Here some typical questions related to baby shower etiquette which are with answers, may be useful for you when you are planning your baby shower. Baby showers is very first event of your baby in his/her life. Holding a baby shower is not just about giving gifts but is also a event to celebrate the birth of a baby.
- How many guests should be invited to a baby shower ?
The guests would be between ten to twenty people or may be more as per the baby shower party arrangements. It mainly depends on the size of the accommodation of where the shower is to be held and how many people you know in that location. One can give a small baby shower before the baby birth and the larger one after the baby's arrival.
- Should a baby shower be held for the first baby only?
The modern view is that baby showers can be held for every subsequent babies as every baby birth is a reason for celebration. Mostly it is usual to held a baby shower only for the first baby, or you can hold for a second or third baby, especially if say the first baby is a boy and the later baby is a girl. But traditionally a baby shower is only held for the first baby.
Baby shower gifts are best aimed at being the more day to day useful items that the baby may need and maybe not so expensive given at a first baby shower. But please do remember that the idea of holding a baby shower is of course not just about giving gifts but is also a event to celebrate the birth of a baby.
- When is the good time to hold a baby shower?
More traditional for the baby shower to be held at sometime before the birth. Generally a baby shower to be holds a month or two before the birth of the baby. In that case it is preferable that the gifts should be those related to newborn babies mostly.
But now a days it has been observed the baby showers are held a month or two after the baby birth. This is proper way also cause in case if the mother is having a difficult pregnancy then the religion discourages celebration. As well as holding the shower after the baby is born has the advantage that you can be sure that the gifts can relate to the baby girl or baby boy.
- Is it a good idea to have games at a baby shower?
Off course games makes everyone in the shower more relaxed and free to each other’s. Helps to introduce the guests to each other, but the games are as such not essential to a baby shower. It is better to ask a mother how she feels about keeping games, which also involves her at her baby shower party.
Gifts, food, drink and conversation are the basic needs of a baby shower. It is the games, which make your baby shower the most memorable event. And those are very interesting if they are related to babies. The other way is to have a book where guests can write down one piece of advice, to the new mother.
- Who will be the organizer and host the baby shower ?
Generally the baby shower was thrown by a friend of the mother but now a days anyone can hold a baby shower, including relatives and coworkers of the baby's mother or father. More than one person can also share the duties of throwing the shower, which will help them to give a great shower party.
- Is it expected to give shower favors to the guests?
In many showers it is not at all expected that you give baby shower favors although in some other areas where it is expected then it will probably be an inexpensive to give favors to guests of the baby shower party. But the price of a shower favor would probably depend on the gift values, which you are expecting your guests to bring.
First check out with other people in your area as to what they have done on their baby's showers. It may be the correct shower etiquette to give favors whereas in others it will be sufficient for your guests to give a party.
