https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:47:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2272205 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 04:14:46 +0000 BSB 2272205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My shower was 3 months before my EDD but it was early because I had to fly home for the shower because of having twins. I then was put in the hospital a few weeks after the shower. It's been about a month after the shower and I haven't written any out yet. I have the thank you cards. I need to get them out soon. Eeek! I'll work on them tomorrow.<br /> For me, I'll send out a thank you card now and announcements later.<br /> If your shower was closer to the due date, I would understand you waiting and sending everything at once. Plus, if I found out you went into early labor, than I would of course understand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271636 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:07:42 +0000 wrkbrk 2271636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babycanuck: Our shower is also 6 weeks before my EDD and we are planning on sending thank you cards and then baby announcements. :) That said, the announcements will be through email because it's SO much easier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271577 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:20:09 +0000 snowjewelz 2271577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did both since my shower was mid Oct and I gave birth beginning of Dec. But honestly for my personally, these things aren't that important to me, I've gotten both and they're all fine with me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271574 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:13:14 +0000 Eko 2271574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I personally hate thank you notes. I hate sending them and I never mind not getting them. I already know if I give something usually there's thank you's said in person. I especially hated doing thank you cards after my baby shower when I was running around like mad getting ready for the baby. I like photo announcements better, especially if photos used weren't uploaded online yet. Plus announcements can turn into keepsake items. With that said, the thank you note thing is something a lot of people care about so I did them and didn't bother with with announcements-I was way too tired. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271525 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:33:18 +0000 babycanuck 2271525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! I'm going to go out later to look for something cute. I found something I love on tinyprints.com but they want an arm and a leg for them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271504 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:22:37 +0000 avivoca 2271504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did both. At my shower, someone kept track of who gave what and got addresses for me (I had most of them anyway, but it was nice that someone did that). I wrote the notes and mailed them within a week. I'd rather do it earlier because once the baby is born, you will be frazzled learning how to care for this new person and you won't remember who gave what. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271501 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 10:16:53 +0000 Ms. RV 2271501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess it depends on the time between the shower and birth. My shower was at 37 weeks and so I sent out a thank you note and photo announcement together. Had it been before 35 weeks, I would send them out separately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271458 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:38:17 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2271458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think thank you notes need to be sent out in a timely manner after the shower. So I would definitely do those before the baby is born. Personally, I don't really feel I need to get mailed photo announcements when I can see photos via email and Facebook. I understand that your package already includes them, but because I view them as so unnecessary, I would not hold up sending thank you's to send them together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271455 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:34:19 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2271455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wrote TY notes for my shower as soon as possible after (do it when you have the time!) Then after baby was born I ordered TY notes with one of the newborn shoot photos and sent those out for post-birth gifts. Didn't do a formal announcement card (sent an email + FB). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271453 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:33:13 +0000 Smurfette 2271453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think thank you notes are a must and need to be mailed out ASAP after the shower. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271449 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:30:08 +0000 PawPrints 2271449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would prefer to receive the thank-you note in a timely manner (less than six weeks after the shower). I don't particularly care about receiving a photo card so I think that can be skipped, but I know some people like sending them out. I'm fine seeing photos via email or on FB. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271406 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:51:10 +0000 Adira 2271406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I personally wouldn't mind receiving it all at one time, BUT that's not what I did. I feel like etiquette rules dictate you send thank yous within a month of the event, so I sent out thank yous a couple weeks after my shower and then sent out announcements about 3-4 weeks after the baby was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271395 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:43:48 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2271395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I knew I would be sending photo cards out after the baby was born and didn't have a shower the second time around, so I saved thank you cards to stuff into the envelopes with my photo announcements after baby was born. </p> <p>I think if the shower is close to baby's birth then waiting is fine, but if there is a long gap (especially with people you aren't as close to) you should probably go ahead and send a thank you card right after the shower. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271385 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:40:38 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2271385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted separate, but I think it would be ok to do a single announcement card as long as you wrote a personal note on each one thanking them for the specific gift. (Which is way more work then you are going to want to do after baby arrives IMO). I think that having a generic printed card that says "thank you" defeats the purpose of a thank you card and I don't see them as very sincere. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271363 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:24:24 +0000 babycanuck 2271363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: We have newborn photos set up for about a week after s/he is born and the package includes photo announcements/cards. A shower isn't something I was going to do - it's not typically something in my culture in my area does, but I wanted to get it done because I was so sick in my pregnancy and didn't know how I would be after. If it's a boy, we will also be having something 8 days after he's born but it will be a small family affair.</p> <p>All of these things are food for thought!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271355 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:19:41 +0000 erinbaderin 2271355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would (and did) do the thank yous right after the shower - you've got enough to do once the baby is born! But we didn't send out photo announcements at all, so if you're set on photo announcements and you think you can do them in a timely manner (like, are you going to do newborn photos? Because once you wait a few weeks to get those back and then another few weeks for the cards to be printed suddenly your thank yous are going out 3 months after your shower...) then I think either is fine. Nobody doesn't like getting mail! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271352 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:12:46 +0000 Foodnerd81 2271352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would want the mom to do what's easier for her! Can you write the thank yous before baby is born then stick everything in one envelope after you have a photo? I'd want to get that part done before baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271351 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:12:23 +0000 WinterBee 2271351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babycanuck: What I would rather and what I would do are do different things.<br /> I wouldn't mind if I had the thank you and announcement in the same card, I'm not big on thank you cards anyways. But, I think that might offend some people so for that reason if it were me I would send the thank you cards right away, then the announcements out after the baby is born to whomever you want. Then you won't be stuck sending out a bunch of thank yous and baby shower goers won't be waiting up to 9 weeks for a card. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271344 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:05:30 +0000 Mamaof2 2271344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did both for my showers so that's how I voted.</p> <p>However, if the person was present at the shower and you thanked them in person then just the announcement/thank you would be fine </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-rather-23#post-2271339 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:00:38 +0000 babycanuck 2271339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>- Receive a thank you card within a week/two of a shower, before the baby is born, then a photo announcement after?</p> <p>or</p> <p>- Receive a photo thank you after the shower, you don't need two things in the mail.</p> <p>For context: Shower is 6 weeks prior to baby being due. </p>