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My niece is pregnant with her first baby. We have always been close so I let her know that I would help her with any thing she required help with in getting prepared for the baby. There are many things to do in anticipation of the baby. We had to get ready a room for the baby as well as buy things that are needed when adding a baby into the home. I told my niece that I planned to have a baby shower for her and her husband. I encouraged her to look at a number of local department stores for things that were needed for the baby.

Planning a baby shower takes some time. The major time factor was coordinating everything with my niece. In planning a baby shower I had to ensure that I included everyone that she wanted to invite. I was taking extra care in this because when my sister had a baby shower for a friend, she had invited people that the mother-to-be did not want at the shower. This made for an uneasy time for everybody.

The other part of planning a baby shower that is hard is deciding when the shower is to take place. My niece wanted to wait till after the baby arrived so that the people attending the shower could see the baby. This was alright, except that some of the stuff on her gift list were for things that are needed as soon as the baby arrives home. My niece mentioned that one of her co-workers was also planning a baby shower for her. I got the name of the co-worker so that we could coordinate the two baby showers to best fit with my niece’s wishes.

When I spoke with the co-worker planning a baby shower, I found out that she was planning on having the shower the last day my niece was scheduled to work before the beginning of her maternity leave. I explained that I was planning to have a shower after the birth of the baby. We decided that we would tell the guests this so they could pick out their gifts accordingly. I would be including relatives and she would include co-workers, so people would not be invited to two showers.

When planning a baby shower you can get cards from the department stores where the mother has registered to place in the shower invitations. Having these cards to insert cuts down on the amount of information you wish to write on the invitations.

Planning a baby shower should gather as much input from the new parents as possible. Try to include the new dad also so he is not feeling left out of the process. The baby shower should concentrate on celebrating the new arrival of a child.

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After a successful wedding ceremony, knowing that your love has borne fruit is the icing on the cake. For first time expectant mothers, it is a demanding and herculean mission to explore and look for all the right things and equipment the baby will require.

Moms-to-be ought to record down all the stuff the baby would require at the soonest possible time so that little by little, each item can already be purchased and readied for the baby’s arrival. But there is another simple way to almost have it all, without receiving too much headache over it. The answer is to have a baby shower party! The only headache mom-to-be would have is the menu she would have to organize on that day and that is easier for her.

Now the burden of searching and looking for baby equipment is passed on to the invitees. But another worry is raised. How will the baby shower go about? The best answer there is, is to have a theme that would conduct the flow of the baby shower. There are numerous ways of choosing and deciding on a theme.

Do you want it to be based on color? In case you already know the gender of the baby, pink or blue is used to universally symbolize a baby girl or a baby boy. Or baby objects such as a pacifier or a baby bottle? How about character-themed baby shower such as the Sesame Street, Power Puff Girls, Dexter’s Laboratory or the Looney Tunes? It could also be a time-of-the-day baby shower whereby each invitee is tasked to give something the baby would need or use during that time of the day.

There are many wonderful baby shower gift ideas such as a baby gift basket, a layette gift set, vital baby equipment, beautiful baby linen, a baby massage set, or a baby gift certificate. Each gift idea is unique.

For the baby gift basket, a feasible idea is to make your own baby gift basket or go for the classical clothing baby gift basket where you can never go wrong. You can also go for monogrammed baby gift baskets, fun baby basket, mother and baby basket, gift basket for twins, or a pampering baby gift basket. There are also different suggestions for baby girl and baby boys.

Once the baby shower is over, take stock of what is already there and not. For those items still absent from your list, make the essential arrangments to have it easily available once the baby arrives.

Just some last few tips for a successful baby shower: have it four to six weeks before the due date, establish a theme, write down the guest list, set the tone and size of the baby shower, prepare the games, plan the menu, design baby shower party favors, and last but not the least, set the time and venue, if it will not be held in your residence.

Remember, baby showers are a fun way to welcome the baby that would be coming soon enough.