An expectant mother craves for love, care and attention. To keep her happy and make beautiful memories she is often treated to parties and get together. Friends and family members, often coordinate and plan for Baby Shower, to make the mommy feel special and to ease her pain and discomfort associated with pregnancy a bit.

A perfect Baby shower needs to be planned meticulously and it requires some advance preparations.

Baby shower is often considered as the right moment to show love and affection for the mom to be and her child. There are certain points which we can remember while arranging for a baby shower.

Timing

Timing is a major factor, it is a simple question but very difficult to address. As for a baby shower, an early date should be avoided, just in case if the pregnancy experiences complications in later stage and tarnish the entire memories of the baby shower.

Similarly, it should not be planned too late, because the baby might show up a bit early than the due date. The perfect timing will be to schedule the baby shower early in the last trimester.

Guests Lists

The guest list needs to be carefully planned. Generally it includes close friends and family members, but often the mother to be wishes to include her colleagues and friends from the birthing class. Baby shower can be a traditional girl’s only shower or can include some of the couple’s male friend. The latest trend is to involve the dad to be along with his friends. The guest list should be easily manageable, as it should be kept in mind that more the people, complicated the process will be.

Baby shower, either big or small, both can be fun, it depends on the planning, preparation and personal touch of the planner.

 Invitations

Invitations should be formally sent out to all the designated guests about 6 weeks prior to the baby shower. Invitation letters or cards should be written in such a way that it should include the address of the venue, the date, timings and the contact number of a family member. Cards can be distributed either by the host of the party or by the mother of the guest of honor (the mom to be).

Baby Shower Gifts

As per tradition, the invited guests bring gifts for the mother and the baby. A good host will coordinate with the guests about the choice of gifts that can be used even after the baby is born. More over to make the baby shower perfect it is the duty of the host to let know the mom who has gifted what, so that she can personally thank them.

Activities and Refreshments

Most baby showers are held in the afternoon and mainly snacks or light refreshments are served to the guests. In present times baby showers are often planned at any time of the day depending on the comfort of the guest of honor as well as the guests. Baby showers are often pepped up by playing games after the refreshment.

Wrapping Up…

Hosting a baby shower is not a strenuous but a serious task. It is the opportunity to show the mom to be how much she is cared for. Therefore advance preparations arrangements are needed and all these can add to the fun and frolic of the event, leaving the host happy and tension free.