Baby shower

[NMc16]

I’m currently pregnant and definitely not one for baby showers. My friend has dropped hints and I’ve said to her twice now I’m waiting until the baby is born. ‘Oh you have to have a baby shower’. Like why are people insistent on you having one and it’s like a sin if you don’t? You can do what you want and people should just respect that. I hate attention and fuss and I’m planning on getting the baby christened and a small get together. What’s the issue with actually waiting until the baby is born?

Think this is just 'a thing' for your mate. No one actually wants to organise a shower of tat for anyone.

It's just a nice way of people showing you that they care, spoiling you and wanting you to have a lovely afternoon before the arrival of your little one.

A christening is not the same as a baby shower.

Totally agreed OP, not even for the attention on you, I strongly believe you should not celebrate a baby or give him/her gifts until it is born. I have only been to 1 baby shower and very sadly the baby was stillborn, I'm by no means superstitious and think this is because of the baby shower but having the baby shower memories and all the gifts only made it harder for the parents. I made my feelings about it very clear and said I would of honestly walk out.
tell her you would much rather people came to meet baby and bring him/her a gift when he/she is born (not straight away obviously)

I just don’t agree with baby showers in my opinion and think it just makes more sense to actually see the baby when they are born but each to their own. I shouldn’t feel forced or pressured into having one just because ‘everyone else does’

I totally agree