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oh baby!
the clueless quasi-adult's guide to hosting a baby shower
by Yee-Fan Sun | 1 2 3
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continued from page 3
etiquette
etc.
Finally, a few etiquette points that might not occur to you if you’re nowhere
near the wanting-a-baby stage of life yourself…
- Hands
to yourself. Please don’t reach out and touch that oh-so-temptingly
adorable baby bump. I know, I know; it’s round, it’s lovely;
your pregnant friend constantly rubs her hand over it, in a way
that just begs you to do the same. Trust me, unless you know
her very, very, VERY well and are 100% certain that she’s the
sort of touchy-feely person who welcomes physical contact from
one and all, don’t even ask whether it’s okay. Admire from a
distance, and resist touching unless explicitly invited to do
otherwise.
- Size
matters. Hold
back from commenting on your friend’s size in general. Pregnant
women sometimes get rather sensitive about the size of their
belly. If they’ve
always maintained strict control of their figure they
may well be conflicted about their expanding waistline; if they’re
not terribly big for how far along they are, they might be worried
that they aren’t showing “enough”. A warm, sincere, “Wow, look
how great you look all pregnant!” is a much more diplomatic acknowledgment
of her changing appearance than either “Oh my gosh, you’re huge!”
or “Aww, you're so tiny ... you barely look pregnant at all!”
- No
assumptions… A
little sensitivity when interacting with other guests at the
party might also be in order. As a young 20something experiencing
the excitement of friends having babies for the first time, or
maybe a 30something who’s entertaining baby thoughts of one’s
own, it’s easy to get caught up in the baby fever, and assume
all those around you are as well. It might seem natural to ask
other people at the party if they’ll be hopping on the baby train
soon. Which seems innocent enough, except that it assumes that
everyone wants kids eventually, and that anyone who doesn’t currently
have them must not feel ready for them yet.
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Keep these few
things in mind, and a fabulous, relaxing get-together will be enjoyed
by mom-to-be, hosts, and all!
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