Baby showers are parties thrown for friends that are pregnant. This practice has significantly changed over the course of the years and has gradually become more and more elaborate and planned.
Baby showers can give rise to an expectant mom feel extra secure in the fact that her pals are all pulling for her and providing moral and financial support. Commonly the baby shower is organized by non-relatives.
Inviting the Guests
Who should you invite? More often than not, the guest list will only consist of those nearest and dearest to the expectant mother. It wouldn’t harm if she gets a first look at the guest list so that she can advise who ought to be invited. If you are setting up a surprise baby shower, you will have to do a little investigation on who should be attending instead of running the list past the expectant mother.
If the baby is not a firstborn, you may choose to keep the number of guests down to the closest to the mother. Firstborn baby showers tend to have a bigger guest list because it is, after all, the mother’s first time.
The thing to bear in mind is that the nature of baby showers is intimacy. So, for any baby shower celebration, try making the gathering one of intimate friends.
You could use informal ways to invite these guests: email, phone and others. Invitation cards and other letters are the best approach, however, as they offer a tangible, traceable confirmation of invitation. In addition, it is the most certain and formal way to invite a person – and in many cultures – the only way.
What About the Guys
The nature of the party is most likely going to be inclined towards the feminine side; if the organizers of the party have a provision for this, then inviting men would be fine. It also depends on the guys, since the party may well dwell on matters such as having a baby, children, and further maternal topics, they might not be that excited to join up. All in all, it depends on the preference of the organizers.
Venue
Anyplace! As long as it can keep with the placid and enjoyable nature of the occasion, any place would be fine. The more typical places on baby shower lists are backyards, formal halls, dining places, and in the end any room that has the facilities to make a baby shower successful. Just make sure the venue is not crowded and stressful to the mother-to-be. It also pays to make sure the venue is set long before the actual baby shower takes place.
When to Throw a Baby Shower
Usually this is one or two months before her due date. The baby shower is the perfect time to get your friend baby needs and stuff she may not have had time to buy yet. It has to be well-timed though – not too near to the due date, and not to far as to whittle down the excitement.
Baby showers are a pleasant surprise to expecting mothers. It takes a lot of the tension of expecting a child off of their minds and offers a way for friends to demonstrate encouragement and concern (and of course, baby gifts) to expecting friends.
A properly coordinated baby shower will be greatly valued and forever remembered by mothers long after they have delivered their children.
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