A mum-to-be has been branded a "Pregzilla" for organising an expensive three-day baby shower, complete with gift list, activities and themes.
The pricey event was revealed on Mumsnet by a woman who said she had been invited to the two-night do but was not planning to attend it.
She wrote: "Travelling to another city, meal on day/night one, 'activities' on day two followed by another meal at another restaurant. Brunch on the third morning. Two nights in pricey hotel. Plus expensive gift list. Plus themes to have to dress for such as 'pink night'.
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"I won't be attending. The 'Mama' as she calls herself on the invites didn't even invite me to her daytime wedding, just the evening do, so I'm clearly not that good a friend."
The post attracted scores of responses from other mums, with one calling it an "expensive nightmare" and another asking "What fresh hell is this?"
One woman wrote: "Absolutely ridiculous. I thought hen dos were bad but this takes the biscuit."
Another said: "Tell 'Mama' to do one. How unbelievably grabby. I can confidently predict that when her little prince or princess arrives she'll also be the only person in the world to have ever given birth. And she'll no doubt have a dramatic birth story where she 'nearly died'. Sone people are just bloody awful."
A third added: "Wow, a new layer of hell, the baby showers that have gone the same way as hen parties."
And one comment read: "Sorry, WHAT? I'm assuming she thinks a lot of herself? I've heard it all, baby showers fair enough, an afternoon bash with friends but that's a hen do she's planned not a baby shower.
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"I honestly don't know how people can plan these things in current climate expecting people to fork out lots of money, if that's what she wants to do and people can afford it and want to do it then ok but I think it's cheeky wanting to plan such an event in the first place, expecting people to buy off a gift list, seriously? Be glad you're not going."
And another said: "Wow!! Will 'the Mama' likely go off on one to have her invitation declined? Is Pregzilla a thing? Mama sounds like a prime candidate."
