Baby Shower for Baby #3????

[cicy33]

I guess then I am very out there. I wasn't even aware that a mother isn't supposed to do that for her daughter. I know usually friends do it but didn't know there was a rule. So it is okay for the friends to send out the invites and ask for gifts but not the mom? how is that any better? I thought that an invite to a baby shower was not a request for a gift but rather for your presence. true, most people bring a gift. I did not as I had already given my daughter her gift for the baby privately. but most people that attended did though a few did not. nobody noticed or said anything. THAT would be tacky.

[disneysteve]

I see nothing wrong with inviting friends and family to a party to celebrate a new baby. I don't think there is any etiquette rule against that. The tacky part is in asking for gifts, especially particular gifts, expecting your guests to spend a certain amount or buy a certain item. Gift giving should be at the discretion of the giver, not the receiver.