Baby Shower for Second Child

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Hi all - is having a baby shower for a second child (5 years apart) a thing? For me it isn't really about the gifts, it is about having people (friends) coming together for a few hours, as adults it is difficult to organise such a meeting usually. What are people's thoughts? Thanks

Do the friends you would invite have children? If not you could always have a party involving the children and do a celebration of your current child becoming a big brother/sister too 🥰

If this isn’t an option I would just ask your friends what they think. Did you plan your own baby shower for your first baby or did one of your friends?

A gathering for your friends sounds lovely! Baby showers will always get mixed responses, so just don’t call it that. Just say ‘it would be lovely to see everyone before the baby arrives’.

Do you not meet up with friends regularly? Why would you only get together if it’s a baby shower?

That's a good idea! I guess it makes it just makes it easier to get people together if it's a 'thing'

Um a couple of friends I live kind of close to yes, but not very often and there are others scattered around the country (from uni / from living elsewhere etc) which we always say we'll meet up and either end up not or it is a very rare occurance.

Only one friend has a child actually, and mine will be coming (no childcare options) but I love the idea of having a celebration of DC!

Sounds like a lovely idea.

With a baby shower, there is the assumption that a gift should be brought. Do you want gifts? If not, then I'd certainly just invite people to a not very formal get together and massive catchup with babies/ children welcome.

Call it a Spring brunch or lunch perhaps? Or a tea party or supper if you're thinking of an afternoon or early evening bash.

Baby showers are for being 'showered' in consumer products. If it's not about gifts just call it a meetup.

People will be more likely to attend that than a gifting event.