Can you host your own baby shower

Once I made that announcement I did have a few people step up to help divvy out jobs, which I am super grateful for! I purposely set it to a later date than many showers because I wanted birth to be around the corner and my mindset to be preparing for birth and postpartum. At 36 weeks, our rainy Saturday afternoon was filled with tasty, healthy snacks while we chatted about birth and babies.

Community centers, parks and churches often let you rent their space for low or no cost. Alternatively, if you have room in the party budget, consider renting an Airbnb in the area just make sure the Airbnb host is okay with your number of guests.

We get it, this can be a touchy subject. So we see no problem with politely asking gift givers to include receipts. While more extroverted parents might relish in the limelight of opening gifts for a crowd, others may not feel the same way.

What to write: Unlike your baby shower invitations, the thank you cards should be entirely personalized for each guest not just their name.

A short, personal message about how nice it was for your guest to come to your baby shower and how you plan to use their gift is usually enough. Did they gift diapers, a home-cooked meal or a gift card? Did they bring a toy or a board book? Let them know how much you look forward to your new baby enjoying it.

When to send: While a lot of baby shower etiquette has adapted for the modern world, we always stick with tradition on this one. We recommend shooting for one to two weeks after the shower to send your thank yous out. Just remember to include some yummy non-alcoholic beverages for yourself, mom-to-be.

This could be a great low key way to celebrate your baby with friends and family without putting out a full baby registry. A baby sprinkle is a scaled back baby shower. This would be a great option if you wanted to throw a baby shower and could use gifts that would help you stock up on necessities.

Diapers, wipes, formula, and other non reusable baby items are at a price point that most people can afford on a budget. You can create a baby gift registry with all the essentials and even add gift cards that you can use in the future essential baby needs! Long distance can be tough! But thankfully we live in a world of technology and the party can go on with a virtual shower.

A virtual baby shower is hosted online and can be held at a specific time or over a few days. You can interact with your guests through video chats, live chats, and messages.

I have found that the easiest places to host a baby shower online are Zoom and Facebook. Zoom works great to be able to see everyone at the same time and talk. If you are choosing to have a set date and time for your party, then Zoom is a good choice.

Remember that some people may be in different time zones, so planning can be a little bit tricky. Facebook makes it easier to communicate through messages, share videos, and you can even go live.

Create a private group to invite all your friends and family. We played virtual baby shower games through out the week and guests could post encouraging videos for her to watch. Then she went live on Saturday for about 10 minutes to thank everyone for sending gifts and joining the virtual baby shower. The good news is you can still celebrate with your mom, best friend, and the people you love! When people come around you to show their love and support it feels empowering and encouraging. Our friends and family stepped up and threw a baby shower for us, I realized how much support we had as we entered into parenthood!

You get gifts! You get to choose the theme, food, venue, and baby registry. Oh, and did I mention you can play baby shower games or not play baby shower games! Being the center of attention may not be your thing, so it will be easy to avoid embarrassing party games!

You can decide how formal or relaxed you want your baby shower. Planning a baby shower for yourself takes up a lot of time. You need at least weeks to pull off a low key baby shower. You are definitely busy with preparing space for the baby, wrapping things up at work, attending all those doctor appointments that happen at the end of a pregnancy, and other normal life circumstances. This may be hard for you to pull off if organization is a struggle for you.

Are you a people pleaser? Does your anxiety go crazy at the thought of doing something that other people may find distasteful? There are people who would say that throwing your own baby shower goes against traditional etiquette. How does stress effect you? But should the Mother of the mother-to-be host her own daughter's event? Is it proper? This question stirs up quite a debate.

Initially, Emily Post frowned on the immediate family of the parent's-to-be hosting the party. She felt that because gifts are, quite frankly, the main reason for throwing showers, it appears rather self-serving for the Grandmother-to-be to throw a party for her own child.

Another etiquette expert, Judith Martin, aka Miss Manners, agrees, having stated over and over that, "…relatives are not supposed to be the host of showers.

Over the years, Emily Post has softened on her views as to who should or should not host a baby shower. She feels that, along with close friends, cousins, and coworkers, it is now appropriate for anyone to host a baby shower as long as there's a good reason.

Some expectant parents live far from their hometowns, and their mothers and sisters host a shower so that old neighborhood friends can attend.