https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:20:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-753875 Wed, 01 May 2013 02:38:18 +0000 Sweet T 753875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way! It's a birth announcement for your son, not hers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-753869 Wed, 01 May 2013 01:24:20 +0000 lomom 753869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the input, I feel better about declining. </p> <p>We'd already designed the birth announcement and felt like including the baptismal information was important and we love the way they turned out (we haven't printed them yet, we're waiting until we do our formal newborn session to be able to add a family picture) so I was really dreading the thought of changing them to include their info. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-753657 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:53:43 +0000 purrpletulips 753657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it was just a baptism announcement sure but not on his birth announcement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-753562 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:01:25 +0000 MrsH 753562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-753530 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:41:44 +0000 iheartleopardprint 753530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ummm, no way. She can do her own! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752955 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:50:27 +0000 littlek 752955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would do two cards. I don't think you need to put your SIL's info on your baptism card. She should really have her own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752951 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:49:17 +0000 heffalump 752951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would either 1. Add an insert to include her info or 2. Make a separate birth announcement and invitation, which includes her info. </p> <p>I do think it's easier to have both of their information on one piece of paper, that will be less confusing for guests and it will save paper.</p> <p>My LO and her cousin got named together, which is a Jewish ceremony. I sent out an evite with both of the girls on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752946 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:48:05 +0000 MamaMoose 752946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @babycrz: that I would do an insert in the same invitation as the birth announcement that includes the information on the baptism of both children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752944 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:47:16 +0000 Weagle 752944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with 2 separate cards. You send out a birth announcement, and then you and SIL go in together for the baptism cards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752936 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:45:01 +0000 jmarionsmith 752936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i second or third those that said 2 separate cards. one just for your lo's birth announcement. then go in halfsies for the baptism cards! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752913 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:35:54 +0000 Alivoo01 752913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I vote no because this is announcing your son's birth, not hers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752912 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:35:23 +0000 swedishfish 752912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the birth announcement and baptism invitation should be done separately but I still wouldn't include your SIL's info on the invitation. That's pretty cheap of her.</p> <p>ETA - are you hosting a joint party after the baptism? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752885 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:25:17 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 752885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First and foremost it's s birth announcement for a single birth and Baptism info for a different child should not be included. </p> <p>I like the two separate card idea best. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752838 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:11:48 +0000 babycrz 752838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I say absolutely not on the birth announcement! If you are mailing them in an envelope "maybe" she could make up an insert that you would include in the envelope. That's a stretch.. and could be a compromise if you wanted to. But the birth announcement is all about your LO. Or ,=maybe don't include the baptism stuff on the actually pretty announcement but have an insert in the envelope with an invite to the baptism and that can talk about both kids. Again this really depends on the relationship you have with them and how formal you are being. Don't at all feel like you NEED to include it. She can do her own thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752832 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:09:03 +0000 Bluebonnet 752832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would do the same as @Mrs.Someone.</p> <p>2 cards - one birth announcement, one baptism invitation (for both kids). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752828 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:07:16 +0000 LindsayInNY 752828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @Mrs.Someone - if you include her at all, do two separate cards/announcements. One that is exclusively the birth and one that highlights the baptism. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752819 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:04:46 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 752819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752807 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:58:47 +0000 Mrs.Someone 752807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would actually send out 2 cards... The birth announcement (as a keepsake, so no time/place info), then the baptism announcement for both kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752803 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:56:43 +0000 googly-eyes 752803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd just tell her there isn't room to word it! Or, if you really want to be nice you could say you won't put it on the announcement and send a joint invitation. However I think you will regret putting another kid's name on your birth announcement and I think it's a pretty selfish thing of her to ask, frankly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752797 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:52:22 +0000 regberadaisy 752797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way; it's your son's birth announcement! She can send her own! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752788 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:49:46 +0000 autumnlove 752788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752756 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:39:09 +0000 lomom 752756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: I am thinking no but I wasn't sure if I was being unreasonable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752750 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:37:28 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 752750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Uh....no? This is a no brainer for me. It's your birth annoucment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/should-we-include-sils-information#post-752742 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:34:53 +0000 lomom 752742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is going to be baptized in DH's hometown, where all his family still lives. We are including a blurb on the birth announcement to say "DS will be baptized at xyz church on this date, at this time." we felt like that was the easiest way to communicate to DH's large extended family (his mom has 10 siblings and they'll all get a birth announcement). They all live in the town and attend the church where DS will be baptized. </p> <p>SIL has a 4 month old who she is having baptized the same day. I think it's pretty cool, we'd talked about it before she jumped in and scheduled her LO's for the same date and time. </p> <p>She asked me who we were inviting and I told her that we were just including the info on his birth announcements. She wants me to say that her LO is also being baptized that day. </p> <p>I want to decline. This is my LO's birth announcement... I don't think it should say anything about her LO. </p> <p>Thoughts? </p>