Baby Shower Plans?

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I was told by a family member that it’s bad luck to plan my own baby shower...
So I never had a shower for my first born...now I’m on baby #2 (14 yrs later)....
I’m nervous about even bringing it up. What do you guys think?

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That family member should have planned one for you. I’ve heard the same thing but I thought it was to get the mom to be to relax and let her family/friends do the work

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Nah I dont believe that. If you want things done and done right, you gotta do it yourself lol. If I ever had one, I'd plan it myself.

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I'm wayyy too type A to let someone else do all the planning😂😂😂😂 I couldn't imagine NOT having a shower though- everyone needs and deserves that help.

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I planned my own. My mom paid for it, but I did all the planning and most of the work. I wanted it the way I wanted it.

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my fiancé & i threw our own baby shower, don’t listen to that nonsense.

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This is another old wives tale about pregnancy. Just like “if you have nausea its a girl” “if you breakout its a girl” etc. None being true! I know because I have horrible pregnancy acne and sickness and I’m having a boy 🤣 You do you, if you’d like to plan your own shower - do what makes you happy! 💕

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Bad luck in which way? I planned my baby shower for my 2nd pregnancy.  I had to take control of everything.

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My SIL was going to do ours. Then had us pay for the place and the invites because she "wasn't in town." Then never contacted us again. Luckily we had the invites shipped to us. We had to decide to cancel and lose our money or just go ahead with it. It turned out to be an amazing day and I don't regret it. Throw your own party! Don't stress about who comes or doesn't come! Invite everyone. Most of the time people will want to help. We had friends and family step up and do the food and games and clean up. People want to celebrate your baby and your family. We also did a co Ed party so it was even better. My hunny works in a ton of different stores fixing computers and they all wanted invites. I work at a restaurant and everyone wanted invites. We gave out about 150 physical invites and another 100 digital invites. We had over 60 people show and a ton more send gifts. Even if we hadn't gotten gifts the fun party was worth it and getting to spend time with friends and family we don't get to see as much due to working was like icing on the cake! I think one of the funniest parts was having an older male friend (who is like family to us) come to the shower and ask when the strippers were going to arrive. He thought a baby shower was like a bachelorette/ bachelor party! Lol!!!! He had been looking forward to seeing a show!

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I’ve never heard it was bad luck. It’s just “looked down upon”. But hey, if you don’t have anyone to do it for you...why not? My mom also told me it’s “tacky” for your mom to do it for you, but I don’t see why. 
If no one else is going to do it for you, maybe just do a gender reveal. People usually bring gifts to those, so it can really double as a shower.

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I think you should wait for them to bring it up - unless they have already discussed it with you. It's usually something someone else does for you.

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