Was your baby shower worth it?

Our baby shower was totally worth it. It's not just about the stuff but about celebrating baby. There are frugal ways to throw a party, you just have to get creative!

I've not had one, I went out to a restaurant with friends and family separately and they got us small gifts when the baby arrived if they visited us = zero stress 👍

We got all of our big & major items (crib, stroller, car seat, swing, pack’n’play with bassinet, tons of diaper & clothes, etc) and only bought a few odds & ends items for baby out of pocket. The shower was definitely with it for us.

If you don’t need a lot of the major items you could just have a small “sprinkle”. Just have something super simple and ask for boy things.

Absolutely besides having one of the best days in my life we were gifted 2x the $ we spent and had stuff for monthhss after she was born so definitely worth it for us

Throw a small baby shower, because most people will get diapers and clothing for the baby...not the more expensive items

It wasn’t worth it for me. No one got us anything we needed. They all just came for the free food pretty sure. We got a few gift cards which was nice, but not enough to get any big registry items. I feel like I was hardly spoken to. It was weird and awkward. No one even wanted to celebrate my second baby’s gender reveal with us (turned out she was another girl so even more reason for people not to care) 😒

I never had one. My sister wanted to have one for me with my youngest but i dont have many friends and its hard to keep up with who is talking to who. My husband dad and mom jus bought alot of stuff or got stuff from other people and that was fine by me.

Definitely! My baby is 8 months and I still have supplies from the baby shower.

I really think baby showers are for the first baby when you don't have anything. I also thought other people threw the shower for you at least that's how mine was. If you don't want one then don't have one. Or tell someone if they want to plan it they can and you'll be there.

If you’re in a warmer climate do a bbq or taco bar in a park or something. You can buy food like that in bulk and it saves money not paying for a venue. Then you can have fun activities such as disc golf & volleyball.
At my baby shower my close family pitched in for food in the taco bar. I made one type of meat, my mom made another, mother in law chopped veggies and brought shells, step mother in law brought fruit & veggie trays and my gram bought a cake. We had punch, but it was also in a bar so if anyone wanted a drink they paid for their own. These people were more than willing to help us.
I had close to 40 people there & it honestly didn’t cost any one person that much.

If u know it will cost more to throw it then you’ll get back in return plan it at a public park (I suggest one where u can grill) and do a potluck theme or switch the venue to home

we spent alot for our 1st childs babyshower. we also have a huge family. We did get so much stuff because it was like 150 ppl. However, I didnt enjoy it. it was overwhelming, couldnt even play games because of how many people there was. Never again. with our 2nd we just bought everything and a chose to get a pricey but good double stroller. We probably still spent less than with a baby shower. 2nd time around i realized babies dont need a whole lot of clothes or even shoes. Get got about 14 sets of clothing for each size. Whoever visited us also would bring a gift which was nice of them.

My babyshower was worth it. Got a lot of gift cards and cash that was a total of almost $500 and also got baby items like eating chair, shampoo that I still have a lot, learning baby toys, play mat, and a lot of other things. I don’t think if I have another baby I will have a big babyshower again though. Maybe a small more private one. And yes people who visited us also brought small baby gifts 🥰

mine was absolutely amazing and worth it! just because I had an amazing time with my friends and family I felt so special)) The gifts were pretty useless but I didn’t care 😂

My friend had a “sprinkle” for her second, it was very quaint and cute 😊 she got a lot of great stuff!

I loved my baby showers and got so many things I needed. But I always had one thrown for me so I've never had to pay for my own. If you think that money would be better spent on just buying the things you need than I wouldn't have one. But celebrating with family is always fun so if you have it to spend I would do it!

I'm having a big babyshower for my second because my kids are 19 years apart.. I have a boy and my fiance has a girl(14yrs old).. We're having a little girl and dont have anything and love big celebrations.. Everyone is going to help with preparing food, decorations, etc so that has really eased our minds.. We had a gender reve where guests brought pampers(girl) and wipes(boy) so we are prepared for a few months with all the cases we got.. Create a registry and have the shower in a backyard or a park where its no stress. If your family wants to throw you one then let them and just give a theme youd like... Enjoy mama