Are grandmothers really not "supposed" to throw baby showers?

Aubrey - posted on 01/24/2010

My step-mom is throwing mine along with help from my cousin. I didn't know that was an "etiquette" rule but I tend to make my own rules in the game of life...we don't live in 1950 anymore.

Megan - posted on 01/24/2010

My mom threw my baby shower !!!

Roslyn - posted on 01/23/2010

wow, i never heard that "grandmothers aren't supposed to throw the baby shower" either my mother inlaw thrown me one with my 1st child andis throwing me one with my 3rd cause i alrady have two boy but this time im having a girl so we thought why not have another lol i say go for it throw your self one even if it just a few friends getting together over lunch some where

Dana - posted on 01/23/2010

Your not alone. I'm probably going to be throwing my own babyshower. Maybe.....

Heaven - posted on 01/22/2010

some good ideas for a baby shower is baby finger foods. A funny but kinda gross game, take some infant diapers and put a different kind of chocolate candy bar into each one and microwave so it looks like baby poo then pass each around and whoever guesses each candy bar correctly by smell, touch, or if they dare taste wins :) Another great game, take a ball of string and pass around, each person needs to cut off how much string they think it will take to wrap around your belly, the person who is the closest wins. A good party favor gift, buy some bottles from the dollar store and fill with candy or favors. These are just some ideas, I hope everything turns out great and you have fun :)

Cheri - posted on 01/19/2010

my baby grandmother is going to throw mine , yea you can also throw your own

Tiffany - posted on 01/19/2010

My mom is helping with all of mine! Grandmothers are the BEST at throwing baby showers!

Sara - posted on 01/19/2010

You can throw one for yourself there is nothing wrong with that. I think anyone that wants to do it and that you give permission can do it.

Kayla - posted on 01/19/2010

My grandmother threw my baby shower, and did better than anyone I could have picked, i am glad she did, she is more like my mother then my own mother is. So YES a grandmother IS aloud to give you a baby shower.. Good Luck

Lynsey - posted on 01/08/2010

Well, looks like I'll be throwing my own baby shower. Any ideas?

Liz - posted on 01/08/2010

My mom and husband's mom threw my baby shower. Although my kids decided to come early, I wasn't actually at the baby shower, but for number 3 I will not have a baby shower, but thankfully we have most of the big stuff already. I don't see why it would be a problem throwing yourself a baby shower if no one else is willing to do so.

Alex - posted on 01/08/2010

I say you can throw yourself one. My mom is going to help with mine. I don't see anything wrong with it.

Kat - posted on 01/08/2010

I hope she has changed her mind. I have never heard that the Grandmother can't throw the shower. Just be careful, because if she's not quite interested is she going to give you a shower you want?? In 08 when I had my shower, I went to throw it for myself as my very best friend (of 14 years) & Matron of Honor & I had drifted apart & I could see she wasn't going to do it. When I sent out an email to my girlfriends about getting together one of my good friends insisted that I could not possibly throw my own party. So she did it with the help of a couple other great friends. So from that I'd say it's better that Grandma get in there & do it for you than you doing it yourself... Hope you have a great time & enjoy.

Lynsey - posted on 01/07/2010

So I'm reading all these answers to my mother aloud and all I hear is "blah blah blah" in return. Lol. But I think I proved her wrong, and believe she has changed her mind. Thanks (:

Staci - posted on 01/07/2010

my mother and my mother-in-law both threw me showers for my first. My friends are throwing me a shower for my second since it's the opposite gender.

Stacy - posted on 01/07/2010

My mom and 3 wedding attendants threw mine, but mostly it was my mom. Never heard the grandmother couldn't.

Amber - posted on 01/07/2010

i've never heard of that either.. my mom and my sister are throwing mine. i honestly think its best for the grandparents to throw it cuz they know you the best and they have had kids and make the baby shower flow a lot better since they have had a baby shower before

Amber - posted on 01/07/2010

I had never heard that grandmothers couldn't throw the baby shower either... My mom threw my baby shower and did an amazing job. She knows me better than anyone else so I couldn't have asked for more.... I do not see anything wrong with throwing your own shower.

Brittney - posted on 01/07/2010

ive never heard that either, my mom, boyfriends mom, my aunt and my best friend are throwing mine... i thought it was a given the grandmothers did! but im really close with my family so idk...

Bonnie - posted on 01/07/2010

I read that family is not supposed to but my family did for my first.

Nikki - posted on 01/07/2010

wow, i never heard that "grandmothers aren't supposed to throw the baby shower".. my mom & fiances mom are the ones throwing me one here in a couple of days.. But if she is completely set on that.. yes, throwing your own in completely fine.. Alot of my friends that have recently had babies either had a shower thrown by their mom, or they thru one theirself, some even had one that was thrown by mom, and then thru their own with just friends .. it's whatever you are comfortable with & would like.. remember it's your day! :o)