What do you think

[Denise7609]

I'm pretty sure we covered this one other time but I want to ask you all what you think about this again.....

I have a casual friend who is having her SIXTH baby and it's her 5th girl and she's having a baby shower! SO! To be nice I got her a really nice soft blanket...I mean, her youngest girl is all of 3 years old and her last baby is a 22 month old boy...I figured she had enough clothes. Anyway! Should she even be having a baby shower at this point? Isn't there some kind of unwritten rule about that?

[tinyd89]

I always thought it was one per customer!
The only exception I've seen to this is a large gap between kids. My mom had almost 10 years between my sister & brother.She had long got rid of everything thinking she was only having 2 kids and then SURPRISE!

*edited for spelling

[Denise7609]

I could see that. I mean like if I were to have a baby now, being it's been 15 years sence I've had one OR if I just had a girl and I was now having a boy...I could see having a baby shower but, NUMBER 6 after having four girls already?

[jen68]

yeah, that's asking a bit much.

*edit*

from emily post:

Q. Is it proper to give a baby shower for a second baby? Some say that baby showers should only be given for the first born.

A. It is all right to have a baby shower for a second or third baby, as long as the guest list is comprised of guests who did not attend a shower for the first (and/or second) baby, with the exception of close friends and family members who would be upset not to be there.


so i guess you're in for as many as you like! i think a regular old party would be better anyway. it's also a bit unfair to those who don't have kids, dontcha think? remember the sex and the city episode?

jen

[ultimatemind]

That's what I thought, only one for the first baby. I gave a token gift to my sibs when they had their second, plus a present for the older kid, but there was no shower.

[sixthandbroadway]

people expect waaaay too much these days. In my opinion, it should be up to you if you want to get some kind of gift like a keepsake or something. When my friends have babies I do something a little different. My mom knits beautiful Christmas stockings (I know you don't do the Holiday thing ) with the babie's name knitted into it and that's what I give my friends if they celebrate the holidays.

[Denise7609]

That's cool Sixth, like I said, I wasn't really sure what to get her so I though a nice blanket would be okay.

[sixthandbroadway]

I think that's perfect.