Traditionally, baby parties before birth were very common. Today it is a matter of personal choice and convenience. It is usual for event to be held perhaps a month or two before birth.

If shower is to be held before birth then it is preferable that gifts should be those related to newborn babies and in neutral colors as well as gender neutral. when to have a baby shower these days is to hold them a month or two after birth, which has also become quite a popular time period. It has its own advantages, like mother is somewhat worry free about her pregnancy. She doesn't have that large belly, so can participate in more baby shower games and other activities. She can eat whatever she feels like, unlike when she was pregnant.

Sometimes it can be more appropriate to host a baby shower after birth if mother is having a difficult pregnancy or her religion discourages celebrating baby's birth beforehand.

Having baby shower after baby is born has other advantages as well. Now you can be sure that gifts can relate to baby, i.e. girl or boy.

So as to when to have a baby shower, before or after is just fine, but it is a good idea not to hold shower too near anticipated birth date. Otherwise mother's health may not be good enough for her to enjoy or even take part in games or activities. Also, baby could of course arrive late or prematurely.

Identity Theft

Generally, thieves steal your personal data for purpose of running up credit card charges or opening and abusing new accounts. A developing trend in identity theft field concerns schemes impacting your taxes.

Selling Social Security Numbers

Identity thieves have created a new line of business – selling your social security number. Who would want to buy it? The list is surprising long, but undocumented workers, individuals with bad credit and people trying to obtain a new identity lead list. This can create a huge problem for you since any income paid to those individuals is reported to IRS as being paid to you. This results in IRS having inflated income numbers and, often, audits when you “under report” your income.