Baby announcement cards

[beekeeper17]

What would you think if you sent a present to someone who had just had a baby and you received a baby announcement card, no personal message or anything, just announcing that baby has been born, name, weight etc? Do people think that's the same as a thank you card? Didn't even receive a text or anything to say thanks for the present.

Guess it's better than not receiving any thank you at all (which has happened a couple of times recently with baby presents I've given), but for me it's not the same as a thank you card or even just a text to say thanks if they're not doing thank you cards.

Guess it's better than not receiving any thank you at all But you didn't receive a thank you at all 😂. I have never gotten a baby announcement card to be honest, I think they sound a bit pretentious though. A thank you text for me would suffice but definitely a thank you is required for any gift that is not thanked for in person when received

I'd think they had a brand new baby and be amazed they'd even managed to send an announcement, let alone personalised thank you cards.

If I've ever received thank you cards for baby presents they've been when the baby is quite a bit older. I can't say I would expect one though and I'm usually a big advocate of thank you cards!

What time frame are we talking?

I'd assume they are very busy and tired with the new baby and not take it personally. I'm sure they are grateful for the gift and will get around to texting or thanking you in person when things have got easier.

We sent birth announcement cards but handwrote thank you notes on the back of them. Now I feel a bit pretentious doing it

A birth announcement is not a thank you message.

Yes, if a present it sent then the donor should be thanked. And it should be personal (otherwise how would you ever be sure the shop had sent the intended thing)

People with sense realise it might take a bit of time in the immediate post-natal period when both new parents are rather overwhelmed. But if one returns to work, they can usually find a bit of time to write a couple of letters a day (whether on paper on electronically)

Baby born a couple of months ago and I could be wrong but I don't imagine there will be any more cards/thank you messages. And I have a young baby myself so I do know how crazy the first few months are, but I always at least sent a text to acknowledge a present I received in the post, before I got round to sending out cards.

Guess I would have just appreciated an acknowledgment, a text would have been fine, but considering she didn't send a present when my dd was born, I maybe shouldn't be surprised.

Yeah a bit odd but the first three months were a blur for me tbh. I didn't send the thank you cards for several weeks.

Are the parents both British? Just wondering, as our French friends send out birth announcement cards without a message. I think they're a bit pointless really, as most people announce the birth on Facebook or by other online means, but it is quite nice to get a card with a cute photo and a reminder of their DOB!

I do think it is a bit rude not to say thank you. Obviously the first few weeks and months with a newborn are hectic, but if they've found the time to send birth announcement cards, they could have included a thank you as well.

It took us ages to get around to sending cards but in the meantime I did send a quick email or FB/WA/text message to thank people, and included a photo if I could (DS wearing the outfit if that's what they'd given).

Not much you can do about it though, apart from maybe sending a message along these lines:
"Thanks for the cute card! Did you get my present btw? Just wanted to check that it arrived ok"
Makes the point but still polite and friendly.

Same here @divadee. It's what pretty much everyone I know does so if it is pretentious, most people I know are

I've only got a baby announcement card once and I was so touched that I cried (I was pregnant myself though). I would accept it as a thank you though I'm just as happy with a text.