baby shower or after party??

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  • Gwynyth
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 11:32 PM

• I'm having a baby shower after the baby is born. More of an introduction party actually, for two reasons:  times are tough, a lot of people are laid off and I don't want them to feel obligated to buy gifts.  Also, so everyone can meet the baby. 

  

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  • KBM99
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 11:39 PM

• yea that is true times and very tough and I dont want people to think I'm being a greedy young mom because I know I can make it on my own but I want to get everyone together to meet the baby all at one time. I know I'll still have visitors before and after but still.. And who is throwing the introduction party? You or a friend or what. And are you going to send out invitations?
  

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  I'm having a baby shower after the baby is born. More of an introduction party actually, for two reasons:  times are tough, a lot of people are laid off and I don't want them to feel obligated to buy gifts.  Also, so everyone can meet the baby. 

  
  

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  • ShutterBug4Life
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 11:39 PM

• I voted after party. I don't know if you know for sure what you're having, but if you have a girl then you're gonna need some girl clothes at the very least. And this way, people will feel happy they're helping you, instead of feeling obligated by 'another' baby shower. Plus it's a way to get everyone together to see your newest and maybe save you some sleep! We were going to have a baby shower for my first one, but she decided she would rather attend(she came 3 1/2 weeks early). So we had an after party the same day her baby shower was planned for!

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  • mommy4ever07
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 11:44 PM

• If it was me I would do a after party meet and greet type thing. If you wanted to do a baby shower maybe just do like a diaper shower and just ask for diapers and wipes. Just a thought.

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  • luvbeinamommy68
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 11:48 PM

• im not having a baby shower. i am doing the whole meet the new baby party. i am not haveing a shower for 2 reasons

  1. this is my 3rd child

  2. my last baby shower was horriable. my mom invited all these people. they said they would come and no one showed. i mean i didnt care about gifts, i just wanted to share this special time with everyone. my first shower was great! had lots of friends and family there!

   

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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  • KBM99
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 11:51 PM

• No I wont find out until the end of this month probably. And yes thats true if this one is a girl I will be needing a few more things that if its a boy but all the big things I know my close family and my fiance and I will buy. And hey she didnt want yall having the party without her haha
  

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  I voted after party. I don't know if you know for sure what you're having, but if you have a girl then you're gonna need some girl clothes at the very least. And this way, people will feel happy they're helping you, instead of feeling obligated by 'another' baby shower. Plus it's a way to get everyone together to see your newest and maybe save you some sleep! We were going to have a baby shower for my first one, but she decided she would rather attend(she came 3 1/2 weeks early). So we had an after party the same day her baby shower was planned for!

  
  

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  • Cindernella
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 11:54 PM
• I'm having one afterwards. But I lost my last one at 39 1/2 weeks. I don't have anything, but I don't want much. I'm going to get the very basics, and then have one in Jan.

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  • Gwynyth
  on Jul. 3, 2009 at 11:58 PM

• A friend of mine is.  She asked if I wanted a shower before or a party after.  I told her I wanted to have an introduction party for the baby.  I told her that personally, I thought people would be more intereted in meeting the baby than seeing me!  I made sort of a joke about it, but I sort of think of it as the baby's introduction to the people who've been waiting to meet him or her. 

  

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  • KBM99
  on Jul. 4, 2009 at 12:11 AM

• thats another thing that scares me is losing it towards the end and having all the stuff..
  

  Quoting Cindernella:
  
  I'm having one afterwards. But I lost my last one at 39 1/2 weeks. I don't have anything, but I don't want much. I'm going to get the very basics, and then have one in Jan.

  
  

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  • GothyMama
  on Jul. 4, 2009 at 12:14 AM

• I say other.  Do a "shower-like" party, but don't call it a shower and don't have a registry.  There were a lot of people who did things like this.  I would do it before the baby is born though, just in case there was an issue.  Or if you did it, maybe make it for when the baby is about 4 weeks old, not one week.  You'll want some time to recover, too.  And you can make cute invites, like one girl in my DDG had something like "Your presence is the best gift" or something like that for her "shower".
  

  
  
  

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