Baby shower...

[Sn2Bmamaof3]

Is it okay to have multiple baby showers? As in I had a baby shower for my son over five years ago, I'm pregnant again, is it alright to have another one? I am asking because my mother thinks that it is completely wrong and that you should only get one baby shower in a life time. I never had one with my daughter because of this.

We are now faced with a surprise pregnancy 1 year after we got rid of everything and anything baby. lol a baby shower would help us out a lot, I just don't want to offend anyone. What are your thoughts?

[kennimae92]

Every baby is a blessing and every baby should be celebrated so im having my first kid right now and not having but my MIL is having invitations for gifts sent out since we are 10 hours away due to the military. But if i could and if i have multiple kids each will have their own showers.

[jr885150]

Of course you should have one!!!! I am on my fourth pregnancy and I had one this time. My oldest children are 12,14, and 16 so its not like I could keep anything from when they were a baby. If your son is over 5 years old you will have to buy all new baby products and furniture because almost all the older stuff has either been recalled or is no longer safe. Also why is this baby less special than the other one? You have an awesome baby shower and dont let anyone make you feel guilty for it!!!!

[Sn2Bmamaof3]

Thank you all for commenting, it really helps having other opinions. My hubby is getting all excited now, he thought it was all bs anyway lol. I'm going to ask a good friend of mine to throw us something... I like the idea of men and women going. :) thanks again everyone!

[KTowne]

I had a baby shower for my son in 2009, and will be having one for this baby by the end of 2012, regardless of the sex, my family is very good about that stuff!! So go for it!

[steph_ut]

A neat second baby party idea I have attended is a diaper party. The hosts put together a few prizes (generic gifts like wine, etc) and gave raffle tickets to the attendees who brought diapers (one per diaper), then raffled off the prizes. No one came or participated in the giving to "win" but it was a cute idea that appealed to both the men and women who attended, and helped the parents-to-be by taking care of some essentials. Many guests got caught up in the excitement and bought little gifts for the new arrival as well.

[marajean21]

Most of my family believe one is all you get too. It's hard because although I did keep most of everything such as clothes and toys, we are really struggling for much else. We buy small things such as baby wash, wipes, the medical kit things and diaper cream every chance we get and have 2 boxes of diapers but with two, I don't know that those boxes would even last a month. Because life just wants to test us every way possible, we can't get anything and we're scraping every penny we get for stuff we need now. It ***** and I'm afraid to ask for a baby shower but I've seen a post on here about something more like a diaper shower and I think I'm going to try to ask someone in my family about one of those. Everyone keeps giving us clothes but I have too many already lol so hopefully they'll get the pic if I can get away with this diaper shower and get what we are going to need most

[Spiket77]

If it makes you feel more comfortable...you can call it a Baby Sprinkle :) That is what a lot of my family and friends do. It's just a little more mellow and less over the top than a first time Mom baby shower. Another friend just had a little boy and her first is 4 and a girl. She made a wishlist on Amazon on I sent an e-vite to her friends all over the place and we bought and mailed her things instead of a shower. We also arranged to have her local friends bring her meals for the first two weeks after the birth. To me, that was the most valuable gift we were given for our son. You can do whatever you want! Be creative!

[MamaBear0612]

I had three baby showers for this one baby lol. There are no rules about these things, do what makes sense for you. I always think of baby showers as the baby's first party, so I don't know why people wouldn't want to celebrate the second baby.

[mrssandefur]

I've had a baby shower with each pregnancy I've been pregnant three years in a row all boys. Now of course my first was because my.moms best friend threw it.for.me. My second was because my birth mom was so excited for.another.baby (she wasn't around.for.my first.pregnancy I found her.later that year) she.threw a.last minute one.for.me. I didn't get much of anything which was fine it was.fun to just celebrate. Idk how this one will turn out but.its next week :) I say ESP after five years and.no baby stuff HAVE ONE!

[happyfeet88]

I never heard tht before ppl here hv bbyshowers evertime they preg its a gud way of u gttn thngs for ur bby all bbys r a Blessing y shudnt they b blessd wth presents lol only here u dnt arrange it ur frnd or somone clse to u does so ppl sneak arnd until last min an before u knw it u on chair guessin who bought u wht an stuffin ur face its so fun hd mine like almst two wks ago I gt so mny thngs I hd to but a lil chestnut drawer to pack some of the clthes an toys away lol too much thngs so I say go for it lol

[Helenk38]

I think it's ok to have a second shower if you're having a opposit sex baby. Otherwise most people really only go to the first one. You could still have your baby shower after that but maybe only invite close friends and family? And don't be offended if you only gets small gifts like clothings and blankets.
As for needing baby stuffs, I got friends who send me boxes of use baby gears and bobby pillows, etc. Chances are we all got friends whose baby out grow their stuffs and will be happy to share it with you.

[mrsreeder2be]

I had a baby shower for both my boys. I'll be having a baby shower for my princess in the next couple months. Every baby should be celebrated!!

[hansen20]

i had a baby shower when i was pregnant with my son in 2008 then with my daughter in 2010 and now my mom wants to do another one for me some time next month. so i think it will be okay, my mom wants to have like a  family n friend baby shower for me so that means men and women and children could come=), im really excited because i had both of them with women only and so we wanted to try something different this go around=).

[sadies93]

If you want one then have one. Maybe talk to a close friend or family member and explain your situation and ask them to throw you one.