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Planning a baby shower can be a lot of work if you don?t stay organized. In addition to coming up with a theme, creating a dessert menu, crafting party favors, and deciding on the right invitations and decorations, you also need to pick a date for the baby shower. When you choose to have the baby shower may be affected by several different factors.

Find out the exact due date of the mother-to-be. Check to see if any holiday?s fall near that date. You definitely want to avoid throwing a baby shower three days before Christmas or two days after Easter. You?ll also want to consider birth dates and anniversaries of the mother-to-be and her immediate family.

Next, ask the family if they have any traveling plans. The worst thing you can do is assume a pregnant woman isn?t going to travel. Sometimes pregnant women want to get in one last trip before the baby is born. Its called ?taking a babymoon.? If there are traveling dates, mark those on your calender.

Discuss the family?s wishes. Some women want to be surprised, while others don?t. Some women want to have a baby shower before the baby is born, while others want to wait until after. Remember, the baby shower is about the mother-to-be and you should cater to her wishes.

Generally, it is a good idea to plan a baby shower no later than four weeks before the baby is due. This gives you time in case the baby shows up a few weeks early. When I gave my sister a baby shower I did it the first week of her 8th month. It wasn?t a surprise shower, but she had such a good time that it didn?t matter. It also gave her a few weeks to use the gift cards she received on things that were not presented to her at the baby shower.

If your mother-to-be is considered a high-risk pregnancy, plan to have the shower a little earlier. A shower at the 7 month mark might be safe in case she goes into pre-term labor. Another one of my sister was expecting twins and went into preterm labor at 24 weeks. They were able to stop the labor, but it was uncertain as to how early the twins would make their appearance. An emergency baby shower was planned, and she got to enjoy the time with family before the babies were born.

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