A CELEBRATION OF THE MOMMY AND HER BABY!

To welcome a baby is always the happiest thing for any family. The exited family members start preparing for the celebrations in the last stage of pregnancy itself. The ceremony that marks this celebration is the baby shower! This is the time when the mum to be is showered with blessings of a healthy and a beautiful child. In India it is more of a traditional affair but did you know that it celebrated very differently in many parts of the world? Let me give you a peak into that before I give you some interesting ideas for a baby shower!

In Canada, it's traditionally known that only women may attend this event. In Brazil, a party called "chá de bebê" (baby tea) is offered before birth and is often a "women-only" event. In Chinese tradition, a baby shower, called manyue is held one month after the baby is born. Due to the lack of advanced medical technology in ancient times, the high infant mortality rate prompted families and friends to celebrate if a baby survived more than one month after birth. Coming back to the Indian ceremony I feel that a lot more things can be done along with the traditional ceremonies. Are you ready to explore them?

Like any other party or function a baby shower needs to be planned ahead to make sure you know exactly how many guests to expect and how you are going to organize for them. In Canada, Brazil and other such places it could be a party for the women alone but it in India it is made sure that the baby receives blessings of each and every member of the family. Some might find it odd to have men at a baby shower but I say why not? The dad to be should involve in the ceremonies. You could probably give him the job of unwrapping the gifts for his little one. I’m sure he will have great fun doing that.

If dads can be in the party why not the kids? But there’s one thing you would have to keep in mind if you want to have kids around. It is not a great idea to have your function in a restaurant if you have a lot of kids on your guest list. Instead you must choose a place like your backyard where they can play around without disturbing the ceremonies. Now the gifts! There’s not much to suggest here because these are pretty obvious. The expectant mom gets all the essential for her baby as gifts. Moving on, baby showers are no more the first baby affairs. So you can have different themes each time. I think now it is time to shed the pink and blue themes and venture into new colours.

A baby shower is all about making the new mommy feel good. So you can have a verity of games and have fun. Have your guests change nappies for dolls and see who does it the best. You can also have a prize for doing the best job. Your baby shower can also be the best time for you to pick a name for your baby. You will have a great verity to choose from. So hoping that you liked our suggestions I end this article. Congratulations to the parents to be!

- Kruti Beesam