Baby Showers?

[Cazm2]

Hi all

currently 29 weeks with first child. My sister is trying to organise me a baby shower she is currently 23 weeks with her second child. Mine is due 24 March hers beg May.

I threw her one for her first child and have said why dont we have joint one now? but she wants to do me one. I will then have do her one but will have newborn child probably. She said she is not worried as its her second child and she doesnt need one.
However I feel guilty!

any thoughts? should i do her one or just leave it. Part of me feels i should leave it as i will have enough to do but she is my sister, however it would be nice to have a bit of spotlight on me for a change. My first pregnancy was a miscarriage.

I love baby showers but then i am not british and they are common where i am from (oz). If you want one then let her go ahead and organise it. If you feel the need to reciprocate then why dont you organise a kitchen tea for your sister. It is not as formal as a baby shower and people dont usually bring gifts (unless there is a huge age gap between last born and newborn). Bascially everyone brings a meal and they all go in the freezer for when baby arrives and parents are learning to look after more than one child and havent got time to cook.

I think as your sister isnt so fussed with having another baby shower you could just throw together a hamper of small gifts for her and baby from you and some close friends, then produce it at the end of your baby shower, its also a way of saying thank you! :-)