i know it was once a very american thing to do but has become very popular here in the uk i think its a great idea.
2007-02-26 20:42:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
i am thinking about it this will be my last pregnancy so want to make the most of it, 4d scan, baby shower and nice baby things with my other 2 pregnancies we were both not working now we are i don't want hand me downs this pregnancy is special as its the last kind of makes me sad thinking about it but 3 is enough
2007-02-26 20:49:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never even ever thought about it! But I think I'd prefer to wait till after the baby is safely born. Although every pregnancy was fine for me you never know what might go wrong and I'd hate to have had a party like that for things to have turned out a heartbreak. Who organises it anyway? The mother or friends? I think I'd be too embarrassed to ask friends around before hand - I prefer folk giving because they want to of their own free will and not because they've been invited to beforehand! But it's a personal opinion and everyone is different!
In the time it's taken me to type, another 2 answers have popped up! If it's all about just having a get together then that's great - I have done that every week for 7 years since some friends and I were all pregnant at the same time so we have always had a 'last get together' before we've gotten to our dates. But it's all fun and chat and no presents till afterwards.
2007-02-26 21:03:40 · answer #2 · answered by wee stoater 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my niece had a baby shower last sunday it was a complete surprise for her the baby which is a boy is due next month
we also done a time capsule where everybody brought something of this year or wrote a letter and have put it in a sealded box until he is 16 then he can open it
it was really good i have never been to 1 before but i would recomened it its not normally done over here in the uk but it was good
2007-02-27 04:56:30 · answer #3 · answered by zeuse 666 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think English people would find it strange. In the UK people give gifts once the baby has arrived and might feel a bit put out to be asked for gifts before seeing the baby.
If you are going to do it, get a friend to organise it. That's the way it's done in the States and organising it yourself just looks greedy.
2007-02-26 20:56:20 · answer #4 · answered by Skidoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm going to have one, but it won't be too like the American ones - no games etc. Just me and some of my best friends getting together for some drinks (non-alcoholic for me!) and some nibbles and chat. It will be my last chance to do that for a while. It's going to be held in a nice cafe in central London.
2007-02-26 20:57:11 · answer #5 · answered by Ricecakes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ive never had one, but both my cousins have had baby showers, what a laugh we had!! If i was to have any more children I'd definitely have a baby shower!
2007-02-26 20:56:57 · answer #6 · answered by Mariette 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...We usually wait until the baby's christening to collect.
2007-02-26 20:52:04 · answer #7 · answered by Afi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people just usually bring presents when they come to visit the new baby
2007-02-26 21:27:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is my 2nd - and with both pregnancies it wasnt something I wanted.
my 1st child came at 28.5 weeks - so didnt really have chance to be fair
2007-02-26 20:52:16 · answer #9 · answered by schmushe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i didnt i prefer recieving gifts of more relevance when the baby was born.
2007-02-27 00:49:47 · answer #10 · answered by togs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