My sister is pregnant and is having a boy... She had a baby girl last year who will be one next month... Is it appropriate to give her another baby shower??? My feeling was that this baby is special as well and should be celebrated but also my sister does not have "Boy" things and all her baby equipment is pink... What do you think???
Anonymous
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It is acceptable to have a baby shower the second time around when the baby is a different sex.
All etiquette aside though, when it comes to babies, I think EVERY pregnancy is a time to celebrate. It doesn't have to have anything to do with gifts, just a welcoming of a new little life!
Anonymous
I think it's okay to have as many baby showers as you would like, I know lots of people that have had more than one baby shower. A baby shower is to celebrate the fact that there is another person on the way! So why would you just celebrate one? Also the fact that this baby is a different sex than the last baby makes an even bigger reason to have another baby shower!
shawna
Well, yeah I don't think anyone would be upset by another shower for her. Maybe go about it a different way though, like tell people that their second hand items are preferred. Or one of my favorites, have them make some clothes and baby towels or burp rags at the shower with plain white onesies, or burp rags, and fabric markers. It really is a cute idea. Then the mom to be votes on the best ones.
Try to think of ideas where they don't feel like they are buying a bunch of expensive stuff again. Maybe ways to make some of the stuff she already has gender neutral. I don't know. Or tell them home made gifts would be good. A lot of people are crafty. Maybe someone can make curtains, and another person make a comforter, or wall decorations.
Another idea, is maybe find someone that has a lot of boy stuff and isn't having more babies. Get the more expensive boy stuff from them, maybe get a pool of money together to buy the stuff from them. Just throwing out ideas.
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I think it is fine especially since this baby is a boy rather than a girl. I am sure that the people you are going to invite love and care about your sister and going to be fine with it and won't mind participating in this shower too or they wouldn't be one of those people. It is an opportunity to not only shower the mommy-to-be again with gifts but to celebrate what is to come and congratulate her. I think it is absolutely proper and you shouldn't worry about it so much!
West
Give her a "baby sprinkle" (google it). That's what most people do for kids after the first born. Since they already have a child and they probably don't need as much for this one, the idea is to "sprinkle" the baby with gifts instead of "showering" the baby.