why no gifts? i dont think its rude at all even if someone brought a pair of socks that cost them $2. Its not going to put them totally out of pocket iykwim.
why do baby showers mean gifts? personally i think they mean getting together with the ones you love and celebrate the upcoming arrival of bub. Im having a baby shower and i personally couldnt care less if people brought gifts or not. Im having on to get the family together to share the whole pregnancy experience with me..
mmmmm anyway... just another thing that is sorta stereo typed ifkwim.
Baby shower etiquette threads come up on here quite a bit and you know, I've always really hated even just the idea of baby showers, of all kinds, for first children and the whole biz. I think they have the potential to be so incredibly insensitive for people who are struggling though pregnancy loss or infertility issues (and you just don't know what people are going through sometimes, it's such a private thing). Anyway, I wrote a post once about how I felt about baby showers and I think I offended most people, but there were some interesting responses and now I think that I may have been too harsh about baby showers.
Sorry, way too much rambling, but my point is I really think it entirely depends on how you do it, the tone you set. If you really want to celebrate a new life, make that the focus and I'm sure it will be lovely. A lunch out with the girls sounds nice???
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