Baby Birth Thank You Ideas

Photo Thank You Announcement Cards

• One way to say thank you to everyone who helped out during the baby birth is to create photo thank you cards that can double as birth announcements. A great way to be ahead of the birth announcement game is to create as much of the card as possible prior to the birth so all you will need to do is add a photo. Select the design, sayings or phrases that you want included on the card along with addressing and stamping the envelopes. Chances are if they aren't done ahead of time, moms with a newborn at home will not get to them right away. Once the baby has arrived, choose your favorite newborn photo and use that to create the announcements. With everything done ahead of time, all that's left is ordering them, waiting for them and stuffing the envelopes when they come.

Homemade Thank You Cards

• If you have extra time prior to the birth of your baby, try creating thank you cards to give to those special people who have helped you through the last nine months of pregnancy. Make a list of any nurses, doctors or staff members who have been extra helpful along with any family members or friends who have stepped up beyond the call of duty to help you through. Make a few extra ones just in case someone unmentioned becomes helpful during the delivery. Make the cards personalized and once the baby is born, insert a photo of her to go along with the card.

Magnets

• A cute way to say thank you to those who helped out during your pregnancy and labor are cute magnets with the new baby's photo and birth stats. List the parent's names on the magnet as well for nurses and doctors to remember your family. They can stick the magnet onto a filing cabinet as a keepsake from your child's birth. Websites such as A Giftful Heart offer templates with different colors and allow new parents to choose the type of writing they want to appear on the magnet. These magnets can be ordered in sets of 24 and up with matching envelopes for mailing.

Gift Baskets

• New parents may choose to send gift baskets to the hospital or team of nurses that delivered the baby. Edible Arrangements offer baskets including fresh fruit in a flower arrangement set up or chocolate-covered strawberries delivered in a beautiful box. Harry and David offer fruit baskets, meat platters and wine gift baskets that can be sent as a thank you gift. FTD offers flower delivery based on the occasion and many local florists offer the same packages. Each basket should include a small thank you card with a photo of the new addition alone or with the parents.