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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Etiquette police, please correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that it is always incorrect for family members (e.g. your MIL) to host showers. So she may be out of line to begin with.[/quote]

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Not true in modern times, folks.  It's quite common and completely ok.  Slow your roll.

http://www.etiquettedaily.com/2012/07/whos-to-host-responsibility-of-the-baby-shower/

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Give it up. I don't care if "Emily Post" (who is probably doing pirouettes in her grave if that's the kind of advice being given under her name) says it's okay; it's a bald gift grab when hosted by family no matter how sweet the motivation. Your family should not beg for gifts for you.

Your sip and see sounds lovely - who wouldn't be excited to see "come meet our baby!"? Just son't say [i]anything[/i] about gifts on the invite! I think by 2-3 months most everyone feels physically recovered. (I took a [i]long[/i] time to recover from my scheduled c-section and by then I felt much better). Keeping the party length to 2-3 hours instead of 3-4 will probably be easier for both you and baby. Both of my babies were in the NICU, so we were told to be more cautious about germs, but if it's a group of grown-ups they aren't going to be a snotty, disgusting group, you know? [/quote]

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