when should it be?

[mummybunny]

im having a bit of a problem here my mum wants to organise a baby shower for bub and i for around the november mark (im due early feb possible late jan) but the thing is that hubby and i wont be moving in to our new house till prob late november and most of the ppl she has planned to come are driving 4 to 6 hours so they r going to want to come and stay with us for the night... but being 7 months preg im not really going to get the house all done up clean and we ready to have ppl staying with us in time im just wondering if maybe we should wait till after bub is born to have a baby shower being so close to christmas (my birthday hehe) its gonna be hard to get everyone up here so what does everyone think? i want to have the shower my mum wants to do it for me so i wont say no... not just when will we have the shower but what is involved in the shower? ive never been to one and its been a while since my mum had one... ppl please help me...

[Eternity]

I just recently had my baby shower I had mine when I was 8 months I found it a great time to have one, it was a little more exciting cause I don’t have that long to go and everyone feeds off the excitement. Why do you have to have it in November?? You could delay it a month that would give you time to prepare Or could you have it at your mums house? Does she have enough room for your guests to stay? OR like you said have a meet the Baby Shower this would be a good idea as your guests are so far away just to come for the baby shower I don’t now seems a long trip it may be a good idea so when they come they can see bubby? Mind you my nanna travelled 4 hours to mine but she has happy to and we have lots of family so she stayed with them

As for the organisation I had about 30 guests I decorated the house in White and pink balloons and streamers. We just had lots of nibbles, Patty cakes, pink and white, champers for the guests and played about 4 games it was a hoot! And I got spoilt rotten. I had it at my house because I wanted everyone to be able to see the nursery all set up so I got everything ready and my friend arranged all the games she offered to do more but it was my house felt wrong to ask her to arrange all the food and decorations.

Hope all goes well you have plenty of time don’t stress!:D

[dragonflyblu]

My friend had hers about a week before she was due and promptly went into labour as soon as everyone arrived! We had the baby shower without her while she was lobouring all day in the hospital, happily she gave birth before the baby shower was over and we all found out together that she had a boy and he was healthy etc.

Anyway for the shower itself...All of her aunty and uncles and other family brought food and drink and we played stupid games (like not being able to say her name all day and if you do you get a safety pin, the person with no safety pins would win a prize) the games were silly, but we all had fun and it gave some sort of structure to the day rather than just being a party. We even played pass the parcel! It sounds like a bummer that people will need to stay with you. Maybe you could ring around and find a cheap hotel nearby or a caravan park with cabins that everyone could share? For my brothers wedding we had to travel a few hours and we ended up renting a large (3 bedroom) cabin in a nearby caravan park and it only cost us about $30 each.

I havent been to many baby showers but they have varied a bit. The last one I went to was finger food (savoury and sweet) and drinks. And they have usually been decorated with kids-type decorations to get everyone in the mood. I havent really been to one where the nursery was already set up (just basics like a cot and so on).

Just be creative and think silly kids things and all will go well.:smiliedance:

[mummybunny]

ok so turns out we are not moving into the house untill late november or even early december now... should we be combining christams house warming and baby shower together or is that too much to ask? im just worried about where everyone will stay and when to have the shower i have decided a meet the baby shower wont work because i think im just gonna want to rest and get to know bub myself before i am letting others get to know him/her... selfish i know but thats how id rather it!
needing help please its getting so close so quickly nd i need to organise those who need to come from 5 hours away and futher...

[~EmsMum~]

id say around 7-8 months

[mummybunny]

well ill be 7 months november and that would be ideal but the thing is we wont be in the house till dec by the looks of things... so im just wondering should i be having it then and as i said combining the three or just not worrie about one?? id like to see everyone befor bub comes but its just getting so hard to organise beingso close to christmas...

[oleander]

You shouldnt feel like you HAVE to have one. My mum organised a morning tea for me. Invited my aunties, cousin and Nonna. Very small and casual. It was at 10am until about 12 and was really nice. Can your mum have it at her place or maybe at an aunties or friends? Surely you dont need the stress of having at yours especially with the moving going on.

[mummybunny]

ok so the time is getting closer and i still have not decided on when to have the baby shower or lunch when would u suggest?

[defaipe]

i'd say wait till the end of november once you're all set up in your new place.. time wise im not sure. mid morning or mid afternoon is always good i think.. that way you dont have to stress about "big meals" and just do the finger foods etc.
goodluck!

[Mojogal]

Could you maybe organise some help to get your place ready for people to come and stay? I don't think it's too much to ask while your pregnant, and I'm sure your friends or family who are close by would be happy to come over and have a little working bee, to help you get the house ready for visitors.
I would definitely think about combining all 3 celebrations, as this will be less hassle in the long run. It doesn't have to be fancy, maybe just a bit of a barbie, or even just nibblies - just so you all can get together before bub arrives, see your new house, and wish each other a Merry Xmas!
You don't have to organise games etc for the Baby Shower if you don't want to - I didn't. It was just a nice morning tea to say congrats and farewell, as we were also leaving town before bub was due.

I hope this helps, need any more specific ideas, just ask - we'll see what we can come up with. And DON'T STRESS!! LOL it's the last thing you need right now, so take it easy, things will fall into place, you'll see.

[tootiredtosleep]

I think having a baby shower is lovely. I had mine when I was 20 weeks! I live interstate from all my family and didn't want to fly in the last trimester.
I had to borrow 2 suitcases from Mum to get everything home in, and pay heaps for excess baggage. It was worth it though, I had a great time.

We played girls names/ boys names. Your Mum (who is hosting?)would pick a letter ie A and everyone has to think and write down as many A names as possible for boys and girls. Winner gets a prize!
We also played a memory game where you put heaps of baby/household items on a tray, (about 12, pins, clippers, cotton bud etc) show everyone for 30 seconds, then cover the tray. Everyone then has to write down what was on the tray from memory. The person with the most gets a small prize.

We had finger food. I hope it works out for you, it would be a shame if you missed out.

[mummybunny]

thanx heaps girls i hope that i can have a baby shower too id love to see everyone one last time as an indipendant no obligations woman hehe :p and i dont know if i mentioned it before but i also just realised my birthday is on chrismas day too lol how could i forget so it will be a combo of 4 in 1 yay :p :thumbsup:
so i guess we will just see how we go... will let all know how things went!:D