To Have or Not to Have a baby shower for your second child



 

 



I've been reading up on BabyCenter to see whether or not it is a good idea to have a baby shower for a second child.  Apparently, a lot of mom's think it isn't a good idea unless it is the opposite gender of your first child.  I'd like to say I don't agree.

Before my second child was born, a good friend of mine wanted to throw us a baby shower. I told her it wasn't necessary, but she insisted that this baby get a shower just like how our first one did.

We decided to have the shower a couple months after the baby was born. This was actually a great idea because it meant that we wouldn't have a lot of visitors right away.  I don't know about how other moms feel about this, but I remember when my first child was born, it was very overwhelming having a whole bunch of people visit right away.  I understand everyone was excited for us and they wanted to see our newest member of our family. In my own experience, it was hard to deal with having a lot of visitors while trying to heal from an emergency C-section and having massive sleep deprivation. Of course I wanted everyone to meet our little one but there had to have been a better way of going about it.

Having a baby shower a couple months after having your second child allows you to heal the way you need to and people don't feel like they need to rush to meet your baby. It gives you a chance to be with your baby without being overwhelmed with company.  And the great thing is, everyone still gets to meet your little bundle of joy when you finally have healed and have more energy.  You are able to enjoy being around everyone and not feel stressed.

And as for gifts, don't feel bad that you are putting on a shower for your second child because your friends and family are excited for you and they want to get your little one something special.