Perfect Baby Shower Etiquette

Baby Shower Etiquette is not written in stone. Anyone can host a baby shower! As far as I know, There are no laws on Baby Shower Etiquette, or a specific set of do's and don'ts, but there are a few general rules of thumb that most follow.

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Your baby shower is going to be a huge success! Just follow these few guidelines below, and the baby shower will be the talk around the water cooler at work.
Note: Baby Shower Etiquette is slightly dependent upon the culture and region where you live. Most of the baby shower concerns addressed below are appropriate for and apply to most cultures. However, if you are in doubt about a certain issue in your culture, ask friends or family for their recommendation.

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What timeline does a typical Baby Shower party follow?

This timeline is a suggestion of events for a baby shower. Use this as an outline for yours and mix up the order and duration of events, or remove events according to your preferences and needs.

• A baby shower typically lasts about 2 hours.
• Guests arrive.
• Greet them at the door.
• Welcome Everyone there.
• Recognize the guest of honor (the soon-to-be-Mommy),and let her make any comments that she might like to make (warn her ahead of time).
• Make introductions, or have each guest introduce themselves and how they know the expectant mother, or have the expectant mother introduce each guest, and how she knows each one.
• Serve any snacks or appetizers and beverages you have.
•  Play 2-3 baby shower games. This helps the guests get to know each other and gets everyone into a "party" mood.
• Serve any main dishes and/or desserts or baby shower cakes.
• Gather everyone around to watch the expectant mother open her gifts.
• Ooh, & Aah. =D
• Chat, have fun, snake a little, giggle and laugh. Guest will often chat awhile after gifts are opened, and then gradually they will begin to leave.
• As guest begin to leave, pass out you baby shower favors.

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Is it OK to have the Baby Shower after the baby is born?
Of course! There are good reasons to hold the baby shower before birth, and there are good reasons to hold it after birth. If you hold the baby shower before the baby is born, it gives the expectant mother gifts that she will need before the baby arrives. It also gives strength, support, and love that she will need as her due date draws near.(it can be an unknown and scary time). If you hold the baby shower after birth, it gives the opportunity to friends and family to meet the baby and congratulate the mom and. Plus, guest can know for sure if they should get a girl or boy gift. So, what you should do if you are undecided is to talk to the expectant mother and ask her when she would like to have the shower. "After all, mommy knows best!"

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Top 3 Practical Baby-Shower Gifts

One) "Gift Vouchers or Cash"
Two) "Diapers & Diaper Bag"
Three) "Humidifier"

No matter what gifts you choose to get her for that special day, Keep in mind, this is a happy time in someones life so,...

..."Enjoy."

Perfect Baby Shower Etiquette