Like with many occasions, it can be difficult to decide what to write when it comes to new baby wishes.
The arrival of a new baby is such a significant life event. Unlike birthdays and Christmas cards, the missives included with baby shower or new baby gifts are likely to be added to a scrapbook or packed away and kept somewhere special. This is why it is important to write something meaningful.
If you haven’t a clue what to say in your new baby wishes, La La Land has you covered! The following tips will help you choose the right words.
Choosing a baby card
Nowadays you can choose from a wide selection of baby cards beyond the traditional ‘It’s a boy’ or ‘It’s a girl’. There are many stylish designs which can suit the individual and be treasured forever.
When looking for a card, consider the tastes of the parents before you select something contemporary, whimsical or traditional.
If you don’t yet know the sex of the baby, you can still plan ahead by purchasing something gender neutral.
Make sure you get the right baby card! There are different options suitable for pregnancy announcements, baby showers and the arrival of a new baby.
Pregnancy congratulations cards
Gender neutral baby cards
2. Baby Turtle
3. Hello Baby
What to write in a baby card
Once you have chosen a lovely baby card, it is time to think of something heartfelt to write in it. This is your chance to acknowledge the new parents, send blessings for the child and to affirm your relationship as a friend or family member.
Structuring your new baby wishes
When writing your new baby wishes, offer congratulations to the parents before adding your blessing and hopes for the new baby. Add a poem, quote or saying to make the card feel personal and special.
Start off with your own words, followed by the extra text and then a heartfelt signoff.
For example:
To dear (parents’ names),
Congratulations on the safe arrival of your precious baby (name).
I wish your family many years of happiness, love and wonderful times. It is exciting to think of all the new memories to come.
Please remember I am here to help whenever you need me. I’ll even lend a hand to change a nappy or two!
Welcome (baby name). We are going to have some fun.
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Add a saying, poem or quote
Looking for something meaningful to write? We have plenty of suggestions for you to choose from:
Old fashioned blessings
New baby wishes don’t have to be your own original words. Something traditional can carry a lot of meaning. If the parents are from overseas, you could consider finding some text from their home country.
Here are a couple of beautiful Irish baby blessings:
May you have a sunbeam to warm you
Good luck to charm you
An angel to protect you
Laughter to cheer you
And faithful friends near you.
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May you bring light to the home,
warmth to the heart
Joy to the soul
And love to the lives you touch.
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May all the blessing of our Lord touch your life today.
May He send His little angels to protect you on your way.
Such a wee little fit, sent from above.
Someone so precious to cherish and love.
May sunshine and moonbeams dance over your head
As you quietly slumber in your bed.
May good luck be with you wherever you go.
And your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow.
Below is an Apache blessing:
May the sun bring you new energy by day,
May the moon softly restore you by night,
May the rain wash away your worries
And the breeze blow new strength into your being,
And all of the days of your life may you walk
Gently through the world and know its beauty.
New baby cards
Religious blessings
The following can be used as new baby wishes if you or the new parents have religious faith:
This little tiny baby,
Was sent from God above,
To fill our hearts with happiness,
And touch our lives with love,
He must have known,
We’d give our all,
And always do our best.
To give our precious baby love,
And be grateful and so blessed.
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Dearest Father in Heaven,
Bless this child and bless this day
Of new beginnings.
Smile upon this child
And surround this child, Lord,
With the soft mantle of your love.
Teach this child to follow in your footsteps,
And to live life in the ways of
Love, faith, hope and charity.
Special sayings
Keep your new baby wishes short with a touching quote.
“Making the decision to have a child - it’s momentous.
It is to decide forever to have your heart go outside your body” - Elizabeth Stone
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“A new baby is like the beginning of all things… hope, a dream of possibilities” - Eda LeShan
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“Until you have a baby, you don’t even realise how much you were missing one” - Jodi Picoult
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“Babies are like little suns that, in a magical way, bring warmth and happiness into our lives” - Kartini Diapari-Öengider
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“A baby fills the place in your heart that you never knew was empty” - Unknown
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“We never know the love of a parent until we become parents ourselves”- Unknown
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“A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for” - Unknown
Lovely new baby cards
Sweet poems for new babies
Is there anything more dear than a tiny newborn baby? You don’t have to worry about going overboard on the sugar, spice and all things nice!
