Are you sending birth annoucements?

katie6688 · August 2009

Hey, gals. I found the cutest designs on peartreegreetings.com and I am planning on sending out birth annoucements. Then I started to be concerned that people will think we are begging for gifts. What do you think?

I guess I will just write something on there like- "just wanted to thank you for your thoughts and prayers for us", or something.

Kflie83 · August 2009

I'll see how much energy I have afterward (=

Mama Angelina · August 2009

In an effort to be eco-friendly we are doing e-announcements with a cute design. BUT, we will do early Christmas cards and send them out right after Thanksgiving so family members who want to save them can do that. Seems like a lot of people just smile and say, "cute," and then toss birth announcements.

afg · August 2009

I'm debating it...part of me wants to do them, another part of me thinks it's a waste that will end up in the trash...

If I do them, the people who'll receive them will be mostly people who have already given us a gift.

mrsekins · August 2009

I don't think sending birth announcements is asking for gifts at all. I plan to do them, especially because there are lots of aunts/uncles/grandparents from out of town that won't be able to see the baby very often.

PurplePeep · August 2009

We'll send photo announcements so everyone can see the baby. My extended family is really far away and DH has family overseas.

JCapp8306 · August 2009

I agree with pp that sending birth announcement isn't implying you want a gift. So I wouldn't worry about that.

I was thinking of sending announcements, but now liking MamaAngelina's idea of sending early Christmas Cards instead... so I might steal that idea.

heidismith · August 2009

I will be sending them out. I dont think that birth announcements = please give me a gift. I just think it is a way to show off your LO.

sandollar · August 2009

afg:
I'm debating it...part of me wants to do them, another part of me thinks it's a waste that will end up in the trash...
If I do them, the people who'll receive them will be mostly people who have already given us a gift.

That's how I feel. They are so cute, but kind of a waste.

karin&ben · August 2009

We do them for every child! I like them, and just consider them a normal thing to do. They always just say that we are excited to announce a new member of our family or something like that with the name and birth details.

chelsearenee · August 2009

I'll probably do the photo ones. I dont think they are begging for gifts at all.

MommyandKate · August 2009

I'm sending a picture magnet birth announcement. That way if relatives want baby's picture on their refrigerator, they can put it up.

sarahalyse · August 2009

We are doing birth announcements for family only. Most of his family lives in FL and my family is spread out over the US so that's a great way to keep them in the loop & make them feel apart of the birth. We are planning on sending out a big email and stuff on Facebook to let everyone else know.

whirli · August 2009

I plan to do them and don't expect any gifts from it. I always enjoy getting them, especially from people I don't see very often.

shainababygirl · August 2009

I plan on doing them.... but I'm SO stealing the PP's idea about early Christmas cards. Mine is mainly going to my close friends who I KNOW will stick it up on their fridges and some of our extended family/friends who we see maybe once a year (if that) but who I know would want a picture (and who I'm not facebook friends with, or don't have their email address).

We'll be sending out less than 25 I'd say. I don't think it's asking for gifts, its more of a... "Look what I did!" haha

mvanderc · August 2009

we are doing them. i'm making them.

all of our family lives in indiana and most won't see the baby until Christmas, so we want to share earlier.

Mrs. Niedfeldt · August 2009

Mel12880:
I'm sending a picture magnet birth announcement. That way if relatives want baby's picture on their refrigerator, they can put it up.

Where are you getting these from? What a cute idea!

maschmidt16 · August 2009

We're probably do a big email announcement to most people with pictures but send a picture postcard to our older relatives who can't access the internet. I agree with pp's on that it ends being throw away after a while.

By no means does it imply that you are looking for gifts.

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