Reasons Why You Have To Do A Baby Shower

Daily Short Blog #5

A baby shower is a party attended by friends and family to celebrate the upcoming birth of a new baby and ‘shower’ the mom-to-be with love and good wishes. In my home country (Philippines) nowadays, doing a baby shower is becoming a new trend. It is joyful yet practical. Because a new baby requires so much and can be very costly, the guests pitch in together to provide gifts and other baby accessories from diapers to clothes and blankets.

Usually, food and drinks are served and different kinds of games are played. It is usually during the 6th and 7th month of the mother’s pregnancy. Another purpose of throwing such gathering is to show emotional support for the mother.

“A child is God’s opinion that life should go on.”

Now, I’m on my 5th month of pregnancy and I have been thinking lately if I and my husband should throw a baby shower; not only that it will help us with some of the baby’s accessories but also, we want it to be a way to reveal our baby’s gender. So, I’ve done some research and tried to find some other important reasons why we really need to do this.

Here are some of the reasons why Mom-To-Be’s should do a baby shower.

1. To spend time with your loved ones.

A baby shower is the perfect way to catch up with all your favorite people without putting pressure on those swollen legs of yours. Instead of going around and seeing everybody individually, why not get everyone to come to you instead. Gather them all up under one roof and you’ll be happier than you’ll ever know.

“A Mother holds her children’s hands for a while… their hearts forever”

2. To have some fun.

You can decide whatever you like since you’re the pregnant one – either having hilariously entertaining baby shower games or just a strictly game-free zone. Throw your dream party as you like it!

3. To gather advise and some information.

Having a baby shower is like gathering all the mothers who can tell everything you want to know about child birth, newborns and beyond. You can get tips right from the parenting trenches. Just let them know that you’re happy to have all the help you can get.

4. To reward yourself.

Being pregnant is not easy. You have to go through months of exhaustion, morning sickness, body pains and sore nipples. Well, you deserve some fun and will never regret having party in your honour. You will be loved, pampered and celebrated all day long and go home feeling 100% amazing.

“Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but in the hearts of true friends.”

5. To welcome your baby.

The baby deserves it too! Seeing the love and excitement of your friends and family for your unborn baby will make your heart swell. Let them be with you, celebrate and welcome your baby into the world.

6. To make memories by capturing beautiful photos.

It’s not easy to get good pregnancy photos especially when you feel sick every morning and have no proper clothes to wear. By doing a baby shower, you will have to spend some time getting ready and wear a nice dress. At the same time, you will be surrounded by your loved one’s cameras so you’re bound to get few pretty snaps to remember your baby bump.

7. To receive wonderful presents.

If you’re a person who doesn’t prefer to receive presents, then you can have a strict no-present rule. Otherwise, you can ask them to bring special gifts such as their favorite childhood book that you can put on your nursery, or ask them to bring their firstborn’s picture to mesmerize how cute their little ones were when they were really young. Whether you get gifts or not, what matters most is that you appreciate the gestures.

8. To have some cake.

Well, you’re pregnant and craving for sweets, so why not? 🙂

9. To receive gentle assurance.

These are short affirmations that you can use during labour and delivery such as “You are all right”, “You can get through this”, and “Everything will be fine”. You can ask your friends and family members to write some for you. Through this, you will have some decent options of affirmations ready for the baby’s birth.

“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.”

10. Well, it will likely happen in any other way.

Whether you like it or not, if you have a friend who loves to organize surprise parties, you might end up with having one. So, by organizing it yourself, or asking a trusted friend to do it for you, your wishes and preferences will be the one to be followed.

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A baby shower is a wonderful way to celebrate your baby-to-be. It can also ease the financial burden of all those “must-have” baby items.

Don’t get too bogged down planning and preparing for a big party late in your pregnancy. In the end, your baby doesn’t need that much stuff. Take care of yourself and enjoy your special day.

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Do you think we have to do it too?

Tell us more reasons why we need to throw a baby shower. You may please leave a comment down below.