The short answer is yes. The longer answer is that it depends on who you ask in the family, and everyone in the family will have an opinion.
The idea that baby showers are strictly for first children is relatively recent and, in the Indian context, not really a rule at all. It is more of an assumption that has quietly settled into practice in some families without anyone actually deciding it. When you trace it back, nobody can point to a tradition that says the second child does not deserve a celebration. What they can point to is a vague sense that it would look a bit much.
That vague sense is worth examining, because it does not hold up particularly well.
What Actually Changes the Second Time
The practical reality is that most of what changes for a second baby shower is scale, not whether it should happen.
A first baby shower for a first child often carries the energy of a full reveal, the nursery is new, the parents are new, everything is new. The second time around, the nursery is probably sorted, the pram has been kept, and the family already knows what the parents actually need versus what looks good as a gift. That context changes the nature of the event more than any tradition does.
Smaller, more intimate, more focused on the mother getting a proper afternoon with the women she loves, that is what most second-baby celebrations look like. Not a lesser version of the first. Just a different one.
The Indian Traditions Have Always Accommodated This
In the Godh Bharai, Seemantham, and Valaikappu traditions, the ceremony is linked to the pregnancy itself, not to birth order. Seemantham, for instance, is traditionally performed during the seventh month of each pregnancy, not just the first. Many families in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka observe these ceremonies for every child, and nobody in the community considers it unusual.
The idea that a second celebration is somehow excessive tends to come from a more Westernised conception of the baby shower as a gift-collecting event. When the focus shifts to what these ceremonies are actually about, marking the pregnancy, blessing the mother, bringing the women of the family together, the birth order becomes irrelevant.
Whether it is a Godh Bharai for a second child or a Seemantham being observed for the third time, the occasion deserves a proper invitation. King of Cards carries baby shower and Godh Bharai invitation cards that work for exactly these moments, warm in tone, available across formats and budgets, and personalized to the family's details before anything goes to print.
The Gift Question
The most common practical concern is gifts. There is an awkward social calculus around inviting people to celebrate a second child when the assumption is that they will be expected to bring something again.
This is genuinely worth thinking about, and the honest solution is to say it directly on the invitation or in conversation beforehand. Your presence is the celebration. If anyone asks, the mother could use something specific and small. Most guests, when given explicit permission not to bring a gift, are relieved rather than offended.
A celebration that removes the gift obligation entirely tends to be warmer and more relaxed than one where everyone arrives slightly uncertain about what they were supposed to bring.
The Third Child
If the second is fine, the third is also fine. The logic holds. A pregnancy is an occasion. The mother is going through something significant. The family is growing. Those are reasons enough to gather.
The only thing that matters is whether the family and the mother actually want a celebration. If she would genuinely enjoy an afternoon with the people she loves, centred around her and this pregnancy, then the number of children she already has is not a reason to skip it.
It is a reason to keep it simple, focused, and real. Which is usually the better party anyway.