Last updated on August 28th, 2025 at 11:16 am
When you’re planning ahead for TWO on the way, you may be stressed about the timeline for hosting your baby shower for twins. Twin pregnancy can throw more curveballs, so we’re here to share insights from twin parents who’ve been there!
When I was pregnant with my twins, I was lucky enough to have my mom and sister-in-law help me plan my twin baby shower. But I vividly remember struggling at first to pinpoint the best date for the shower.
My twin pregnancy had a few additional complications (like high blood pressure and Twin B with a congenital lung birth defect just to name a few). Plus, I knew that the majority of twin pregnancies tend to deliver early.
Long story short, I knew in my gut that it was probably best to err on the side of too early than too late. At one point though, I was almost tempted to push my shower back by a few weeks (making it be at 34.5 weeks instead of 31.5 weeks) due to wanting to accommodate my own sister coming in from out of town. I even had to get a little stern with my mom in holding firm to my date and telling her that I couldn’t plan my shower around when it was convenient for my sister.
Thank goodness I didn’t give into that temptation and held steady to the date I preferred. Had I pushed the shower back those two days, I would’ve literally delivered my twins only a day or two after the shower. (Which would have meant zero time to actually set all the gear up and feel ready).
But don’t just take my word for it! Keep reading to see what other twin parents have to say about when to have your twin baby shower!
We recently asked the Twiniversity community:
How many weeks along were you when you had your baby shower for twins? And did you feel like that was good timing, too early, or too late?
Here’s what our biggest fans had to say:
“25 weeks. I feel like it was good timing. I felt okay physically and I had time to buy stuff after.”
“28 weeks and the twins came 3 days shy of 33 weeks—so perfect timing for the shower.”
“I actually had 2! First one at 27 weeks with my husband’s family and that felt like good timing. Second one was with my family at 32 weeks and I wish I had done it sooner. I was super uncomfortable at that point, and I was also a little anxious that I wasn’t going to make it to then!”
“Missed mine. It was scheduled for 30 weeks.”
“20 weeks.”
“26 and 28 the first time with twins. 32 weeks this time (my second go-round with twins).”
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“I had mine at 33 weeks 6 days, my twins were born 6 days later! I think it was a bit late.”
“Didn’t get to have one, but I say have it EARLY for twins.”
“Had mine at 25 weeks…only did it early to avoid gathering indoors in the winter! Worked out great!”
“33 weeks for me—it was just right.”
“29 weeks in case I went early.”
“30 weeks was great. My family wanted to do it at 34 weeks but I said that was too late. They came at 33 weeks and 4 days.”
“28 weeks and it was perfect timing.”
“26 weeks. I was happy with that timing—later would have been hard.”
“34 weeks. Too late. I was stressing the babies would come before the shower and I was uncomfortable.”
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“4 and a half months because we had to go to inpatient care that next week.”
“About 30 weeks. It was perfect timing.”
“33 weeks, just in time!”
“I was 31 weeks and thank goodness because they came two weeks later.”
“30 weeks and it was perfect timing! Still felt cute and had a big ol’ twin belly!”
“Mine is at 29/30 weeks and it feels way too late.”
“31–too late!”
“24 weeks and 32 weeks…24 weeks was great, 32 weeks was way too late.”
“Mine was around 33 weeks.”
“28 weeks.”
“24 weeks.”
“30 weeks! Perfect timing for me but I had a feeling I would get to term (38 weeks).”
“Had it for 28 weeks but my water broke at 27 weeks. Did it at 35 weeks, and they came home a week later.”
“27 weeks.”
“28 weeks and it worked out great, but I wouldn’t go any later!”
“I was about 7 months into my pregnancy and I felt like that was perfect timing!”
Want to feel more prepared and inspired for your baby shower for twins?
Check out these articles and resources too:
- Twin Ready Registry Event
- Can I Have a Baby Shower on Bed Rest?
- Cute Baby Shower Themes for Twins (From Classic to Unique)
- How to Get More Gifts from Your Twin Registry
- Twins Baby Registry Checklist: A Guide on What You’ll Need for Twins
Paige Figueroa is a mom to fraternal twins. After teaching English for 9 years, she now works from home as a content marketing strategist and entrepreneur so she can spend more time with her children. She loves helping other moms and women enjoy more freedom in their lives by monetizing their passions. You can follow her on IG and TikTok @mombossfreedom.
