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TheKelly 
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 Posted: 14 May 2010 at 6:48pm |
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I had one for both my babies (big age gap mind ) and i'll have one for the next one, if I had 10 kids, I would have one for each , not to get gifts, but as a way of getting the people I love together in one place ,for the sheer purpose of saying
" hey baby, you might not be the firstborn, but you are the first and only YOU there will ever be and we are so excited about meeting you because we all already love you so much "
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MamaMore
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Posted: 14 May 2010 at 7:16pm |
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I didn't have one for my 1st baby so didn't see the point having one for my 2nd.
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Posted: 14 May 2010 at 8:34pm |
 TheKelly wrote:
" hey baby, you might not be the firstborn, but you are the first and only YOU there will ever be and we are so excited about meeting you because we all already love you so much " |
Well put Kelly!
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Posted: 14 May 2010 at 9:41pm |
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Awwww, that's so sweet Kelly!
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Posted: 14 May 2010 at 9:44pm |
TheKelly wrote:
" hey baby, you might not be the firstborn, but you are the first and only YOU there will ever be and we are so excited about meeting you because we all already love you so much " |
Thats beautiful
I say do it if you're wanting to get people together.
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Posted: 15 May 2010 at 5:06pm |
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Two of my friends have had afternoon teas and just phrased it something like to celebrate the arrival of their new baby. So didn't call it a shower but still having a celebration for the new baby. Lots of us still took pressies too, cause why not, it's still special even if it's the 2nd one.
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Posted: 15 May 2010 at 7:57pm |
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yeah i don't think the pressie thing is such a biggie - like someone else said, most people will buy you a pressie when bubs is born anyway. if i've bought someone a pressie for their baby shower i don't get them something else when bubs is born, and neither do any of my friends (maybe a card, flowers or baking though)...
having said that, still not sure if i'm going to do the shower thing this time round!
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Posted: 15 May 2010 at 8:31pm |
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I didnt have one for the first as we were living away from our good friends and family, i dont plan on having one this time but i think my sil has different ideas!
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Posted: 24 October 2011 at 3:54pm |
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Hi all
I have a question about this - I'm throwing a shower for my sister-in-law-to-be and this is her second. They were living in the UK when number one was born (18 months ago). Its more of a catch up for her and her NZ friends. She has asked for no gifts, but perhaps for people to bring afternoon tea. Is this wording ok?
Dear xx
Please join MUM2BE on xxx for an afternoon of tea and cake and catch up before the arrival of bubs.
In lieu of gifts, please bring a plate to share for afternoon tea.
Details (where, time)
RSVP to "Me" by (3 days before?)
Is it ok to have a couple of games? Or I was thinking a little sweepstake (DOB, sex, weight) given that they don't know what they're having. I don't know how to award a prize, though (or if I need to - maybe its just a fun thing to do?). Maybe getting the ladies to write their guesses on canvas, and maybe with a little message, for SIL2B to have for later (or is that tacky?). Maybe just messages on a canvas?
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Posted: 24 October 2011 at 4:52pm |
I think that sounds good PL.
We had a sweepstake and everyone put their guess on one side and contact deets on the other so they could be contacted for a prize after baby arrived.
Could you have a combined babyshower? And then have maybe a tshirt for baby #1 and a all-in-one for baby #2 with fabric pens for people to leave messages on? Since I'm assuming nobody got to celebrate baby #1 with them since they were overseas.
We got a canvas with messages welcoming the baby so maybe you could have one for each of your SILs kids? Or just the baby if you don't do a combined party.
IMO games are awesome lol but thats coz I like winning  what about some word games if they're a quieter bunch? Or you could just go all out and do the team game where one person feeds the other person baby food while blindfolded then they swap and the other person feeds the original person a bottle of fizzy while blinfolded hahahaha omg I love that game! In fact I would have a baby shower JUST for that game!!!
Otherwise you could just have a proper afternoon tea theme like this with would make it special without rowdier games 
Anywho hope some of that helps 
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Posted: 24 October 2011 at 5:12pm |
Babe, thanks so much for those ideas, I love the t-shirt and all in one idea!! Totally going to do that! I'm not sure if big sister will come. some of the invitees have children, and I know she wants this as a catch up which probably includes with children.
etd - posted before adding this link Mother Blessing I found this - this is a nice idea too
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Posted: 24 October 2011 at 5:15pm |
Oh yeah, and in my searching for ideas I found this site: Tatum (halfway down the page) - OMG 100 guests to a baby shower!!! We aren't having that many to our wedding!!
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Posted: 24 October 2011 at 6:41pm |
OK, I feel a bit friendless now! I don't think I could muster up 100 people to invite to a shower! Well... I could... but I think a few of them might be more than a little surprised to get an invite
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Posted: 24 October 2011 at 8:50pm |
Lol Hopes yeah sheesh 100 people!!! I just think like WHY??? Its a baby shower... which means you're pregnant... which automatically infers discomfort, excessive tiredness, nausea if you're me  , awkwardness with every move... WHY would you subject yourself to a baby shower where you have to be nice to so.many.people??!!!
PL yay glad it helped!! If you have kids coming you could always get them their own canvas and do handprints for the baby/s. For our wedding we had a big board and I painted a tree trunk on it. We had different coloured ink and everyone put their thumb/fingerprint on the tree as leaves along with their name and man its the coolest thing ever!!! You could have a canvas with a tree trunk and have any kids place their handprints as leaves along with their names. Also have some play stations like an area with blocks, an area with crayons and paper, a dvd going if you have a spare room... We do that whenever we have family stuff and it just makes it easier knowing the kids aren't bored brainless in someone elses house.
Hope it goes well!!!
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Posted: 25 October 2011 at 8:43am |
I am definitly having a shower for my second as some one said why does only the first born get a celebration and plus not just for the presents but for getting the girls together and having an afternoon of games, gossiping etc lol
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Posted: 25 October 2011 at 10:06am |
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Just to put an idea out there.
I threw a diaper party for my best friends second baby.
She didn't need any baby clothes so we decided everyone would just bring a bag of disposable diapers (different sizes so she didn't have too many newborn ones!)
She didn't have to but any herself for 7 months after baby!
though i guess this only works for spozies.
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Posted: 25 October 2011 at 1:36pm |
SethsMama wrote:
Just to put an idea out there.
I threw a diaper party for my best friends second baby.
She didn't need any baby clothes so we decided everyone would just bring a bag of disposable diapers (different sizes so she didn't have too many newborn ones!)
She didn't have to but any herself for 7 months after baby!
though i guess this only works for spozies. |
This could def work for cloth - ask everyone to either buy one nappy, or two people could buy a nappy together.
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Posted: 25 October 2011 at 9:18pm |
I thought people didnt but have had about 4 friends talk about my baby shower this time. I think I'd rather go out for afternoon tea or have a shared one, and get them to bring food. Definitely put on the invites that gifts are not needed: put nicely like "In place of a gift, please bring a plate to share" or something.
Then if people really want to get you a gift they will: not cuz its 'what you do at baby showers' but because they WANT to even though they dont have to
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