These verses sum up the first special moments of a new baby’s arrival:
She’s a little bit of sunshine
She’s a smile to light our days
She will steal our hearts and
Keep them with her warm endearing ways
She’s our precious little daughter
With a sweetness from above
Who will fill our years with laughter
And our lives with lots of love.
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Hello there little fellow!
The good news is going ’round
That you’ve made a “happy Landing”
And arrived all safe and sound
Well this just comes to tell you
That you’re lucky as can be
To become the newest member
Of so nice a family!
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These are the years, the gentle yearsthe soft and sentimental years
when wee little fingers reach and touch
and little eyes gaze with wonder and trust,
when you love so tenderly and so much
these are the gentle years.
These are the years, the rainbow years
the quiet walk on tiptoe years,
the years of laughter and smiles and sighs
when both of you watch with misty eyes
the tiny bed where a cherub lies,
these are the rainbow years.
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What shall we call you,one who comes across a vast distance
bearing secrets of the future,
your father’s hidden wishing,
and the remembrance of beauty that hung diffusely in the air
all those long years without you?
We call you the awaited one,
the dreamt of one, the sung one,
for we sing to you now a symphony of welcomes,
and wish for your smooth passage to the world.
New baby wishes: boy / girl cards
Quotes from the greats
Go grand and use the writings of some of the world’s most famous wordsmiths when composing your new baby wishes.
William Blake wrote the following beautiful verse to bring a tear to your eye:
Know you what it is to be a child? ... It is to have a spirit yet streaming from the waters of baptism;
it is to believe in love, to believe in loveliness, to believe in belief;
it is to be so little that the elves can reach to whisper in your ear;
it is to turn pumpkins into coaches, and mice into horses, lowness into loftiness, and nothing into everything,
- for each child has a fairy god-mother in his/her own soul;
it is to live in a nutshell and count yourself the king/queen of infinite space; it is:
To see the World in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
Quote Dickens and add some old world credibility to your baby card:
"It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and furnishes a complete answer to those who contend for the gradual degeneration of the human species, that every baby born into the world is a finer one than the last."
This one is from Bob Dylan’s Forever Young:
May your hands always be busy
May your feet always be swift
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift
May your heart always be joyful
May your song always be sung
May you stay forever young
Adoption poems
Not all babies come to their parents in the same way. These adoption poems bring new baby wishes and reinforce that love is love, no matter how it begins.
Not flesh of my flesh,
nor bone of my bone
but very remarkably,
all my own.
And never forget,
for a single minute,
that you weren't born
under my heart,
but in it.
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Today I kissed an angel
I knew it from the start
The first time my angel smiled at me
I gave away my heart
Today I kissed an angel
This angel child of mine
Though not of my creation
My child by God’s design
Today I kissed an angel
My heart is dancing wild
A family, by a miracle
Blessed by this angel child.
Keep it light
It doesn’t all have to be so serious! If your friend or family member appreciates the lighter side of life you can always sneak in a joke or funny quote when creating your new baby wishes.
Babies are always more trouble than you thought - and more wonderful - Charles Osgood
A loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other - Ronald Knox
A baby is an angel whose wings decrease while his legs increase. ~ Anonymous
When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out. ~ Erma Bombeck
It sometimes happens, even in the best of families, that a baby is born. This is not necessarily cause for alarm. The important thing is to keep your wits about you and borrow some money. ~ Elinor Goulding Smith
Signing off
To sign off your card, keep it short and simple, e.g.
All my love xxx
Thinking of you
Give (babyname) a cuddle from me
Enjoy these precious moments
Sending best wishes
When to give a baby gift and card
When your friend announces their pregnancy, it can be tempting to start buying straight away! With the big news, a card is enough (or a very small gift if you can’t help yourself).
At a baby shower, gifts usually include practical things for the baby like wraps, face washers, clothes, bibs and bottles. In some cultures, it is traditional to focus on the mother rather than the baby, bringing gifts to make her feel supported and relaxed in the lead up to the baby’s arrival. If you’d like to give gift to the mother, consider a voucher for a massage or day spa.
Once a baby arrives, a beautiful outfit, cuddly toy or special keepsake can be delivered along with a card.
Check with the parents when they will feel ready to see visitors. In some cases they are happy to have a crowd around the hospital bed, while other parents need a couple of weeks to settle in.
Bring your card and gift the first time you visit your new little friend to welcome them to the world.
La La Land can help you express those heartfelt new baby wishes in the perfect card. Select from a great range of cards to celebrate pregnancies, baby showers, new arrivals and adoptions.