Whens the best time to have Baby Showers?

I just hit my second Trimester..WoooHooo....So my mom and sister where talking about starting to plan the baby shower, I had already told them with twins lets do it early (my sons was at 36 weeks) When do you ladies think is best I was thinking like 26 weeks but i didnt know if that was too soon, I just want to get everything done before I get too unconfortable...or like many end up on bed rest.

 

I was 33 weeks pregnant when I had my shower, but that is considered late for twin baby showers! I think 26 weeks sounds delightful! I also took my multiples class late too! It all worked out, but so much could have gone wrong!

 

QUOTE(JicJac @ Dec 26 2008, 09:38 AM) [snapback]1122347[/snapback]
I was 33 weeks pregnant when I had my shower, but that is considered late for twin baby showers! I think 26 weeks sounds delightful! I also took my multiples class late too! It all worked out, but so much could have gone wrong!


Sorry if this is a duh question...But what is a multiples class and where can I look into it?

 

I've seen this question asked a few times and most people say to try to have them by 28 weeks. I think 25-28w is a good range. I had two showers, at 26w and 29.5w and it worked out well (the second one was probably pushing it a little but fortunately I didn't end up on bedrest until 34w).

 

I had mine in mid-March, and the babies were born in mid-June at 38 weeks.

Definitely do it early.

 

LOL Mine is late. Jan 10 and the babies will be here 2nd week of Feb

 

Multiples class is a class like lamaze.. ask at your clinic. Our hospital puts them on... it teaches you what to expect with delivery and a bit after birth.

 

My baby shower was schedule for December 6th, which put me at 26 weeks. I was put on bed rest the Wednesday before. I say 26 weeks is good!

 

I would do it earlier rather than later. My shower was going to be Oct 22nd. (when I was about 30 weeks) and I got put into the hospital on bed rest 3 days before that. I had to cancel the shower and ended up having a couple of mini ones in my hospital room. My girls were born at 36 weeks. It doesn't hurt having early.

 

I agree with pp about having it earlier then later, i had mine at 29 weeks and i thought it was a good time. I wasn't too uncomfortable, but i wouldn't have wanted to have it much later..

These last few weeks I have been really tired and I will be very glad to put up all the stuff from the shower and don't want to mess with it much more..

 

I am having one at 29w and one at 30w. So Jan 10 and 17th- I hope I am not too uncomfortable at that point. I had difficulty planning them earlier b/c of the holidays or I would have wanted them earlier.

 

I did mine at 26 weeks last time and Iwill be doing it at 26 weeks this time

 

QUOTE(JicJac @ Dec 26 2008, 09:38 AM) [snapback]1122347[/snapback]
I was 33 weeks pregnant when I had my shower, but that is considered late for twin baby showers! I think 26 weeks sounds delightful! I also took my multiples class late too! It all worked out, but so much could have gone wrong!



Multiples class?? Ohh I havent seen one offered! Where did you take it?

 

"Marvelous Multiples" offers great Multiples classes around the country -

http://www.marvelousmultiples.com/

I attended the class at John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek, CA - which was excellent!