Rules of etiquette for having a "Sprinkle"

I've been seeing that a lot of my friends are doing them for #2. I don't plan on having one for myself (I'd probably respectfully decline if anyone offered). But what exactly are the criteria? A different gender? A certain space between children? Or is it just up to the individual and personal preference?

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I think its personal preference. Im not a fan of them, UNLESS the age range between babies is greater than 5 years +. I had a shower with my first. I had a girl. With my second i didnt have any sort of shower/sprinkle and i knew i was having a boy.

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I am in the camp that every pregnancy should be celebrated.

With my second 2 kids, I had a family only celebration at my own house that my sister & I hosted. We had no registry & got outfits as gifts. it was low key.

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I have a friend who's son was 8 when she was pregnant with her daughter. A shower in that case made so much sense to me. There will be just about a 5yr gap between DD and baby #2, but even if it ends up being a boy I still don't think a sprinkle would really be necessary. Although I do agree that celebrating each pregnancy is special. I guess in my case the celebration of it will be in the gender reveal, but if I wasn't doing that it would still probably just be an intimate family thing without a registry, etc. I've just noticed how common sprinkles have been becoming though lately. Or maybe they've always been and I've only now began to notice.

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Generally i have heard them given for a different gender, but its personal preference. I did not want a sprinkle even though I am having a different gender, because my sister gave me bins of my niece's clothing so I really don't need anything. But I can see how it can be helpful to a mom that has one gender and is now having another and needs stuff..

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I had a shower with my 2nd bc I didn't have one with my 1st and I am having a girl this time.

I think all babies should be celebrated though and don't think there is any standard etiquette for having or not having a shower/sprinkle

Rules of etiquette for having a

I also think it is personal preference and there shouldn't be "parameters" placed on whether to have one or not.

My family wanted to throw me a sprinkle with my second and their reasoning was because I had a girl and am now having a boy. They kept it really small and held it at my Aunts house. I got a ton of clothes, diapers and wipes. There was no need for me to get any of the big ticket items because I still have it all from my DD who is 4.

I did register but that was only because I wanted the completion coupon from BBB.

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I think there should never be a rule to it. Each baby is as exciting as the next!

Rules of etiquette for having a

All babies should be celebrated, but I don't like the idea of a big shower if you're having your 5th child(3rd in last 4 years) like the baby shower I'm suppose to go to on Saturday. Sprinkles are fine but a big shower I think is a little crazy.

Ok vent over

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My DS and DD on the way will be 5 years apart so my mom is throwing me a Sprinkle. Something at the house with our family and my close friends. Nothing crazy.

Rules of etiquette for having a

My mom and MIL threw me a sprinkle at a restaurant with my closest friends. It was a fun, small brunch and I was very grateful. I think people had more fun than at my large shower lol. My kids are 4.5 years apart

Rules of etiquette for having a

Not sure what the etiquette is. The baby is going to be just as loved as the first and people are excited, so I think it is okay to celebrate any baby! My friend just had a sprinkle for her 2nd boy, 3 years apart. It was fun!

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Seeing as the shower is really for the mother, not the baby, I think it's only proper etiquette to only have one for the first baby. The only time I think a sprinkle isn't totally tacky is if it's a huge amount of time between babies and everything from the prior child has been given away.

Now if you want to have a meet the baby party after the baby is born, especially if not doing a baptism/baby naming/ etc, then I think that's different. That actually is about the baby then.

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Rules of etiquette for having a

I think it's a personal preference like others have stated.

Personally I'm not a fan of sprinkles unless there is a large age gap between. We got a lot of gifts when we had our first and if we had an opposite gender I know my family would buy out the east coast.

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Quick etiquette question...should guests be asked to split the bill at a sprinkle?? This was done at a sprinkle I attended last week. No talk of paying your way before we attended!

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