https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:19:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles/page/2#post-2468780 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 16:32:12 +0000 tofuwad 2468780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think diaper showers are awesome but I know my husband's family thinks that any kind of party for subsequent babies is absurd and make a point not to go and to voice their disapproval. And they are a family that absolutely loves parties. I don't get it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles/page/2#post-2468710 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 14:35:10 +0000 Littlebit7 2468710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It sounds like she just wants the gifts/free stuff. Showers (baby and wedding) just have never felt right to me. It's ""here's a list of stuff I want, buy it for me, mmmkay thanks!". If it were about celebrating baby wouldn't you wait til baby has arrived? A sip n see or whatever? I'm normally in the minority with this opinion but whatever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles/page/2#post-2468707 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 14:33:58 +0000 Trailmix 2468707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like them! But I can see why, in your specific case, you feel negatively about hosting one for your sister. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles/page/2#post-2468673 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 13:25:23 +0000 looch 2468673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't mind them, but then again, I don't subscribe to the generally accepted etiquette rules for common folk...just for royalty, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles/page/2#post-2468669 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 13:22:27 +0000 brownepiano 2468669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had threw ourselves a little gender reveal party with friends. I doubt we will have a sprinkle but it was a nice way to celebrate a little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles/page/2#post-2468668 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 13:21:44 +0000 Boogs 2468668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both sides of our family insisted for our second baby. We declined because we didn't want or need any gifts and we knew people wouldn't listen and bring things anyway. Looking back, I regret not having a little something to celebrate the baby and still would have insisted no gifts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles/page/2#post-2468666 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 13:19:41 +0000 stargal 2468666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not a fan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2468585 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 10:36:57 +0000 Ms. RV 2468585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For subsequent LO's I always feel like sip-and-sees are more appropriate than sprinkles. I totally believe all babies should be celebrated but for some reason I think you should wait until after they are born for additional kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2468584 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 10:31:05 +0000 mrsrain 2468584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Typically they are thrown by a friend, as opposed to the mama herself, right? That's how it is in my circle. My friend just threw me a sprinkle for my second. That said, I would never have asked her to or thrown it myself, and I think it goes without saying that gifts are not required.</p> <p>I think your answer and reasoning were perfectly reasonable given the way your family does things! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2468581 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 10:25:28 +0000 simplyfelicity 2468581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would be mor likely to opt for a casual coed event like a "babyque" or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2468579 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 10:19:56 +0000 wrkbrk 2468579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm hosting one for my friend in two weeks! Just a brunch with mimosas and cake really :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2468541 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 09:16:45 +0000 Alba4 2468541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to think they were tacky, but now I don't. As long as they are low-key then I like them. All babies should be celebrated!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2468423 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 01:33:42 +0000 HLK208 2468423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a huge fan of sprinkles for the same sex as the first baby. I think each baby should be celebrated but delivering the mom a meal and flowers after the baby is born is a way to celebrate too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2468413 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 00:31:55 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2468413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have an issue with them. I don't think they are necessary to celebrating every baby though. The showers are more about the mom than the baby realistically.</p> <p>In this case I think her reasoning sucks and she sounds like she's itching to relive the first time mom experience. She may not be getting much attention since it's her third and so she wants to make a big deal out of being the first to have a third. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2467778 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 11:39:53 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2467778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like them! I think all babies should be celebrated!</p> <p>But I don't think the mom-to-be should be asking for one. Either someone offers to throw you one or they don't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2466333 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:42:25 +0000 NavyRN2012 2466333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It sounds to me like she's asking for a shower, and not a sprinkle.<br /> I don't mind any type of party for an expectant mama, if it's not initiated/planned by her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2466326 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:38:40 +0000 ValentineMommy 2466326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a second child (lol), I like the idea of a celebration for each baby. I had a sprinkle. It wasn't big, and a lot of "new" mom friends were invited that I didn't know when I had DS1. It was also a "no gift necessary". </p> <p>That being said, in your sisters case, I understand your hesitance and I probably wouldn't do it either. Especially if it's her third and nothing was done with the 2nd. It's just kinda....weird. