Do think people should have baby showers for their 2nd baby?

i personally dont ever experienced of my two kids celebrating a baby shower. maybe i dont have any budget for that stuff. but i wish i had that kind of party for them. and i attended already a baby shower with my friends kid, i was fun actually. well, maybe with my third baby. hahahahaha

I don't see the problem. The lst baby shower was for the first baby the second baby shower is for the second child. I never heard of it being in bad taste. My daughter had a baby 4 years ago and she might be pregnant now and she will have another baby shower. Especially if the baby is a boy since her first was a girl. In fact my daughter she gave away most of her clothes for her 1st baby to people who needed them. So of course even if she had another girl she would need another baby shower.

So is the mother expected to give the 2nd baby hand me downs? That is what you are saying. Or is the 2ns baby, 2nd best and does not deserve to get any new things? Also what if the first baby is a girl, and the 2nd a boy? In our group, we give baby showers after the baby is born , and if it is a girl, she gets pink, while the boy gets blue. I see nothing wrong with a baby shower for a 2nd or 3rd or 4th baby. After all, those babies are just as special as the first.

I wish I had this to worry about for myself :-) I think it is okay to have a shower for a second child for the reasons you said. I also think it's okay if somebody really wanted to throw you a shower for a second child. I think people like going to baby showers and it's a nice way to get together with friends and family. So, if somebody insists, I wouldn't turn them down.

there does not seem to be any confusion in that for me.What do others say

i dont think it is a bad taste having 2nd baby shower for the 2nd kid.it is seperate.if the mother hadn't had a baby shower with the first baby then it is ok to have one with 2nd baby.there are lot of options.over all i dont think it is a bad taste.

I really couldn’t understand this concept of baby shower…I mean are the family and friends expected to throw a party for the expectant mother? If that is the case, then maybe yes it would be unfair on those people to expect them to throw another party so soon. However, in our culture we have something akin to this in which the expectant mother, after completing 7 months, calls over people and has something like a party. Actually the expenses are shared by the expectant parents and family, the family pitches in with food and gifts, there’s a ceremony in which divine blessings are sought for both the mother and the baby and it’s a day of fun for all. Most houses do it for every baby but then with rising expenses, maybe the ceremony is not that elaborate for the next ones.

We dont even have baby showers for the first baby. Although I have heard of the idea, I think that concept went out here years ago. I dont think friends and family should have to go to the expense of a second baby shower. It's not like the old days where families were still dependant on their parents somewhat.

i honestly dont think that is right unless the baby comes much later. my mother in law had a baby 11 years after my hubby (it was an unplanned pregnancy) and of course, she had gotten rid of everything so her neighbours threw her a shower, but that is the only way i think is possible for a baby shower for later kids.

I think that a person should only have a baby shower after the first baby if they need things. Cribs are constantly changing, getting better or getting recalled. If the crib that the first baby slept in is outdated, then I would say a baby shower is in order because most likely there are other things parents will need for their children. I also agree with you in the case of multiple children. Growing up I had a lot of hand me downs from my sister and brother. This was all through life, I think I even took a bath in a baby basin that was my sister's, but I can't be quoted on that as I only assume... In any case, I suppose what I am saying is when my husband and I have children we will probably only have a baby shower after the first one if enough years has passed to warrant new things. A crib would be hard to store, so we would most likely give it away so would need a new one, but other things clothes and toys would be stored.

I think that it's okay like you said, if the baby comes several years after the first. Then it makes sense because the baby stuff has already been disposed or given away. I think that in our culture, not many people really throw baby showers, specially the ones who actually need them.

I don't personally think that there is anything wrong for having a baby shower for each and every baby that you are going to have. The reason that I feel this way is because of the fact that every baby is another unique individual and the celebration of a baby shower is a way of celebrating the coming life. I don't feel like the gifts would necessarily have to be extravagent. However, I think that it is nice to get together with your friends and family just before the birth of a baby.

I say Why not?? It's not like a Baby Shower is supposed to be exclusive to only one birth. A Baby shower is just about being excited about the Pregnancy and it can be a great time for the family and friends of the mother and father.

I think that a good thing to do if your 2nd baby comes within 5 years is to just have a diaper shower. You always need diapers no matter how old your other kids are. This was just a suggestion.