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July 2011 Moms
Holiday cards from baby too?
I plan everything ahead of time. I send out about 100 Holiday cards every year, plus we do a holiday cocktail party which I send out paper invites to. (BTW total downer that I wont be participating in this!) Im trying to get a head start on addressing envelopes etc...
Was just wondering if anyone is signing their holiday cards from baby also?
Our cards are custom printed so our names are already signed to them, but I add a personal note inside most of them and could easily add "and Baby too"
Problem is, I send out my cards right after Thanksgiving and That will be too early to announce to my entire address book... Just wondering if anyone else is signing the Holiday cards from Baby too ...
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Re: Holiday cards from baby too?
2 years, 2 surgeries, 2 clomid fails, 2 IUIs, 1 loss, IVF #1 - 10/25/10 = BFP!, DS is now 3.5yrs!
TTC #2 - 6/12 surgery #3, FET #1 & 1.2 = BFN, 12/2012 FET #2 = BFP! DD is 1.5 yrs!
Surprise! 12/16/14 BFP, loss #2 12/31/14
I can't wait for the "im getting a divorce" post in 5 years or so because your husbands were fed up with your disgusting chair asses from playing on the knot all day and getting fired 4-5 times for not doing any work. you guys are all winners!! ~ Laur929
I wouldn't find it strange if I was a close friend or family member of you-I would think it was cute. If I was not so close to you, then I would probably think it was a little odd since your child has not been born yet!
I think your family and close friends wouldn't mind!
Super cute idea! For us, it'd be too early to tell everyone. If you're comfortable with it though, go for it. Its a really neat way to make that announcement!
We don't plan to start announcing till Christmas (and later). So we would not sign "baby too" on a card.
If I got one signed like that from a very close family member (sibling) then I would probably think its cute but anyone else I would probably give the side eye too.
I personally wouldn't. For one, it's probably too early - but secondly, if something (God forbid) were to happen - you now have a hundred printed cards you can't use and would be painful to look at. Even something like finding out you're having twins would change the cards.
Just my opinion...
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BFP #2 9.12.12, EDD 5.24.13, Baby Boy Born 5.15.13!!
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"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." ~Gandhi
You can always put "the one on the way"
either way i think its cute! close to you or not i think ppl like knowing you thought enough of them to include them in your "announcement"
Personally I wouldn't. To each their own. I wouldn't think it was strange if I received one.
We just put "The Smith Family".
Uh, hell no.
Here's a personal story: DH got one of those for his bday from his aunt and uncle (whose son had accidently KUed his barely-legal girlfriend, and they were due the same time we were). They signed it "and baby" (of course, the baby wasn't due for a few months still). The timing was great....it came exactly one month to the day after our son's death. Despite the tears, I showed it to some good friends and we had a good laugh about the douche level of it.
If you feel as though you haaaaaave to do that, just sign "and baby" for the one going to your parents. That's it.
BFP #3 via cancelled IUI ~ C (2lb 3oz; HELLP) 5/16/11
BFP #4 via the natural (free!) way ~ E (8lb 11oz) 9/13/12
Are you sorry you asked this question? lol A few days ago I posted a thread asking if anyone else was starting a baby registry. I was sorry that I posted it, because everyone who replied said it was too early and brought up things about possible or past miscarriages. It was really discouraging. Of course these things do happen, but I choose to be optimistic about my pregnancy, and I don't need people to remind me about the bad things that could happen! If you want to sign your cards from baby too, I say do it!
Jess & Adam, married 2009, precious Audrey born in 2011. BFP 1/6/13, 6-wk MMC discovered at 9 wks 2/11/13. D&C 2/18/13, second D&C 4/23/13 for retained placenta.
BFP 8/24/13!! EDD 5/1/14, delivered healthy and sweet Zoey Leanne on 5/5/14 by repeat c-section.
Wow....um...I'm going to go ahead and assume that you have hormones flying all over the places, and genuinely didn't mean any harm. But your post is full of smug insinuation that is neither appropriate nor wanted. Great, I'm glad that you choose to be positive, please continue that way. But don't insinuate that other women are being negative, or have less value because they choose to share their stories of miscarriage or loss. By saying that you don't need people to remind you of what could go wrong is practically spitting in the face of every woman who has struggled to conceive and/or lost a child. Also, you are practically saying that you neither need nor appreciate the guidance of this board. Quite frankly, that's sh!tty. Do us all a favor and read this.
I am just assuming that the other person was just saying that is was discouraging to know that so many people feel it is too early for a lot of things based on the fact that they have had certain struggles TTC.
I am sure she meant nothing against you or anyone else.
Just as the people who have had an "easy" time TTC are supposed to have respect for the people who have had a difficult time TTC....it should be the same way.
I understand that you can give your opinions after all that is what this place is for...I just think that we all need to respect each other and just understand that we are in different places and times of our lives. Some have had to deal with great hardships to be here, and others not so much. Some don't probably know yet what hardships await them.
I guess my hope is that we can respect each other for when, how, we choose to tell people we are having a baby.
I really like being here and reading all these posts, it's such a great place-I just don't think the other post was said in the best way. I am sorry that you took offense to it.
Jess & Adam, married 2009, precious Audrey born in 2011. BFP 1/6/13, 6-wk MMC discovered at 9 wks 2/11/13. D&C 2/18/13, second D&C 4/23/13 for retained placenta.
BFP 8/24/13!! EDD 5/1/14, delivered healthy and sweet Zoey Leanne on 5/5/14 by repeat c-section.
This. I agree with what PP has said about maybe just doing this for your parents.
I definitely would think it was cute.
And as for the 12 week rule, I did not abide so well. I just have trouble keeping my mouth shut. I was pretty vocal about TTC. It's possible I give TMI, but I work in healthcare and people don't get grossed out so easily.
One person my 'supervisor' type at work gave me a big lecture about not telling people because it is not their business and how i need to wait 3 months... Well that just ended up making me depressed. So i ignored her.
I did what was best for me. That's all you can do.