Baby gift etiquette

Lynnes · Post by **Lynnes** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 5:20 pm

Hi, hope somebody can advise on this, our neighbour is expecting her first baby due at the end of December, I wanted to give her a small gift before the baby is born, is this ok to do from a tradition/superstition point of view? I only ask because in our native UK it is fine, also acceptable where we lived in Australia and but considered bad luck where we lived in Shanghai. Thanks in advance for any advice.

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Flossy1978 · Post by **Flossy1978** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 12:45 am

It's fine to do it

Maybe wait till the baby is near being born, or even after being born.

Usually there is no party for women having a baby here. You usually celebrate the birth when the child is baptised. Or at a naming party, if not being baptised.

But there is normally a male party for the men. Yeah, really. They do not give birth etc, yet they get to have a celebration. Go out and have a drink and celebrate

wolf80 · Post by **wolf80** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 4:17 pm

Flossy1978 wrote:Usually there is no party for women having a baby here. You usually celebrate the birth when the child is baptised. Or at a naming party, if not being baptised.

I would disagree here, I know many Finnish girls in my spouse's family and their friends who had a baby shower, including cake and gifts.

But if you don't know her that well I would also rather give her a gift when the baby is born.

Flossy1978 · Post by **Flossy1978** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 11:32 pm

Then that is a new "American" thing. The baby shower.

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