SPin-off: Co-ed baby showers?

[elin]

How do you all feel about co-ed baby showers?

My little cousin is about to have her first baby, and we've asked her to have a co-ed shower--we did and most people we know have as well. Her mom says no, but our argument is that none of the family knows the father well, and we'd like to get to know him better. THey'll marry sometime after the baby is born (she needs the medicaid to pay for the birth), and it would be nice to meet him again.

Plus, parenting is a two-parent job, and it should start out that way, I think.

[Beka]

I've never quite got why men are excluded anyway- it seems a bit antiquated almost perpetuating the idea a mans job is over at conception... but then again Britain doesn't really do baby showers so maybe i'm missing something

[freebiemom]

I like the idea of coed baby showers & wedding showers and have been to a few for friends, but I didn't personally have any. DH sees things like that as being for women-only to sit and gossip and do all that fru-fru stuff (although the co-ed ones I've been to, he went with me). I think either women-only or coed are fine, just depends on what the couple prefers.

[gr8mommy]

I've never known anyone that had one, though I can't say I'm against them.

I say whoever is hosting the shower gets to decide along with the mom-to-be. Her mother should have nothing to do with it.

[kcmomma]

I had a male teacher attend one of my showers, as well as male students in my club attend the shower that the Key Club members threw for me (it was basically the officers and a few select current and former members I was REALLY close with ...one was Madison's first baby sitter who I STILL keep in touch with)... but none were TRUE baby showers in the ultimate sense of the word co-ed.... I'd attend but doubt DH ever would