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Too Late to Send a Birth Announcement?

brie_and_almondsbrie_and_almonds member
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Title: Too Late to Send a Birth Announcement?

We forewent sending a birth announcement when Lindy was a newborn mostly because we didn't have professional pics taken and I could never commit to a snapshot.  She is now four months old.  

I'm fine with not sending an announcement, but recently she got a gift in the mail from my grandma with her last-name written as a hyphenated version of my last name and SO's last name... which it's not.  Now I'm thinking if my grandma was confused about her name, it's likely that others are too and maybe I should send out an announcement to hopefully clear things up.

Do you think it's too late to send an announcement?  If we do, do you think it will help people to know that she has her dad's last name, or are they likely to not notice/forget anyway?

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Re: Too Late to Send a Birth Announcement?

  • mamaHippo23mamaHippo23 member

    I'm just curious- what made people think she has a hyphenated last name?

    I don't think it's too late to send out announcements. Especially if you have friends and relatives who still haven't met her and you want them to have upd

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  • SurpriseAt39SurpriseAt39 member

    I wouldn't bother. 

    I had same issue with my kids. We just told people, and repeatedly corrected them until they 'got it'.  

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  • brie_and_almondsbrie_and_almonds member
    imagemamaHippo23:

    I'm just curious- what made people think she has a hyphenated last name?

    I don't think it's&nb

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  • BLPL101BLPL101 member
    I think it's fine to send it out.
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  • brie_and_almondsbrie_and_almonds member
    imageChristyML:

    My cousin wasn't married when she had her first child. She wanted her daughter's last name to be hyphenated bec

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  • abbieaggieabbieaggie
    I think the "etiquette" books or traditionally its okay to send out up to 6 months.  I sent mine out later than normal this last time.  I don't think its weird, even if people seen/met the baby... they still don't know all the exact stats. 
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member

    imagekbruington:
    Too late. It would be weird.

    This. If I got a birth announcement for a 4 month old

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  • reyorrareyorra member
    Some people might think you're just doing it to receive a gift in return (if you haven't gotten something from them already). So I agree with the previous posters that you should just correct people as necessary. Plus, birth announcements can be expensive
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  • ksteeb611ksteeb611 member
    I would say skip them.  Maybe do a 4th of July greeting later or something.  Seems too late.  As for the name, I wouldn't take the hypenating personally.  If it were me, I probably would have used your last name.  Just explain to
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  • UnknownUnknown

    I live by the "six-month" rule.

    As long as you send the announcement, thank you cards, etc, within six months from the event you should be fine.

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  • angie637angie637 member
    imageksteeb611:
    I would say skip them.nbsp; Maybe do a 4th of July greeting later or something.nbsp; Seems too late.nbsp; As for the nam
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  • UnknownUnknown

    Really? You wouldn't be happy to receive a picture of your friend/family's baby?? I would be thrilled if they sent me a picture announcement 1 month, 4 months or 4 years later!!! Just to have a picture & lil "souvenir" of the precious baby!!!! I lo

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