Hehe I know exactly what you mean about the dates. My birthday is on the 28th of this month and I will be exactly 34 weeks - I didn't want it before then because of Christmas and so many family members bdays in January. So the baby shower is planned for the 8th of Feb which is not even 2 weeks after my birthday but any later and it's cutting it a bit fine! And yep, I do feel a bit awkward having them close together, and I'll kill anyone who buys me stuff for baby for my birthday! I really don't care about the presents, it's just I feel bad for my friends and family feeling obliged to buy presents for both occasions so close together.

Anyway, so you want it before April? I think that's fine otherwise you can be blunt (like me!) and warn people not to buy you baby stuff for YOUR birthday and then have the shower sometime in May/June.