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New baby card

New baby card.
What to write.

Congratulate the parents by name, welcome the baby by name, and offer something practical. New parents remember who offered food and sleep.

These new baby card messages are sorted by who is writing. Pick your group, use the baby's name, then sign.

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Updated 22 September 2026

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The question

Each writer gets a question.

One at a time, about Sam. They answer in their own words, or write without one.

Who they are to you Anybody A friend Family A partner A colleague

Something about Sam that a child is lucky to get.
A thing Sam did for you that a good parent does.
What you most hope the baby picks up from Sam.
Something you have seen Sam be patient about.
A small offer of help you mean to keep.
Something nobody told you about babies that you wish they had.
Your guess at the day, and why.
Your guess at the weight, and whether you are ever right about these.

The moment you knew you had a proper friend in Sam.
Something Sam did that only a friend would.
A thing you still laugh about together.
The time Sam turned up when it mattered.
Something Sam knew about you before you said it.

Something Sam did for the family that went unsaid.
A habit of Sam's that you have caught yourself copying.
A memory of Sam from when you were younger.
Something Sam put up with from you.
Something Sam taught you, mostly by example.

A small thing Sam did that you noticed and never mentioned.
The moment you knew.
Something Sam did this year that made things easier for you.
A thing about Sam you would not change.
Something Sam carried that was yours to carry.

The thing you go to Sam for.
Something you picked up from working beside Sam.
A bad day at work that Sam turned round.
Something a new starter should be told about Sam.
Something Sam did that made the job feel worth doing.

Or write without one.

New baby card messages

Pick your group, use the baby's name, and sign.

For close friends

Congratulations. They are perfect, you are exhausted, and we are bringing food Tuesday.
Welcome to the world, little one. Your mum already talks about you like you are famous.
Congratulations to you both. You made a person. That never stops being amazing.
So happy for you. I am on the Tuesday food run, and I take orders.
Congratulations. Parenthood suits you already, bags under the eyes and all.
Welcome, baby. Your mum was made for this. Your dad will learn.

For family

Congratulations to our beautiful daughter and her family. We love the baby already.
Welcome to the family, little one. Your cousins cannot wait to meet you.
Congratulations, both of you. A grandchild at last. We are over the moon.
To our son: you will be a wonderful father. Congratulations to all three of you.
Happy arrival day. The cousins have drawn seventeen pictures already.

For new grandparents

Congratulations, Grandma. The baby is lovely and so is the excuse to visit weekly.
To the new grandparents: enjoy every minute. Babysitting starts when you say.
Congratulations on becoming grandparents. You have waited long enough.
A grandchild. All the joy, and you get to hand them back. Congratulations.

Funny

Congratulations. Your sleep schedule has left the chat.
Welcome to parenthood. The pay is hugs and the hours are all of them.
Congratulations. You now understand every song your parents sang at you.
A baby. Say goodbye to lie-ins and hello to the best tiredness there is.
Congratulations. The baby is cute. The next eighteen years are admin.

Short

Congratulations on the baby.
Welcome, little one.
So happy for the three of you.
Congratulations. They are gorgeous.
Much love to the three of you.

What to leave out

Do not give parenting advice. They have a midwife, a mother-in-law and the internet. They need lasagne.

Do not comment on the birth, the size or the name. Say the baby is lovely and move on.

Do not write that the hard part starts now. They know. Say they will be good at it.

One card from everyone

Friends, family, the antenatal group. One link, and it opens when the baby arrives.

01
Add the due date.
The card opens that morning and not before.
02
Ask everyone.
Each person gets one link and writes once, in a browser.
03
They read it at 3am.
Every message for the baby, signed with a name.

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Questions

What do you write in a new baby card?

Both parents' names, congratulations, the baby's name, and one practical offer. Food, babysitting and sleep are the only offers that count.

What do you write if you have not met the baby?

Say you cannot wait to meet them. Nobody expects a description of a baby you have not seen.

Should you give advice in a new baby card?

No. They are drowning in advice. Say they will be good at it and stop.

What do grandparents write?

That they are delighted, and when they will visit. New grandparents who offer babysitting are remembered fondly.

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