I love the idea of a meal prep shower! However, our church ALWAYS does roughly 2 weeks of meals for new moms-to-be no matter which baby it is, so I know meals will be handled for her. I'll suggest the idea to her, though, because if it gets her another couple of weeks of no cooking, that'd be great!
Or, maybe I'll offer to take her on a shopping trip like we did together when we were both pg (my first, her second). She's totally into saving money by going secondhand, so I could see us making a day of thrifting and whatnot. That way she'd get some of the bigger items at a much lower cost. Then if we opted for a sprinkle later, it'd be smaller, "fun" items like cute baby clothes.
Women are angels, and when someone breaks our wings
we continue to fly...on broomsticks.
We are flexible like that.
Why not try to organize a "gear lending" program. If their youngest is 7, and was a rough pregnancy, she likely won't be having a 5th. Would she really need a ton of gear for super long?
I mean, a swing will last a few months. A stroller maybe a year or so. A bassinet - weeks/months. I'd be happy to lend a lot of my gear (and did) with the knowledge that I'd be getting it back. And, if this is likely her last child, why would she really want all new stuff again - only to get rid of it within a year or two (at most)?
If other friends have younger kids who aren't using something, why not get on a lending program? Or, if they are done with it - give it up? Rather than spend $$$ on new items, reuse/recycle things that are still by all means likely in good to great condition.
Things like the stroller, crib, high chair - stuff she'll use for longer periods of time - then her family/very close friends could chip in and buy her something new.
This is my 4th and my youngest is 4. We have 3 girls and this is a surprise gender baby. Luckily, we've kept all our baby gear and only had to buy a new infant seat. If this one does turn out to be a boy, we will need new clothes, but I don't expect anyone to foot the bill. My sisters are going to throw me a "sip and see" after the baby is born. If guests want to bring diapers or other essentials, I will certainly welcome that, but it's not expected. I do think that every baby needs at least some sort of celebration whether it's #1 or #12.
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