to make every day special... In my house we celebrate half birthdays , national sandwich day , friendship day, united nations day and so on- So I just may not be the one to ask about whether or not you should have a party For me its all about building memories.....

lcwed · December 2014

I love gender reveals. We did a gender reveal for DD with family. It wasn't a party, just a colored cake on Christmas Eve. We all found out at the same time. I'm not sure if we will do it again as DDs was mainly a compromise between me wanting to know and DH wanting to be team green. In our circle, showers are usually for every baby, but 2nd ones are usually smaller. I agree with PPs, if someone wants to throw you one and people want to come, then go for it.

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