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Birth Announcements

midwestFNPmidwestFNP member
in August 2014 Moms
Who are you sending them to? We have the obvious list of family and friends... Are you sending them to everyone who got you a gift? I'll send one to everyone who was at my shower obviously because they fall under the family/friends category. I ask because we got some gifts from people we don't even know. DHs family lives in another state so when his parents came to visit they brought several gifts from random people like their neighbor, the postman etc. I've sent thank you cards to everyone for the gifts but do I need to send a birth announcement too? What's customary?
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  • tamarar5tamarar5 member
    I scrapbooked cards and sent out about 30, to the aunts and uncles, my brother, out parents and grandmas. I did it to mail pictures to the family who isn't on Facebook.
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  • midwestFNPmidwestFNP member
    That's a good idea. I'm just going to make some on tinyprints or shutterfly I think (I have some coupons for announcements) and keep my list to just family and friends unless I am violating some code of etiquette. Announcements can get expensive!
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  • KittyMishaKittyMisha member
    Your in-laws' postman got you a gift? I find that bizarre.
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  • midwestFNPmidwestFNP member
    They live in a super small town. I was surprised too.
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  • tamarar5tamarar5 member
    I did mail one to my two best friends, I forgot therm on my list. But neither of my friends love nearby — one's in Arizona, and the other is in northern Wisconsin (and I'm in Michigan) so it will be months, if not years, before either get to meet the kids.
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  • JadaBlueJadaBlue member
    We're sending them out (tomorrow! ) to our wedding invite list (relatively small wedding) plus anyone else who bought us a baby gift.
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  • wandsandwinewandsandwine member
    Is it bad etiquette to not send a birth announcement at all? Our families have all been to meet him and most of our friends too
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  • KittyMishaKittyMisha member
    Mrsthompsontobe said:

    Is it bad etiquette to not send a birth announcement at all? Our families have all been to meet him and most of our friends too

    I am not sending any, and I didn't with DD1 either. I can't imagine that anyone who knows me is very surprised. Certainly nobody mentioned anything to me.
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  • tamarar5tamarar5 member
    I omg really give a hoot about whether it's good or bad etiquette to send them or not. :). Like I said, I send them to the non Facebook family. We live about 500+ miles from the majority of our family, so it will be months before they really get to see her.

    But etiquette be damned. You're a new mom. You've got better things to do them worry about announcements. I did mine as an excuse to be kid free for a couple hours!
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  • MC03MC03 member
    Funny story. I didn't send any out for DD1. I don't think they are necessary and I was too overwhelmed. Well this time I am feeling a lot better and DH really really wanted to send some out for DD2. I told him we couldn't because I didn't for DD1 and it wouldn't be fair that she wouldn't have one in her baby book. But DH insisted so I made some birth announcements for DD1 also last week... Announcing her birth in 2011. :). I'm not going to send them out but at least she will have one for the baby book now.
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    We just made an announcement, saved it as a jpeg and posted it to Facebook. Shutter fly had a labor day print sale so I ordered a few as 4x6 prints. They don't look great but I'll give them to family and non facebook friends.
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