You always want to send out the announcement that a new baby has been born into the family. That is why the idea of baby announcements came into being. Sending out baby announcements is the best way to do it. This is a really special time in the life of any new parent.
It is also good idea for a new parent to be ready to send out baby announcements even before the baby is born. You will not be able to do much shopping for these kinds of things once your new baby is born. It is a good time to pick the announcements out before the baby is born too.
Before the birth make your decision on the design or theme that you want to go with. It is a good idea to send out the baby announcements within about 3 months after the birth. Be sure to include the name of the baby, the birth weight, and how long the baby was at birth. You should also include the name of the hospital in which the baby was born. If you are on maternity leave and plan on going back to work it is a good idea to send your baby announcement to your co workers and supervisor. You should include your expected return to work date on the baby announcements you send to your work place.
Once you have your baby the tendency will be for you to want to call everyone up and tell them about it. Soon reality will sink in and you are going to understand that there is no way you have the time to call everyone. Sending out a formal baby announcement is a tried and true tradition. Of course, nowadays you could just send a text message to everyone. That is kind of tacky though. Besides, not everyone you want to let know about the baby is going to be on your contact cell phone list. Sending out traditional formal baby announcements is still the best way to let everyone know about the new baby. You will find that more people are apt to send a baby gift if you send them a traditional baby announcement. For some reason people do not take text messaging or email as serious as they do paper mail.
You will still be able to send out ecard baby announcements to your online friends however. You can still use the internet to purchase your baby announcements. Many websites have baby announcements for sale now. You may be able to upload one of the newborn pictures and have it printed on the baby announcements too. Do not forget to include the sex of the baby.