by Rae Lynne Morvay

Created on: February 16, 2010   Last Updated: February 22, 2010

I am not a huge believer in having baby showers for a second baby.  Of course if somebody wants to throw you one you should not turn it down, but it is not something that you should expect.  The first baby shower is usually thrown to help out new parents to get things that they will need for the new baby.  Obviously first time parents don't have everything that a new baby will need in its first year or two of life, so friends and family get together to help them out with these things. 

A person who has already had a baby shower for her first child likely has many of the things she needs for the second child; if she has taken good care of what she was given at the baby shower or showers for the first child.  The exception being clothing if the sex of the second baby is different then the sex of the first baby, and possibly some bedding and decour. However, even in the case a new sex baby people will still usually buy you a little gift after your baby is born and that gift is usually some type of cute little outfit, or diapers, so that dilemma is usually covered by the post birth gift. People love buying little baby outfits and if you have friends, family, and co-workers you will certainly receive gifts for the new baby once he or she is born. 

It is not kind to expect your friends to throw you a whole new party and to buy you big expensive gifts when you should already have most of what you need, as far as big ticket items go for your new baby.  Your new baby will survive just fine sleeping in the same bassinet and sitting in the same baby car seat carrier that their older brother or sister sat in.  Even if the babies are born close together, baby number one will be done with most of the big ticket items by the time baby number 2 is born.  I know this from experience.  The exception with close births would be a crib as baby number one will probably still be sleeping in the crib, and it might be good to switch from a single stroller to a double stroller.  However, a whole party does not need to be thrown for this. Caring family members, friends, or co-workers could always collect donations to help the parent or parents purchase a crib or a double stroller for baby number 1 and  2 to ride in.  You may eventually need another toddler car seat as well, but this type of thing should not be the responsibility of friends and family, especially in these hard

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