Is A Second Baby Shower Tacky?

[Anonymous]

Is a second baby shower tacky?

[Anonymous]

Yes, unless your first child is 6 or older.

[Anonymous]

Like for a second baby? In the time of covid where it would have to be a virtual shower? But you’re still asking for gifts? Yes.

[Anonymous]

Yes

[Anonymous]

YES, especially during a freaking global pandemic.

People are canceling or postponing their weddings.

People are not even having funerals and memorial services at the moment.

And you're over here expecting a SECOND baby shower?!

Wow.

[Anonymous]

Yes, unless you are a Kardashian. Kim K had 4, but maybe she paid for them.

[Anonymous]

Yeah but I think you can have exceptions for office parties (because the gifts are smaller/group and there can be a push to just do every pregnancy for equity. Also no one has to go anywhere) and small gatherings with close friends and fewer/smaller gifts.

Like if the invitation said “John and Jane have what they need from baby 1 but have put together a list of books for baby 2” or whatever, idk. Not a big registry though.

[Anonymous]

Yes

[Anonymous]

Not in my culture (Indian) because it’s seen as more of a religious thing and a celebration with loved ones rather than a gift grab.

[Anonymous]

Under most circumstances, yes.

There are exceptions.

What is the situation here, OP?

[Anonymous]

Very tacky.

[Anonymous]

Yes. But feel free to set up a registry because I always send my friends gifts for second babies. Would like to get you something you want & need, rather than something you have to return.

[Anonymous]

Yes. But why do you care what I think? What do your friends/family/prospective invitees think? They're the ones that you're asking to buy gifts for yourself.

[Anonymous]

All baby showers are tacky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah but I think you can have exceptions for office parties (because the gifts are smaller/group and there can be a push to just do every pregnancy for equity. Also no one has to go anywhere) and small gatherings with close friends and fewer/smaller gifts.

Like if the invitation said “John and Jane have what they need from baby 1 but have put together a list of books for baby 2” or whatever, idk. Not a big registry though.

Ok, the point about the office party is true. We just had an office "shower" for someone's third. But it's a small workplace. And most of my coworkers are older, so the baby was a novelty. And the gifts were baby books. And we just wanted to have office cake, really.