Anyone else never had a baby shower?

[PumpkinZulu]

I still get sad about it sometimes if I bother to think about it, but really, I have never done anything i was 'supposed' to in the right order anyhow.

That made a glum preggo chick smile

I could just throw it myself, but I don't want the whole 'omg she's throwing herself a baby shower, what a *****' thing. I don't even want presents, I just want a group of people who like me to sit around with me and eat yummy things and be happy that another little girl is on the way

[myturn]

I could just throw it myself, but I don't want the whole 'omg she's throwing herself a baby shower, what a *****' thing. I don't even want presents, I just want a group of people who like me to sit around with me and eat yummy things and be happy that another little girl is on the way

then do it! and just write on the invitations "no presents"..... and call it a baby celebration! The last chance, prior to being overwhelmed with another mouth to feed, for you to have a party!

I don't think people will think it's weird... my sister planned her own kitchen tea (I thought it was a dumb idea to have one... but mum wanted her to...) and she even planned all the games and ran them herself... nobody even thought it was weird

A baby shower is the one thing I DO want... didn't have an engagement party (I thought that was a waste of time, money AND all about presents).... but I think a baby shower... while it IS about the presents () is also about celebrating it, and I LOVE buying presents for others baby showers, so.... I figured people who don't like buying gifts will buy something small anyway, and I probably won't even notice if they don't buy one at all!

anyway, my suggestion... just do it! and enjoy it! and don't even think about what others might be thinking... after all... you cannot, no matter what anyone says... read their mind.....

[Cassius2]

I could just throw it myself, but I don't want the whole 'omg she's throwing herself a baby shower, what a *****' thing. I don't even want presents, I just want a group of people who like me to sit around with me and eat yummy things and be happy that another little girl is on the way

Dude. that is the ONLY way that i have EVER gotten a baby shower/celebration lol. I guess i am sad.

I am totally devastated that what with the preterm labour threats etc that i havent had time to organise something. this time around i wanted something smaller and intimate and just a kind of 'sharing circle' between women ITMS. but yeah, just havent had a chance and definitely no one else that would organise one for me lol. funnily enough i find it weirder to organise my own birth blessingway than to organise a tradition baby shower...

I *think* that what i will do (I still live in hope that i can get my A into G and organise something for the weekend lol) in the coming weeks is organise with my 2 girls to have a wee paint party where I will draw a pregnant lady and the baby and they can go sick on it with some paints and then I can hang them up in my birth space to gaze and zone out with during labour. i really want to include them in this celebration and will be a nice way to do something meaningful but still special for this baby...

[Livinthedream]

Didn't have one, don't regret it, usually don't go to ones I am invited to.
I figure what, will all the kids parties, concerts, playgroups and full time work, my weekends are already full enough.
I like to buy something for mum and bubs after the birth, take a cake, have a coffee, shoot the **** one on one.
KWIM
Hope you get the day you want though PZ.