what sort of time frame should you post baby announcement cards?

[slowangels1]

Just wondering really. I'm expecting to stay 2 days in hospital post birth, then take another couple of days to order them (am going via the photobox/snapfish picture card route) and accounting for postage and then me posting them on it will be at least a week post birth before anyone gets them (if not two...). By then surely everyone will know the news and probably have emailed a piccie. Just checking that it's worth it really and if everyone else is super organised and posts theirs the day after birth type thing

I wasn't going to do any... relatives will be called anyway and we will be doing the rounds for people that are interested! Pics will be emailed and shared from friends and family that do visit.

So no help really, sorry - is this something that's the 'done thing' then?

We didn't bother - I don't see the point to be honest, it's one less thing to worry about.

If you want to post pictures out, why not stick one in any thank-you cards you send (if you're sending them)

I wasn't going to bother but have quite a few elderly/not living near rellies that wouold appreciate it and MIL has birth annoucement cards from other grandchildren framed on her 'family wall of fame' (as I call it) and I don't want my LO not to be features in the birth announcement section .

its a nice thing to do and lots of my friends and relatives still have them pinned up on noticeboard.(18 months later) Realistically it may a week or two before you get them out but we combined it with thank yous for presents that we got so it was quite economical in the long run. We used moonpig and did postcards. They supply them with envelopes and it was buy far the cheapest way to do it if you want a personalised one.

We did ours about 2 weeks after the birth. (Sent them out, I mean). Everyone knew by then but it was nice to send out a photo.

yy Trixie to combine with thank you's. We did that too. Wrote on the back (cheapskates we are...)

love the doubling up as thank you card by writing on the back - sounds like a great idea, and will check out moonpig (good to know they supply with envalopes which will save more hunting).

DD2 is 8 days old and most people I want to tell already know, but I do have some traditional announcement cards to write and send to the few who don't. However this'll have to wait until we choose and decide on a middle name!

I've never received an announcement card, so it didn't occur to me. I have received lots of thank you cards with photos. I would get cards with photo(s), date of birth and baby's name but not with thank you written on them - use as birth announcements for a few people then as thank yous for others. Ours were from photobox - I think they were cheaper than moonpig and we were able to order more when we ran out. All of the web services seem to provide envelopes. Having has DD if I was doing it again I would research and pick the card before the baby arrives so that you can get them ordered without too much hassle.