When did people first offer to throw you a baby shower? - DFW Area ...

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I say 'sort of' because I think her words were, "let me know whatever I can help with, for a baby shower or anything else." The problem is, she lives in The Woodlands and I'm here. I'd love to take her up on it (assuming I can confirm she was willing to host) but I'd much rather have a shower here in Dallas than in Houston, as all of my friends are here. The only people in Houston are her and my parents and a couple of my friends' parents - maybe 5 people total. None of my Dallas friends have offered or even remotely broached the subject. How soon after you announced you were pregnant did your friends offer to host a shower for you? Should I go ahead and take up my sister's offer, but ask her if she wouldn't mind doing it in Dallas (she comes here all the time for work anyway)? Or should I wait it out to see if someone local offers? I'm not due until April but with the holidays I feel like December is pretty much out of the question, and by January I'll be 27 weeks. This may not even seem like a time crunch to most, but this is my first so I'm new to this whole baby shower thing I'm also a super planner, so it's hard for me to wait until the last minute and see if someone else offers. __________________ .:Jenn:. #1 EDD April 11, 2013 Sponsored Links Sounding Board ? Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Murphy Posts: 500 Quote: I think people tend to do baby showers when you are closer to popping. Also after you know if its a girl or boy so they can pick cute clothing. I was looking pretty pregnant by the time I had my baby showers. Do your friends have kids already? If they don't it might not of occurred to them. Just reread your response. Some of them have kids, some don't. A few are pregnant themselves. Also, they all know I'm not finding out gender, so that wouldn't be a hold up. But when do people normally start OFFERING? I know the actual shower is usually closer to due date. __________________ .:Jenn:. #1 EDD April 11, 2013 Site Administrator ? Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Murphy Posts: 36,768 Most showers aren't thrown until the 30-35th weeks of pregnancy. So you are looking at late February, early March for your shower. Granted, you can have it whenever you want, but the typical shower is in the 30+ weeks. 34/35 seems to be a normal. I only know this because I was very curios and googled it since I am having to compete with the holidays as well. I was thinking it would be great to have it before the holidays, but was told that would be too early. And googled agreed. My friends did not broach it with me until about 4 weeks ago. But this is my 4th and she said she was more worried about what is going on with my FIL and didn't know when she should bring it up. I did have another friend offer to do one "if no one else was", about 2 months ago. Which was really nice of her, but her and I both knew I was probably going to asked by a couple of really close friends, which I was. With my first, my MIL planned it from the get go with my SIL's. I didn't have much say in it. I would definitely ask your sister if she would be willing to come here and have it. I don't see why not. Maybe, first ask her if she was serious and if she really is interested. If you and your sister are close, she might get hurt feelings if you don't offer it to her. And then maybe sneak in to some friends that your sister would love some help with it. But if all else fails, Stacey and I will host one for you. But um, not around my due date. __________________ Mom to 3 wonderful daughters and one son on the way! Punkin(9), Pickles(7), Sunshine(5), and Baby GQ - EDD 02/22/13 Sounding Board ? Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Murphy Posts: 500 Quote: My friends did not broach it with me until about 4 weeks ago. But this is my 4th and she said she was more worried about what is going on with my FIL and didn't know when she should bring it up. I did have another friend offer to do one "if no one else was", about 2 months ago. Which was really nice of her, but her and I both knew I was probably going to asked by a couple of really close friends, which I was. With my first, my MIL planned it from the get go with my SIL's. I didn't have much say in it. I would definitely ask your sister if she would be willing to come here and have it. I don't see why not. Maybe, first ask her if she was serious and if she really is interested. If you and your sister are close, she might get hurt feelings if you don't offer it to her. And then maybe sneak in to some friends that your sister would love some help with it. But if all else fails, Stacey and I will host one for you. But um, not around my due date. I have had nobody else say ANYTHING other than "where are you registered?" Jamie, I was really thinking that February 22nd-ish sounded PERFECT!! __________________ .:Jenn:. #1 EDD April 11, 2013 ? Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: DFW Posts: 2,723 __________________ Go Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month! ? Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: DFW Posts: 2,723 Quote: I have had nobody else say ANYTHING other than "where are you registered?" That is all some of my friends got... I would make that registry and start giving it out! (I am sure you will have a shower, but never pass up a chance to give out registry info!) __________________ Go Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month! ? Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N.Dallas Posts: 6,463 Month 6. ? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: tx Posts: 8,786 much closer to the baby's arrival 1-2 mos. before arrival. Go ahead and register and that way you'll have a response for those that are asking where you are registered. If anyone asks when you're having a shower you can just answer honestly, there aren't any in the plans right now. Once friends start finding that out, I'm sure someone will offer to do one. And if no one offers to do one you can always have a "sip and see" where friends come over to see the baby ( for a very short see) and then you have food and chat, most might bring a gift also. I'd think your sister would offer a little later on. If you're not even "showing", it's sometimes hard for people to really "get into" the whole idea that you're really pregnant and so on. Once you've got a good belly on you, I'm sure the questions will come. Sounding Board ? Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North Richland Hills Posts: 1,976 I didn't have friends so I talked to my mom about it. Ha. I think we had it during my seventh month. __________________ Sanddi Married to my offshore husband, Preston Mommy to my Sylasarus Site Moderator ? Join Date: May 2011 Location: Saginaw Posts: 240 I was kind of worries about this when I was pregnant, too! Especially being due right around Thanksgiving and such. We ended up having the shower when I was about 8 months along, I think, and it worked out pretty well, but I was still stressing about it prior to that anyway thinking that nobody was going to throw me one, lol. __________________ :: Danielle Married to M since '07 SAHM to one sweet & spunky little girl (11/09) Sounding Board ? Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Murphy Posts: 500 Quote: I was kind of worries about this when I was pregnant, too! Especially being due right around Thanksgiving and such. We ended up having the shower when I was about 8 months along, I think, and it worked out pretty well, but I was still stressing about it prior to that anyway thinking that nobody was going to throw me one, lol. How far prior to the shower did the person offer to host, though? Days, weeks months? I guess I'm trying to figure out if people usually don't offer up until right before they'd throw it, or do people usually offer months before? I know what *I* would do if I was offering for someone else, but that's because I like to plan months in advance so I don't feel like I'm throwing everything together at the last minute. But I realize not everyone is like me. __________________ .:Jenn:. #1 EDD April 11, 2013 Sounding Board ? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Frisco Posts: 4,501 I was due in March and my best friends offered sometime in November when I was around 5.5 mos along. We had mine in mid January. Site Moderator ? Join Date: May 2011 Location: Saginaw Posts: 240 __________________ :: Danielle Married to M since '07 SAHM to one sweet & spunky little girl (11/09) Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is On Forum Jump

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