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Anonymous
| My baby shower is coming up in the next few weeks and all of the invites have been sent out. Yesterday my husband told me that a female coworker (whom I haven't met) was asking when the shower is. I've only met a few of my husband's other coworkers a handful of times so I didn't include them on the invite list, but am now wondering if I should have. Perhaps this woman was just making conversation, I don't know. If anyone has thoughts or experience with inviting your husband's female friends or coworkers to your baby shower, please let me know. |
Anonymous
| I had the same thing happen before my shower a month ago. I think what worked for us was for my husband to say, "Her close friends are organizing something for her in a week/next month..." whatever. I think that conveys the message without being rude. Unless of course, you'd like to invite the co-worker. Most times, I think people just ask out of politeness. In my personal experience, the others didn't really want to have to organize the shower, but asked about it just to be sure that I was actually having one thrown for me. In the event that I wasn't, I think one of them might've stepped up and organized something small. Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy. Hope you have an easy labor. |
Anonymous
| I would imagine there will be a shower for him at work. Maybe that's what she was asking about. We didn't invite co-workers to our shower, even the better friends, because we didn't want them to feel like they had to buy us two gifts! |
Anonymous
| Same thing happened to me, but I did not include any of the women who work with my husband. They're not my friends. Some did give gifts to us but no one was upset (and DH didn't care) they were not included. |
Anonymous
| She might just want to know because the co-workers plan to get together and send a gift . . . . |
Anonymous
That was my exact thought too. |
Anonymous
| Agre with PP - just b/c someone asks I would not invite them. 'New father' showers or at least gifts are fairly common these days. We did not invite co-workers except for those we socialize with very closely to my shower. |