Thread: Pregnant in 2010-Party or not?

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Congratulations! No kids for me yet so I really don't know. But I would say the same, scale back a bit & ask people to help out with food & decor. I'm sure you can throw a party you'll be happy with. Just start planning now

First off Congratulations!!!

Second absolutely have your halloween party and tear it up with your new little addition. Life is way too short and halloweens are way too few to let a single one slip by. Never let e memory slip away because you didnt give it your all, at least thats sure how i live my life. And like savagehunter said, bring that little ghoul up right, right from the start.

congrats!!!
I say have a party!

Congratulations on the bun in the oven! That's great news!! I definitely think you can still do a Halloween party for 2010. It is a lot of work...but with proper planning and organization i bet you guys can absolutely pull it off. Key word being organization. You may have to start planning earlier, but that will only make things easier for you when it's time to partay! Plus having the lil peanut to costume up will make it even more fun!

I suggest putting a bug in friends & family's ear... so to speak. lol
Remind them very early that this year you will need extra help to make it happen because of the pregnancy. Can subtly bring it up in conversation. "Not sure what to do this year for a theme", "wish someone could help me come up with some suggestions." Or that you're worried that the annual Halloween party won't happen this year. If you can get friends, family, & co-workers involved, it'll take a lot of the worries of planning it, etc. away.

Congratulations, September 29th is my daughter's birthday as well. We dressed her up as a burrito her first Halloween. Our parties and decorations those first years thereafter took on decidedly cute themes. Now that she's ten she helps me build pirate corpses in the garage and shares my love for Halloween

I usually throw a Halloween party at my parents house(this would have been our 4th year), but this year my sister in law (bro and her live with my parents) is pregnant, due Oct 12th-19th. I was asked to scale back halloween to just some decor out in the front yard, and no party. I can tell you that if I was having a baby, it wouldn't stop me from Halloween, but that's just me. I would DEFINITELY be scaling it back though. I would limit guests, and have friends help with the food and setup for sure. I have to agree with mama and zombie that you will probably feel overwhelmed by the new baby, unless you are naturally a very organized and calm person. Don't skip halloween, but certainly downsize. =)

We've always done Hallows big... regardless of whether we had one in the oven or out cooling on the rack.. lol you may need to scale back, but don't be afraid to ask for help.. ask friends to bring food for more of a potluck so you aren't doing it all yourself!! Happy safe speedy birth!!

Originally Posted by WitchyRN

We've always done Hallows big... regardless of whether we had one in the oven or out cooling on the rack...

Well said!!! lol

Maybe consider going all out on decorations and scaling back the party. You could ask guests to bring snacks. You also might consider calling it a night a little earlier than you would have in the past. CoNgRaTs on the bundle of joy! I look forward to taking my children trick or treating some day. (I just need to have them first lol)