i am 29 weeks pregnant and want to hold a baby shower.?

Question

hi i am 29 weeks pregnant and would like to hold a baby showere but i am unsure how and what to do at baby showers to entertain/cater for people etc any one know anything about these or can HELP ME PLEASE! :(

Answer 1

It is somewhat bad form to throw yourself a shower. I would really look into recruiting a family member or friend to help you plan it....and it should be THEIR names on the invite as the hostesses. They should also be the ones whose number is listed on the RSVP. It's really like asking for presents when you throw YOURSELF a shower. So....look into that!

As far as planning the party:


1st: Pick a theme
(One that matches the baby's nursery decor or a theme that you really like is good!)

2nd: Pick a Date that works for you, the guets and the hostesses. Make a guest list....

3rd: Pick out Invites and Register (if you haven't already)

4th: SEND out invites at least 3 weeks out (but as much as 6 weeks out). DO NOT include your registry info...instead include a number that is NOT YOURS on the RSVP. People will call that number to request info on the registries if they need to know.

5th: Buy decorations (balloons, streamers, lawn stork??, diaper cake??, diaper wreath??, banner). Buy favors (bath salts are a great idea). Buy prizes for games (home movie night gift basket, home spa gift basket, scrapbooking kit, etc.). Reserve the cake (order it in advance). Ditto for any veggie trays, sandwich trays, etc...... Also....be thinking about maybe making a MIX CD of good baby-themed music to play in the background (The Riddle-FIVE FOR FIGHTING, I Hope You Dance-LeAnn Womack, Baby Your Baby-Alison Kraus, etc.)

6th: Start thinking about activities. I have a page on my website dedicated to SENTIMENTAL activities at the shower. Check it out, if you like....http://www.diapercakesbybecca.com/shower...
Other good games....how big is mommy's tummy, how well do you know mommy, birth date pool.

7th: About 7-10 days out....start calling people who have NOT RSVP'd. Knowing who is going to attend is important for final food estimations and activity supplies. People need to RSVP....when they dont' it is NOT rude to call and find out if they are coming!! Get a good head count so you will be prepared for the correct number of guests!!

8th: Clean your house thoroughly (or, better yet, treat yourself to a professional cleaning...YOU DESERVE IT!!) about four days before the shower. This way you will only have to do touch up cleaning right before the shower.

9th: Be prepared for things NOT to go according to the shower plan....Be Flexible. A good timeline for a shower is: (assuming shower is from 2:00- 4:30pm)

1:45-2:15pm. Guests arrive, have refreshments and mingle
2:15-2:30: Mingling and Hostess making sure everyone is settled in.
2:30-3:30: Baby ShowerActivities/GAMES
3:30-3:40: Refreshments, etc
3:40-4:15: Gift Opening
4:15-4:30: Dessert and Coffee/Water

Activities may take longer....or you may run out of time. It's more important that people are having a good time!! Better to cut games short than to not have enough time to eat cake!!!

Good luck and have fun!

Answer 2

You may have adequately described the situation, but a number of details are lacking. You might be dwelling together with your fiance's mom, this means that that every one three of you endure some inconvenience. I assume you are doing this for economic causes, since, in the event you had the money, you would have a place of your possess. You didn't point out whether or not your fiance is working or no longer, but I anticipate he is, which is why you are alone at home all day together with his mother. You customarily can't get to the bottom of the predicament right away, but with a view to supply your self some peace of mind, you must center of attention on the longer term. First, seem at your finances. As quickly as possible, you and your fiance ought to move. If you are strong sufficient to move to work after the baby arrives, you can speed matters up. That you can also aid yourself by using looking on the method you spend cash and insisting that matters be achieved cheaply with the intention to set aside ample to get a location of your own. His mother's attitude will not exchange, and no matter how exceptional you're, your being in her residence is a strain on her as well as on you. The quicker which you can alternate the dynamic, the simpler.

Answer 3

There is no right way to hold a baby shower. I have been to many different showers. Basically you should register somewhere for what you need. Then people come to your shower. Then you eat food. Then if you have any planned you play games. Then you open gifts. Then you are done. If you have one in the morning you could serve brunch type foods (breakfast casseroles, fruit salads, croissants, etc), or you could have a barbecue shower (good if you want to go co-ed), or you could have a dessert shower and serve lots of yummy desserts. As for games, that is up to you and if you search baby showers on any search engine you will find lots of informative sites with games and themes. One thing I have done at lots of showers is to give out blank envelopes to your guests and have them print their names and addresses on them. This will make your thank you notes much easier to get out.!! Good Luck and Happy Showering!!

Answer 4

Are you close to your mom? If not do you have a girlfriend to help? You dont need to get it catered. All you need is tea/coffee and juice. And finger foods. Little sandwiches, little bars and a cake cake for dessert. You can also have a fruit, veggie and meat plate if you like. Those you can purchase at your grocery store from the deli department, premade so it is faster and easier for you. A guest book or fancy piece of paper you can add in to the baby book later. Have somone there record what people got you on the cards or on a piece of paper.

Other than that you can sit back and relax. Everyone will be wanting to share their advice and experiences with you about the birth of their children. Hope this helps you. Good luck and congrats to you and your little one.

Answer 5

Technically, you aren't supposed to throw yourself a shower--it is considered inappropriate. A "shower" is the only party in which the host asks the guests to "shower the guest of honor with gifts." You might as well send out an invitation that reads "Buy me stuff."

If you want a shower, ask a friend or relative (at one time sisters and mothers were excluded from giving showers, but that doesn't seem to matter as much anymore) to serve as the host. Once you do that, you can work together to plan the event. There are lots of websites with shower ideas--try googling "baby shower ideas" and see what comes up.

Godspeed.

Answer 6

Well, actually someone else like a friend or family member is suppose to throw a shower for you! But, if you do not have anyone to do that.... try to go to this site: http://www.babyshowerstuff.com/howtothbash.html It tells you EVERYTHING about a shower! Good luck!

Answer 7

Usually the mother of the one that's pregnant throws the baby shower for her. If this isn't the case in your situation, which by what you said i'm assuming it's not, you could always ask someone that's close to you that's had a baby shower for help.

until then , you could look at these sites. I hope they help. =]

http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/babyshowers/1642.html

http://www.thenewparent.com/

http://www.allaboutshowers.com/baby/ (this should be a good site to look at)

http://www.babyshower101.com/ (this looks like a good one as well)

http://www.partygameideas.com/babyshowergames.htm

http://www.genxero.com/nubbins/index.cfm/mnu/games.html

Congratulations and best wishes.

Answer 8

talk to a couple of your friends/or family to help
basically you choose a date and time send out some invites have some finger foods (little cut up sandwhiches, dips, veggies, cheese spread, crackers, fruit dip, fruit,ect.) and some punch ...... green sherbert icecream with 7-up poured over it in a large bowl......or pinapple juice with big red poured over it and chilled until slushy (both are really good) and lots of games......like don't say the B (baby) word or you have to wear a diaper on your head the entire shower, of take napkins and fold like diapers inside one put a tootsie roll and whoever gets it has to wear a shower cap with bottle nipples sewed to it.....just be creative and have fun....take lots of pictures and enjoy yourself

Answer 9

a baby shower is easy to hold but for better advice ask someone that you know that has already held one.