Baby Products
How Can I Avoid Gendered Baby Gifts?
I have strong feelings about gender norms and plan on having more than one child. Is there a way to request gender-neutral baby clothes and toys without sounding rude?
Pregnancy
The Gender-Neutral Clothing War
A pregnant mom is very angry with her family’s gender-stereotyping issues, and it is causing her stress especially in how it will affect her baby shower. But, we think the issues could be bigger than that….
Relationships
The Secret Wedding and Not-So-Secret Baby Shower
An expectant mom is incredibly stressed about her new in-laws potentially attending her upcoming baby shower. What can be done? First, we need to get to the root of the mess.
Pregnancy
Second Baby Shower Blues When You’re In Need
A mom is in financial need of being showered for her second baby but is concerned about the baby shower etiquette and politics of the South. Amalah helps out with some ideas.
Pregnancy
Hosting the Perfect Post-Birth Party
What’s a Sip-and-See? Is it a real thing? How does it work? What’s the gift etiquette? Amalah to the rescue.
Relationships
Super-Duper Belated Baby Shower Thank-You Notes
An expectant mom thinks that her friends are likely to throw her a baby shower for baby #2 but she hasn’t sent thank you notes from her one. What should she do?
Baby Products
What to Do With Pre-Baby-Shower Shower Gifts
What is the best gift etiquette when receiving baby shower gifts at home from non-party-attending friends?
Pregnancy
The Etiquette of Baby Shower Guest Lists
An expectant mom is being pressured to have a postpartum baby shower by her husband’s family and friends. What are her alternatives?
Pregnancy
Too Many Baby Shower Hosts!
An expectant mom is not sure how to handle the invite lists for her baby showers now that there will be three of them thrown in her honor.
Pregnancy
Self-Hosting a Joint Baby Shower: Yay or Nay?
Is it tacky for my college buddy and me to throw ourselves a joint baby shower since it would save our collective friends traveling time and expenses?
Pregnancy
(Baby) Showers With Strangers
My mother-in-law (who now lives in the South) wants to throw me a baby shower. But the guests are her friends and only my acquaintances. I feel uncomfortable about this. What should I do?
Pregnancy
Out-of-State Baby Shower Gift Logistics & Etiquette
Gift registry etiquette is always a sticky subject and even more so when the guest of honor is coming in from out-of-state.
Baby
The Absolutely Most Useless Baby Products Ever
Save some money by avoiding these useless infant products. Vote for the most pointless infant product. We really want to know your top pick.
Pregnancy
No-Show Baby Shower Blues
Only three people came to my baby shower and I’m having a really hard time dealing with the disappointment. How can I make myself get over this?
Crafts
Baby Gender Reveal Party Idea: DIY confetti poppers!
Gender Reveal Parties are all the rage these days. Here’s a fun DIY idea if you would like to throw your own.
Pregnancy
Baby Shower Thank-You Notes: Better Late Than Never?
What’s the statute of limitations on uber-procrastinated thank-yous?
Pregnancy
The Long-Distance Baby Shower
When gifts are being given from five states away, who foots the postage bill?
Pregnancy
Baby Showers & Uninvited Plus-Ones
When your guests want to bring their own guests.
Baby
A “No Toys” Baby Shower?
Is it rude to tell guests what NOT to buy for a baby shower? We have opinions on this.
Pregnancy
The Second-Baby Baby Shower Question
Is it rude to have a baby shower to celebrate the second (or third or fourth or 19th) baby?