Should i have a baby shower?

Question

Im having my 3rd child I had a baby shower with my other 2 but no one came to my last one. My kids are 6 years apart. Should I have another one and risk no one showing up? I really do need things for this baby but it hurt my feeling the last time. Any advice?

Answer 1

I think each baby is a gift in its own so each child should receive gifts. I invited every person I could think of to get more things I would need. If the children are so far apart it would seem very rude that your friends and family wouldn't come. Maybe along with sending invitations you make some phone calls as well inviting people and just mention while inviting how no one came to the last one and how sad it made you and they should get the hint.

Answer 2

I am on my 3rd child also... With my first we had a HUGE shower, with my second we had moved out of state and were thrown a shower by some friends. Now on our 3rd, even though we desparately need some items still we decided not too. If someone wants to give something then they can, and actually have.

My first baby boy will be 13 in May of 07.... there is a 7 year age difference between he and his brother, My second, also a boy, just turned 5. I am currently pregnant with our 3rd, this one not only was a surprise to us, as we had already gotten rid of alot thinking we were done, but this one is a little girl. I am due on December 8th ((almost there)) But we have great friends and families and they have been getting us things here and there, but I felt a bit awkward also about having another shower. Money is tight for us at the moment, but we pretty much have the jist of what is needed at least for a newborn. I'm not too concerned over it though, We have what we have and the rest will fall into place. As long as everyone is happy and healthy I'm fine with whatever. If you think about it you really just need the neccessities, babies don't need very much especially at first. I know you want to give your children the world but they aren't materialistic yet so means nothing to them. Just like the holidays, ie Valentines day, Birthdays, Christmas, ect... I think material things have been kinda shoved down our throats so much so that the special moments and meanings of things are somewhat lost, as well as making us all think we need all this stuff.

Good luck in what you decide to do. (sorry to hear no one came last time though, my feelings would have been hurt also!)

Answer 3

I had a new child bathe for all 4 of my babies. such as you, I not had the previous toddler's products once I had the subsequent one. (My 1st 3 babies are 5yrs aside, the third one replaced right into a woman after which my final new child is 7 yrs youthful than my daughter.) If human beings prefer to grant you a tub then enable them to. the rule of thumb is which you do not provide your self a tub. yet...It makes much less issues so you might could purchase. I see not something incorrect with having a tub for all your babies. Is the 1st one the only individual who's think to get this actual medical care? i don't think of so. back interior the day whilst human beings had a new child 10 months to a 300 and sixty 5 days aside, you probably did not would desire to have yet another bathe on account which you nonetheless had the toddler stuff and maximum toddler products have been unisex-white dressing robes and diapers-yet those days maximum persons wait a pair of years or greater between babies, so which you finally end up wanting to interchange each thing from the 1st or next pass around. it is not written in stone to have basically one million toddler bathe. the folk who say which you would be able to not have yet another are the two stingy, propose-hearted or basically did not get severe high quality bathe presents themselves. ha ha ha. that's what you may say to the detrimental human beings. giggle it off and luxuriate on your bathe or Showers.

Answer 4

You're only really supposed to have a baby shower for the first baby. An exception would be if the children are more than 7 years apart and are the opposite sex. If no one came to the last one unfortunately they probably won't this time either. I would wait and let people ask you if you need anything and you could maybe say diapers or wipes.

Answer 5

Hi there, very sorry that people didn't show up at your last one. If you really need things for this baby, I would just invite very close friends and family to this one. I know i'm in my 30s and want children and seeing someone with 3 babies when I want one kind of brings me down so that would probably be one reason why I wouldn't have gone to your last one. So just invite people you are really close to and let them know of your situation. Maybe they can all chip in for a gift card to babies r us or someplace like that instead of buying individual gifts, that way they don't feel obligated to go out and buy something. You can put someone in charge of "collecting" the money for you. Good luck on your 3rd!

Answer 6

Well I would not because of no one showing up. If you knew some people would come then yes. Doesn't your family care? Anyways, If you don't need anything then do not do it.

I think it is fine to have a baby shower anytime!! you might just want to invite close friends and family and not people you work with or people you do not know well. I do not think bad at all of people who have them every child( as long as you are not having them back to back and have like 7-8 of them...lol)

Answer 7

this is also my 3 child and im having a baby shower again!i had 2 boys before and they were 4 years apart so my family threw me another one.this time its a girl so they are giving me another one!!showers should be more of a celebration then a plee for gifts anyway.so who cares how many you have!!

Answer 8

I would have one, but not a big one. A shower with close friends and family. A diaper party could be a fun idea as well. If you're really needing things for the baby, you could always ask for them for christmas... Just an idea! Good Luck!!!

Answer 9

Awe, I'm sorry that no one came, their loss. If you don't want to risk being hurt again then I say no don't have another, on the other hand if you need stuff send out the invitations. Good Luck!

Answer 10

If you dont want the same thing to happen again, I would just register at a babies r us or something and let everyone know you have a registry that way they can get you something if they want. I know of some ladies who did this and still got of lot of things they needed.