Baby Shower for 3rd Baby?

[justice6920]

Hi ladies..... I know it might be to early to be thinking about this - I am almost 7 weeks pregnant with my third.... I did have a baby shower for my first and second of course.....I would just like some opinions, did anyone have a baby shower for ALL babies or just the first? I think I would like to have one for this baby god willing but would it be to much to ask?

[JoyRenee]

I have had a shower with each baby, yes! BUT the difference between the first to the other two was that it the last two were more of a luncheon to celebrate the upcoming new arrival and not to get a bunch of gifts. The last two were also family-only because family members wanted to get a few gifts (like diapers) and they decided it'd just be easier to have a lunch all together. So go ahead and have a little tea party or brunch with some friends. Celebrate your new bundle!

[justice6920]

Good Idea Ladies.... I think I feel the same, I had a HUGE gap from my first to my second, they were ten years apart and I had NOTHING, so we decided to do a shower for the second.... My second is now 2 1/2 and I was thinking pretty much the same thing, No shower unless someone throws a surprise one! The party is a great idea too!

[Clysta]

I've been a few (most recent being yesterday) and unless you're either having a different gender than you previously had or there's a large gap in ages (like 5+ years) we don't do them.

My family did one for my sister and I on our first, but we don't have them done for any second or later pregnancies.

[LosingMyMindInGA]

I think that after you have had two baby showers it would be in poor taste to have another one.  Now if someone else comes along and throws you a surprise shower, that would be different.  I have had 6 babies and never had a shower for any of them.  I just leave it up to friends and relatives to give a gift if they wish.  

By the time your 3rd comes around you should have pretty much everything you need except some of the lesser expensive items.  In my personal opinion, it would seem a little greedy to expect people to give you more.  Perhaps you could just have a "baby celebration"  Maybe a backyard get together,  where males and females can come.  Don't label it as a shower so people won't feel obligated to bring gifts.  But you could plan some of the same activities as you would for a shower, maybe.  

Just a personal opinion and some ideas.  It also really depends on how those you would invite would feel about it.