https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 27 May 2026 04:30:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779892 Tue, 14 May 2013 08:31:55 +0000 JerricaBenton 779892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did but I didn't do it until she was a month old. I do monthly photo shoots with her so I used her one month pictures. I'm glad I waited because she looked a lot more like 'her' than the squishy, swollen pics from the hospital. I ordered them on Tiny Prints. The price was a bit more but I thought the quality was a lot better than other sites I've done invites on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779819 Tue, 14 May 2013 08:07:53 +0000 heartonastring 779819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're going to, I'm just waiting to get the newborn photos back from the photographer. We have a lot of relatives and family friends who aren't on social media, and I think that hard copy announcements are a nice keepsake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779813 Tue, 14 May 2013 08:05:41 +0000 kml636 779813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did, and everyone loved them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779803 Tue, 14 May 2013 07:58:52 +0000 mediagirl 779803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did. I had a coupon for 10 free announcements from Tiny Prints so I got the go ahead to do it. :) I wasn't going to but now I'm glad I did - I have a memento to put in her baby book! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779770 Tue, 14 May 2013 07:42:43 +0000 purrpletulips 779770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nope with neither </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779632 Tue, 14 May 2013 04:35:36 +0000 illumina 779632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We won't. I don't think we have ever received a birth announcement. I think if it were more commonplace to do so, we might consider it. I love sending proper mail! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779630 Tue, 14 May 2013 04:12:36 +0000 SugarplumsMom 779630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did and for me it was worth it. We didn't even use a picture, but it was just how I wanted it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779534 Mon, 13 May 2013 22:32:42 +0000 googly-eyes 779534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did! I love baby announcements. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779530 Mon, 13 May 2013 22:28:54 +0000 doodlepoodle 779530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep! Shutterfly sale and off they went. It was a few months before they went out, I would address a few each day I had the energy. My goal was to mail them before I went back to work full time :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779445 Mon, 13 May 2013 21:40:43 +0000 shopaholic 779445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! It was so pricey, but I love how nice they look and love having it to save for her baby book! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779361 Mon, 13 May 2013 21:01:17 +0000 photojane 779361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! We're broke as a joke. The money was better spent on formula + diapers. I do love announcements though! I love getting them. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779352 Mon, 13 May 2013 20:58:01 +0000 pl0508 779352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We sure did ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779226 Mon, 13 May 2013 20:16:41 +0000 birdofafeather 779226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love paper! We designed them, I took the photos and we sent them out. Love having them up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779217 Mon, 13 May 2013 20:13:18 +0000 junebugmama 779217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love paper way too much! I send paper for everything still </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779212 Mon, 13 May 2013 20:11:54 +0000 Boheme 779212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We will! I LOVE getting birth announcements :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779208 Mon, 13 May 2013 20:10:22 +0000 katsupgirl 779208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did. We had pictures taken in the hospital and birth announcements were part of the package. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779204 Mon, 13 May 2013 20:09:25 +0000 GrapeCrush 779204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did. Although our family is mostly on FB, we wanted to share our newborn photos of our little guy. We plan on sending them out for #2 as well </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779199 Mon, 13 May 2013 20:07:33 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 779199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did! I'm a graphic designer so I pretty much had to :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779186 Mon, 13 May 2013 20:03:34 +0000 heffalump 779186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got 100 free post cards from vistaprint. I love getting mail so I also love sending mail. And I was able to send to people who aren't online. I sent to everyone who gave lo a gift, including my grandmas friends. I know they loved them.... they all called my grandma, and then she got to brag about lo :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779184 Mon, 13 May 2013 20:01:59 +0000 wheres_c 779184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did for the exact same reasons as @rattles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779171 Mon, 13 May 2013 19:54:51 +0000 rattles 779171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did. Not only do I love pretty paper and like having it for her baby book, but it seems appropriate to me. It wouldn't have felt right to me to use Facebook or email as the only means of communication about other major life events, like my wedding or graduations, etc. and I felt the same about her birth. Then again, I still send Christmas cards too ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779161 Mon, 13 May 2013 19:51:22 +0000 mrsmate 779161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't. I was so overwhelmed as a new mom I couldn't have managed to send them even if I wanted to. And I can say this now that I'm a mom - in general not a fan of newborn pics. Newborns kind of creep me out. Much prefer when they've filled out a bit, around the 10-12wk mark. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779157 Mon, 13 May 2013 19:49:31 +0000 oliviaoblivia 779157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We sent out paperless post announcements. I don't know anyone without an email these days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-779151 Mon, 13 May 2013 19:47:16 +0000 fancyfunction 779151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did - I thought it would be nice to send a "formal" announcement in the mail and I'm a sucker for having things to put in the scrapbook. I took the pic myself and did it on Shutterfly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-778996 Mon, 13 May 2013 18:37:22 +0000 dagret 778996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did - I love getting them too! We heard from a lot of people who were thrilled because "no one sends them anymore." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-778988 Mon, 13 May 2013 18:32:41 +0000 edelweiss 778988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we didn't send an announcement, but i think they're very sweet and love receiving them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-778969 Mon, 13 May 2013 18:24:40 +0000 Foodnerd81 778969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I plan to-- I love receiving them and they are a nice keepsake. My parents have some birth announcements on their fridge that are a few years old!</p> <p>@MamaBehr: I'm a middle child too, and I would totally think that way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-778950 Mon, 13 May 2013 18:15:25 +0000 Pepper 778950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO obviously isn't here yet, but we're planning on it (even though everyone we know uses some form of social media). I think they're a sweet memento! I love receiving them and putting them up on the fridge :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-778943 Mon, 13 May 2013 18:10:08 +0000 MamaBehr 778943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did! We did with our first because we were so excited and then I made myself with my second, but it was just so he had one in his baby book! I didn't want him growing up and saying "How come my sister has a birth announcement and I don't?" I might be more sensitive to that because I'm the middle child. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-send-out-birth-announcements#post-778904 Mon, 13 May 2013 17:43:45 +0000 lovehoneybee 778904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did. I know everyone is on social media, but I wanted to send them the same way I send birthday cards to my friends even though I can (and still do) post on their walls. </p> <p>Mine weren't super fancy. I used pictures I took at 5 days old and got them from Shutterfly during a sale (which seems to happen a lot.) </p> [attach=1866/13/mmrdsy.600x450.birth-announcement2.jpg]