Baby shower after multiple kids?

Yes that's true. You really only get a baby shower with the first child. With second children, you already have all that you need. What's becoming popular are "sprinkles" where no gifts are brought and you just gather to celebrate. Not a fan of those really either.

I think if you had your kids like a decade apart, maybe it wouldn't be as tacky.

I agree with Angela - it is tacky. You don't get presents every time you have a child.

I've seen it both ways. I personally had a shower with just my first child. I know others who have had something for every child. The "sprinkles" I've seen or been invited to were essentially baby showers renamed so they didn't appear as tacky or gift grabby...but they were. Changing the name doesn't change the concept.

Only with the 1st child. I have a group of friends that always throw a shower regardless of if it is kid #2 to #5, but that is just something we do as a get together and to congratulate the mommy to be. So unless your friends/family come to about doing it, I wouldn't suggest it to anyone.

My friend had a baby shower for both of her kids, but the kids were born six years apart and they were the opposite sex, so she didn't have much of anything left to use for the second child. If the kids are close in age and the same sex then it is tacky.

Some people throw baby showers for their family/friends for every baby. Some don't.

The most common thing I've seen for multiple kid "celebrations" is a baby-que where couples can come, there's barbecue, beer, and people usually bring a gift or diapers. There's diaper parties where people bring diapers and that's it (my friend had this and had a crawfish broil). There are all different ways to celebrate that aren't formal showers.

If I were to have another baby right now I would be screwed. They would be 5 years apart and I don't have even a hint of anything "baby" left in my home. A shower would NOT be expected from me, but I would be very grateful if someone did decide to throw one for me. Hopefully I won't have to be worrying about that though!

Throughout undergraduate I worked in a baby store. So many people have "sprinkles" for their second children. It's like a shower, but smaller. I think you can call it what you want, but either way it's still rude.

I never heard it being tacky. I've never had one, but we had showers at work for every birth, regardless of which birth it is. It never even crossed my mind that it would be considered tacky. I guess the majority of them I've been to, I've just given cash in a group cash gift. You have a baby, doesn't mean you have everything you need for the second (or more) one. Disposable diapers are not reusable. (for example). And some people just love celebrating people having babies. I love buying onesies and little socks - and dreft smells so good to me. ahhhhhhhhhhhh babies (heart eye emojis)

We do showers for 1st baby only in my circle.

There have been 2 exceptions: 1) the friend lived out of state with her husband when prego 1st time, she was on bed rest for like 100 years and couldn't come up for one. She was prego the second time, we threw her a "sprinkle" - it was mostly diapers and such for gifts - most of us had sent gifts the first time around - it was more a celebration since we didn't get to as a group with baby #1.

2nd exception - a friend had 4 boys (shower with #1 only) and 5 years later had a girl - we threw another shower and bought her a lot of pink things.... it was really casual and also a surprise and so much fun.

I'll add that I'm a huge hippie - as in it takes a village, when it comes to children. It's all about the comfort, security and love of the child.

My mom doesn't like showers at all for some weird reason and didn't have a shower with me or my middle brother but there's 14 years between him and the youngest brother and someone threw a shower for her without her approval. We were kinda forced in to it I guess

Yeah in my circle of friends/family- I suppose it's just an excuse to party- but everyone throws a shower every time someone has a baby! I was thrown a surprise shower for my second but I tried to tell everyone we really didn't need anything. It is considered tacky by most though.

I also thought it was with the first one but I've heard of having a diaper party. Where guests bring diapers to the party and celebrate mommy to be.

Big shower for first and maybe a sprinkle for second and so on.

I think each child should be celebrated mostly for family to see each other but don't register or just ask for people to being diapers for a raffle.

My cousin is having a very small shower for her second kid because this time it's a girl and she had a boy before. Other than that it's pretty gift grabby

I wouldn't say it's tacky, depending on how many years apart the babies are and if they're opposite sex. People get rid of clothes and other stuff when their babies grow out of it. And if it's a opposite sex, then they'll need clothes and things appropriate to their gender. Traditions aren't always necessary.

I have never heard of it being rude to have a baby shower for each baby. A baby shower is sort of a way to celebrate that a new baby is coming into the world. I don't think i'm less excited for someones second baby than I am for their first.

Did I get lost and end up on babycenter?

I think it depends on how old the first kid is. My SIL's sister has a son who is 10 and she is expecting a little girl. So she had a baby shower for the 2nd kid because obviously she doesn't have any baby things anymore.

I think it's a bit rude to have a shower for subsequent babies after the first, but I also think it depends on the situation. As others have said, sometimes they're super far apart and the parents have nothing "baby" left. My youngest is about to turn 7 and when I had him I thought I was done so we donated just about all of our baby items. Little did I know, I'd wind up divorced from their dad and about to marry FH who really wants a baby. I would never ever expect a shower for this one, if we're so blessed, but if someone threw something together, I would be grateful.