A few friends and family members have asked for our baby registry which I’ve sent them and they’ve bought gifts. I know others are waiting on us to say whether we’re having a baby shower (virtual or not) and assuming the registry link would be included in the invite. However, based on some personal circumstances (moving house etc) it’s not seeming very practical for us to have a shower at all even if it’s virtual so we were thinking of a sip and see a couple months after the baby is born in May as most attendees would be vaccinated by then. I’m hoping this doesn’t come off as rude or makes it seem like we only want a baby shower for gifts but I’m feeling confused on what to do because we can’t wait until the baby is 2 months to buy all the things we need from the registry so we would need to buy everything ourselves from beforehand (which is totally okay) but I know people will be disappointed that they didn’t get to buy gifts. I don’t want to send the “please buy us things” message but do you think there is a polite way to send the registry out before the baby is born?