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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's absolutely fine for a mother or sister to host a baby shower! Why not!? In relieves any financial burden from friends.

I wouldn't expect friends to host a baby shower for a 2nd or 3rd baby. If family wants to host one, that's fine. I think they should set an expectation should be for more modest gifts (like books, as a PP suggested), with the main goal to celebrate the happy occasion. A mom having her 2nd or 3rd baby shouldn't need as much stuff anyway. [/quote]

You wouldn’t expect friends to host a 2nd baby shower because there shouldn’t be one. [/quote]

I'm the PP and agree that no friend should be expected to host a second baby shower. And I actually should amend my prior comment because I don't think that even family should host a "baby shower" for a 2nd or 3rd child -- but it would be fine to host another gathering to celebrate the birth, like a "sip and see," and make clear that gifts are not expected. (Or, if there are gifts, it should be something modest, like a favorite children's book, so that's in the $5 - $15 range.)[/quote]

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