Why are men not invited to baby showers?
Monday, July 5th, 2010 at
3:38 pm
It seems like new dads should be just as involved in all the bottles and bassinets as moms, so why are they excluded from the party? Why does buying stuff for new babies fall on the female friends and relatives of the mom-to-be?
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Because of tradition and because most men do not get very excited over a little newborn onesie or homemade knit blanket, they usually just put a damper on these things by not seeing the cuteness of it all so let the women have their fun and the men load it in the car and unload it at home.
There are some things that are best left done the traditional way and personally I think a baby shower is one of them. I have actually never been to a baby shower where men were invited.
My baby shower included my husband and our male friends. We had a big get together and grilled out so that was the mens job while us ladies did the girlie stuff. I think it’s very important for the dads to be involved. Hope this helps!
I’ve been to a few co-ed baby showers they were fun. I think it’s the men that don’t want to be involved.
Because they are not interested.
Back in the "olden-days," men were uninvolved with the pregnancy and were not expected to be apart of the child’s life much after the birth. These days, in a lots of places and socila groups, it it actually considered inappropriate for the father NOT to be there. It really just depends on the groups of people hosting the shower.
Does the dad want to go to the baby shower? My husband and I got offered to have a couples shower and he didn’t want it. Some guys just don’t like it.
I would say that the stereotype is that men are not interested, and many men are not. I had my husband at our baby shower, but he really did not have many friends that would have been interested in coming. If he did, I would have definitely made it co-ed.
Most baby showers I’ve been too have included dads and male friends. The butt paste jokes are just too much fun to pass up. Excluding the guys is pretty old-fashioned.
Of course, the guys I know were pretty bored by the baby things. Especially the shower where the mom-to-be called EVERYTHING ‘precious’ and ‘darling’. Butt paste is not precious.
Ours was Co-Ed. My husband was there along with his father, my father, and a few male friends. You can invite men if you want!
It used to be just women but with both my kids i didn’t exclude guys from all the fun. My husband was completely involved he did more research than I did about everything from breastfeeding to strollers.
It depends on the rules of the person throwing the shower. I am sure if you ask you can go.
my husband was there. course he was the only man lol
Men were invited to my baby shower too.