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Etiquette for birth announcements, no gifts?

oct-weddingoct-wedding member
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We're expecting our 3rd next month and have been very fortunate to have many of our friends, family and parents' friends give us nice gifts for our first 2 children.

And because this is our 3rd, we have a ton of baby stuff and plenty of hand me downs from friends and family for the new baby. We are also limited in space in our home.

I plan to send out birth announcements to family and friends with our daughter's photo with her big brothers. Is there another way to say "No gifts please" on the birth announcement that isn't so blunt? I found "your good wishes are the only gifts we seek" and it is OK but wanted to know if there are any suggestions.

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  • oct-weddingoct-wedding member
    Wow, there are quite a few very opinionated people here. Thanks for your thoughts.

    In the past I asked for registry information to be left off of both my bridal and baby shower invitations as I think it is tacky and really was thankful for the gifts we received on and off of the registry. Where the problem lies is not my friends but the overly generous friends of my parents who live out of state, love to get holiday cards, birth announcements etc and typically send something nice.

    I'm now just as confused as to what to do and am thinking I will donate to a program for teenage moms or a women's shelter.

    PS-the meals for moms website is actually a great idea. I'm in a neighborhood moms group and we use it to organize meals for new moms. I wouldn't register there but it is a great way to organize who is bringing food to a family when to avoid duplicate meals on the same night.

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  • DBonfanteDBonfante member
    Joy2611 said:

    I would be sooooo put off by a birth announcement that said "No gifts."

    I would never - in a million years - send a baby gift because of a birth announcement and I would find you extremely presumptuous to assume that I would.

    This exactly!
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  • runningyogimamarunningyogimama member
    Joy2611 said:

    I would be sooooo put off by a birth announcement that said "No gifts."

    I would never - in a million years - send a baby gift because of a birth announcement and I would find you extremely presumptuous to assume that I would.

    This!!!!!

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  • flowerx2flowerx2 member
    I have never sent a gift when I get a birth announcement from someone. Odd you would think people would send you gifts.

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  • jenb_99jenb_99 member
    People enjoy giving baby gifts. Asking them not to do something they want to do is generally considered rude. The best way to avoid getting gifts from baby announcements is not to send announcements in the first place. The people you're closest to will already know about the baby anyway, and you could always put a baby note and a couple of newborn pics into your Christmas cards this year.


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