I live in Northern Florida and I go to school here and my husband works up here as well. His co-workers are asking when the baby shower will be, but I hardly know any of them. If they really want to buy me stuff, fine. But I also have my friends and family in South Florida and they want me to throw a baby shower, too. How can I work this out? I can't ask people to drive 500 miles in either direction just for a baby shower.
The baby is due in March, so I thought about having the N. Florida baby shower in January and the S. Florida baby shower in February. Is that too soon for a baby shower? Too late? How long before the baby is due should I throw a baby shower?
Is it worse to have a baby shower before or after Christmas?
Thanks!
2006-11-01 04:03:00 · 18 answers · asked by tiger_lilly33186 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Yes, I am throwing the one in North Florida for myself since I don't know anyone very well up here. My best friend is in Georgia but my mom is handling the South Florida one.
2006-11-01 07:23:18 · update #1
I would say do your families first, and I would actually try for December and have the other one in January for his co-workers. You usually want a month or so before hand to plan for possible bed rest, or (worst case) a premmie baby. Plus, it would be nice to organize all the new things and make sure everything is ready to go. Your family would be more understanding of a shower a little earlier because you are obviously closer to them relationship wise. Good Luck!
2006-11-01 04:07:27 · answer #1 · answered by angie_laffin927 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's okay to have two different showers when there's different people attending each. The months are fine as long as you think you be up to participating is such activites.
There's positive and negative to having the showers close to Christmas, either way, but at this point it may be easier to have the first party near the end of January. I had a mid-February shower, which was much earlier than what you're looking at in terms of pregnancy (I was due in May), and nobody seemed to have a problem with that. They just wanted to help with the baby stuff!
You probably will also continue getting gifts outside the showers too, so make sure you have lots of Thank You cards too and remember who gave what. ;)
2006-11-01 04:18:38 · answer #2 · answered by erythisis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is fine to have the two baby showers. Just register at stores that are in both areas and let everyone know. I would do the family one in January in South Florida because you really don't want to be traveling too close to your due date in case the little bugger wants to arrive a little early. Have the North Florida one after the family one in late January or early February.
Good Luck and have fun.
2006-11-01 04:31:47 · answer #3 · answered by nana4dakids 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hey there! Congratulations on the new baby :) Have the coworkers of your husband throw you a small babyshower, nothing large and exstravagent since yall dont know eachother well. Then as for your family, drive there for the baby shower and have it in february, like you were saying. This one can me bigger since it is family. Sometimes you have to do seperate parties for one occasion due to location of friends and family. And about baby showers before or after christmas, it realyl shouldnt matter, but the after christmas and before your baby is due is the perfect time :)
good luck!
ps also remember to register at certain stores that are in your area as well as your families area in the south
2006-11-01 04:11:56 · answer #4 · answered by JawBreaker 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that you have a good idea split the showers up because the one with the family will be more relaxed for you , and the other one you will be trying to get to know everyone and making them feel comfortable. I think that you should have them in the same month maybe a week or two apart that way you get it all over and done with. Then you can see where you will put everything before your baby arrives. Get everything over with in mid to late January, this way you will have time to relax and enjoy your last months because a babies arrival is sometime unpredictable.
2006-11-01 04:19:52 · answer #5 · answered by BASHFUL 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have the baby shower b4 Christmas, people are in the spending mood! But usually, a baby shower is held in the woman's 7th or 8th month of pregnancy.
Be sure to require all gifts be given with gift reciepts, this will ensure if you get duplicates of something (baby swing or play pen) you can exchange with no problem.
Have separate showers. There's nothing wrong with that at all.
2006-11-01 04:12:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I would've loved a baby shower on Christmas, but that's just me! My baby shower was done two months in advance, when I was 32 weeks along and I ended up going into labor two weeks later (34 weeks) my baby is now 7 months old. So I don't think anytime after 7 months gestational age is too soon, 'cause you never know!
2006-11-01 04:08:02 · answer #7 · answered by *Jessy* 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should have your mom and aunt team up and do the baby shower together, so no one has hard feelings or starts to fight. If your mom says that she will never share that work with someone else, you need to tell your aunt in a nice and simple way. Also, have the shower on the time that YOU feel most comfortable, it is going to effect you more than anyone else, right? - Chloe, congrats on your almost born baby!
2016-05-23 02:55:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Girl...have as many showers as you need to have. Dont make people drive alot of miles to get to your shower...it will only cause you trouble making sure they all have a place to stay!!!
I am having three showers. I have lived three different places, and have close friends and family in all three places. I am having one here in Charleston, where we currently live, one in my home town in NC, and one in DC for the three years I lived up there. I would never make anyone drive more than an hour. Just create one registry somewhere and put that on all three invites.
Honey...if you have people in both places who want to throw you a party...then do two parties. Please dont make people drive that far!!! You come to them.
Also...best to make it more towards January after christmas, that is when my first one is!!!
Have fun...joyous time!!!
2006-11-01 04:19:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can have the shower whenever. My friend had hers in the summertime and her baby wasn't born til mid october*she was a month late tho*
Seeing you are due in march. That is fine. You don't want to have the shower at like 4 months along.
If you are telling what sex you are having you might want to tell everyone...or put it in your invitation.....so they know what exactly to buy....but things can be unisex.
And yes that is not fair to have someone drive 500 miles either direction.
2006-11-01 04:08:33 · answer #10 · answered by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