Online Baby Showers: Celebrate your pregnancy online!
Got a friend who's far away and expecting a baby? Heard of online baby showers but aren't sure it's the thing for you? Read this for tips on why and how to have a baby shower online.
By Bonnie Walker, founder of Web Baby Shower - the Internet's leading online shower service provider
What is an online baby shower?
Good question! At the most basic level, an online baby shower should include a message board and photos. It can be as elaborate or simple as you want. It can include games and good wishes, stories and pregnancy updates. We are still working on online refreshments though!
You can host an online baby shower anywhere where there is a message board service, however, Web Baby Shower is already geared towards making an online baby shower an easy choice for you.
In addition, Web Baby Shower is more than just a message board. The service includes: home page, guest book, photo album, videos, private live chat, online baby shower games, Birthday BetsTM / Gotcha BetsTM, gift registry links, Guest List Manager, email invitations, and more!
Why have a baby shower online?
In today's world, expecting parents aren't always next door to family and friends. With the advent of the Internet, however, we can all be a little closer. Here are some reasons to choose an online baby shower to either complement or replace a traditional baby shower:
- Excellent when expecting or adopting parents are far from family and friends
This is the number one reason families come to Web Baby Shower. Whether the parents-to-be are out of the country on a military assignment or have relocated away from family for career reasons, having an online baby shower is sometimes the only way to get everyone together to say "congratulations."
- Super mood lifter for moms-to-be who have been restricted to bed-rest
Know an expecting mom on bed rest? She will love an online baby shower! Knowing you cared enough to gather everyone together for her will help brighten her spirits. It can also give her a place to share any pregnancy news and to help feel like she can still connect with the world while she is taking care of herself in preparation for the arrival of her baby.
- Great complement to a traditional baby shower.
An online shower can be the part of the shower that lasts before and after the shower. You can also share photos, videos and anecdotes with everyone who couldn't make it to the baby shower.
- Online shopping is becoming more and more popular.
Having an online shower can help friends and relatives find and shop from baby registries online. Web Baby Shower, in particular, is a great resource for online registries since you can link to all sites where the mom and baby are registered.
- Web Baby Shower's printer-friendly keepsake versions make sure the online shower can be preserved for years to come
It's like having a "guest book" for your new baby! Tons of messages so she will know how excited everyone was about her arrival! Web Baby Shower makes it easy with Printer-Friendly Keepsake Help.
- When the baby is born you can transform the shower into an online birth announcement.
This is especially easy at Web Baby Shower since I also offer an online birth announcement service. You can even get set up to automatically announce the birth to your Web Baby Shower Guest List and use the printer-friendly version to print and mail a birth announcement and commerative calendar.
I hope this information has been helpful in chosing to have a Web Baby Shower. Please email me with any questions, suggestions or comments. Thanks!
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