| When to Send Birth Announcements Cards | | | | Make a baby announcement address list and figure |
| Everyone from high school friends to the cousin of | | | | out how many birth announcement you will likely |
| the mother wants to know about the new baby as | | | | need. At the very least, you might want to select |
| soon as possible. After all, the birth of a new baby is | | | | the store or website in which you will buy the baby |
| special for everyone who knows the proud new | | | | announcements. Many websites allow you to order |
| parents. That is why baby birth announcements, | | | | you birth announcements before the birth of your |
| especially photo birth announcements, are typically | | | | child and will send you your envelopes early so you |
| sent out within the first two weeks after the birth. | | | | can start addressing them. This is typically called, |
| Some important considerations for when to send | | | | “Envelopes Early” and is offered by many |
| birth announcements are how much preparation the | | | | websites online. |
| new parents do ahead of time, the parents’ | | | | During the hectic times surrounding the birth of a |
| obligations and the location of those receiving the | | | | baby, and especially after the birth, parents usually |
| baby announcements. | | | | lack the time to send birth cards to their friends and |
| If the parents have lived in the same city for most | | | | family even if they have prepared ahead of time. If |
| of their lives, getting the custom baby birth | | | | parents do not send the birth announcements within |
| announcements out early might not be as urgent. | | | | the first couple of weeks, it is still acceptable to send |
| Usually, in this circumstance, the close family and | | | | them later. Current etiquette indicates most recipients |
| friends live near by and will be able to hear about the | | | | are happy to receive a baby announcement, even if |
| birth of the new baby by word of mouth as | | | | it is after the first two weeks of the baby’s |
| opposed to a birth announcement in the mail. | | | | birth. You can include cute birth announcements |
| However, it is still important to get the | | | | sayings, baby announcements wording ideas and |
| announcements out in a reasonable time frame, | | | | sayings for birth cards. |
| usually within the first month after delivery. Often, | | | | If the new parents are strapped for time (and what |
| friends who might not be as close to the parents | | | | parent isn’t?), photo birth announcements can be |
| might not want to bother the new parents with a | | | | a very easy option since most of the legwork can be |
| visit. A great solution is to send photo birth | | | | done without leaving home. Using photo birth |
| announcements, which will allow them to see the | | | | announcement sites and digital camera technology, |
| baby early in its life. | | | | parents can make a personal photo baby |
| For parents who are away from most family | | | | announcement and have them delivered straight to |
| members and friends, a general guide is to send the | | | | their doors within days. But if parents do not get to |
| baby announcements as soon as possible after the | | | | their baby’s announcements until the baby is |
| baby is born, ideally within two weeks. While word of | | | | older than a couple of months, they can (and should) |
| mouth might still carry the news of the baby, friends | | | | still send a baby announcement. If the parents still |
| and relatives still want to hear personally from the | | | | choose to send a photo birth announcement then, it |
| parents. If parents get organized before the baby is | | | | can have a picture of the newborn baby or a current |
| born, the printed birth announcements cards can be | | | | picture of the baby. |
| fairly easy to get out promptly. | | | | |