3rd baby protocol? ??

[DocsPhilli]

Are you supposed to have a baby shower for your 3rd baby? I'm on my third baby and there's going to be a 4 year gap between the baby and my second and a 7 year gap between my oldest. Is it OK to have and baby shower?

[TrinaKaye]

Bassinet, packnplay, bouncer, and then at the shower we just play games. Eat food, and socialize.

[TrinaKaye]

Of course these days its protocol to have a shower for every baby! There was a four year gap between my first two and we had a boy, then a girl so we had a baby shower for both. My third we found out was another girl when my second was just turning one so we didn't need a shower for her. And now with baby number four if its a boy there will be another shower. Even if its a girl we will have another shower because this one is due in the winter and my last was a summer baby. We just play games and say bring what you'd like. We always buy our own big things because we want what we want, not what we get stuck with, so I buy the crib. Swing

[alid32]

It's fine! Every baby should be celebrated:) You can have it more low key of you'd like, maybe just ask for diapers and smaller items. I'm on my third also. My oldest is 13 1/2 and my second is 8. I'll definitely be having a little get together to celebrate:)

[insomniac185]

I would have a shower for all my kids. It is just nice to go back and show them pictures and share the live with family and friends even if you dont need anything. But honestly you could always use something extra, clothes, diapers, baby wash, whatever. If you want to do it then do it

[Julianne88]

I wouldn't care what other people think. People have multiple showers. If you are feelig weary about having another maybe call it something else and just bad a celebration for the new baby. I would have another one

[nikkirilling]

I wouldnt care oyf my kid were born a year apart and the same sex. I would still have a baby shower. Mine will be 4yrs apart and opposite sex and i had big baby showers for both of them

[jjones2015]

There's 8 years between my girls.  We kept her stroller and car seat(Only to find out the expire after X amount of years), bouncer, high chair and swing. But nothing else. And honestly were having a baby shower for clothes and disposable items. We bought the other big things that you need simply because I didn't wanna be a needy 2nd time mom. But this is my husband's first, so circumstances are a little different

[finchette]

All babies deserve to have a shower. Also if you worry about protocol you can always just play games and only ask for the disposable things like diapers , wipes, lotions,  powders etc. I am on number four myself third girl, but I thought I was done after my third, so I wasn't keeping anything four years later... lol so really it is up to each different situation.  

[ThY_MrS_Decker]

Honestly I think its wrong to have a shower after the first baby. Maybe its how I was raised but I wouldn't do it...my sister has 8 years between her kids a girl then boy  and she didn't have one for the second....everyone is different and entitled their own opinion if you want to and don't feel its wrong go for it.

[Brina612]

Why of course, just because you have other children doesn't mean this child shouldn't have their own shower as well. And with that gap there will things you will need again that you may not have kept. It's always a joy with a new child and a shower makes you feel special for that one day.

[Skittles_2_1_15]

I wouldn't with your gap.. but my babygirl will be ten sept2 so yes I will have a baby shower.. but hey if you want it do it..