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2466305 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:28:10 +0000 Applesandbananas 2466305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really like the idea of sprinkles, and I say that as someone expecting their second, who will be 3.5 years younger than my first and we were one and done for awhile and have kept very few baby items. </p> <p>To me they seem gift grabby and I really prefer the idea of sip n see or open house, though I'll also not be doing either of those lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2466288 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:22:25 +0000 sleepybear 2466288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't mind them - my group of friends from when I had my son throws showers for everyone, regardless of number of kids, gender, spacing. They just love celebrating new babies. But the expecting mothers don't ask for someone to through a sprinkle - other people offer (and they're often joint showers, too). </p> <p>Perhaps you can offer to meet up with some friends and family for a celebratory dinner instead? But I don't think you're in the wrong for turning down her request for you to host a party. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2466268 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:17:36 +0000 meredithNYC 2466268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not a fan of sprinkles. And seriously, who asks someone to throw them a party? I think that's rude, personally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2466260 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:13:15 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2466260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the idea of a "sprinkle"- as a celebration for subsequent children, but to me it's really just a baby shower. In the case of a mom with kids close in age like your sister I don't like it so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2466257 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:11:39 +0000 youboots 2466257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You could do a brunch in her honor but not call it a sprinkle. Etiquette says you can not ask someone to host a party so you are not in the wrong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2466254 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:11:06 +0000 erinbaderin 2466254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a fan of sprinkles in general, and I'm SUPER not a fan of your sister asking you to throw her a party to get presents! It's pretty funny, though, that she thinks she should get a party because she's the first person to have a third child. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2466251 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:09:22 +0000 rattles 2466251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think showers are about celebrating becoming a mom more than they are about the baby, which is why sprinkles rub me the wrong way. I would feel the same way as you, especially if they're not common in your circle. And even more so if it was blatantly gift grabby the way this sounds. I'd be happy to host an open house/sip and see instead when the baby arrives, because that feels more like celebrating her baby to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2466238 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:02:09 +0000 AggieDaze 2466238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not against sprinkles or showers but think that they should be thrown because the giver came up with the idea and wants to do so. The pregnant person should not be asking for a sprinkle... or a shower... in my opinion. </p> <p>So in this case, I think she's in the wrong. That said, if you wanted to throw her a sprinkle and it was your idea, then I think it would be perfectly fine to do so! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2466234 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:00:37 +0000 autumnlove 2466234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really into them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2466233 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:59:50 +0000 Veggiemama 2466233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it depends and in you case I would say no! :shocked: I don't think she should have asked for one for herself and it definitely sounds gift grabby, plus she doesn't sound like she will appreciate you throwing her a party. A friend who I don't see too often found out she was having another girl (2 years apart) right around the time we were having lunch so I gave her a gift when I saw her. Then later I was invited to her "diaper shower" and a "fill my freezer party" plus she had a "meet the baby/housewarming" party after the birth because they had just moved. I felt a little bad because I am usually a supportive friend but to be honest I thought it was too much especially for a second baby of the same gender. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2466231 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:58:04 +0000 Annette 2466231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to a sprinkle for a close friend of mine but we didnt do gifts, just a nice brunch at a restaurant and we split the cost of her meal between the 8 of us. We left the babies and kids at home and had some real girl time which was awesome. I'm all for celebrating every new baby but dont think a full blown party is needed for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2466203 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:48:25 +0000 cat620 2466203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel kind of meh about sprinkles. It's not common in my family or my husbands, but some of my friends have had them, and this was for babies of the same sex and a small age gap. My problem was that even though they called it a "sprinkle," they had very thorough registries with lots of expensive items and everyone brought $50+ gifts. I'm all for visiting a new parent after the baby is born and bringing a small gift and some food, but I don't think a sprinkle or shower is necessary with each baby. Some people are planning to have big families too, so it seems a little redundant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feelings-on-sprinkles#post-2466176 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:41:49 +0000 rachiecakes 2466176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like them! </p> <p>I think every baby should be celebrated and having a sprinkle allows the mom to celebrate before the craziness of having more than one kid settles in. </p> <p>The ones I've been to are really low-key, a luncheon or a BBQ, usually at someone's house. And all the invites make mention of no gifts (even though there usually are a few that bring gifts or food). </p>