Pregnancy announcement wording: how to share the news by mail
A pregnancy announcement by mail is a small event in itself. It lands in a mailbox instead of a feed, it gets opened at the kitchen table, and it gets kept. The wording can be as short as four words.
Here is what to put on the card, and a set of lines you can copy. On our pregnancy cards you give us the wording, the due date, and your names, and we set the type for your proof.
What to include
- The news itself, in your own words: 'We're expecting', 'Baby on the way', 'Plus one'.
- When. A month and a year is enough; most people do not print an exact due date, since babies ignore them.
- Who. Your names, or your family name, or 'the Bennetts' if an older child is part of the announcement.
- Optional: whether it is a boy or a girl, if you know and want to say.
That is all. A pregnancy card is the one announcement where less wording is almost always better.
Simple
We're expecting.
Baby arriving October 2026
Sam and Priya
A new little one is on the way.
Due in spring 2027
With love, the Bennetts
Baby on board.
Arriving spring 2027
Maya and Chris
Our family is growing.
Coming this October
The Nguyens
Playful
Plot twist.
Baby on board
Arriving spring 2027
Plus one loading.
Due October 2026
The Bennett family
Guess what.
We are expecting
Due in October
Nora has been promoted to big sister.
Baby arrives March 2027
The Carters
Tiny shoes, coming soon.
Spring 2027
Love, Elena and Marcus
Second babies, twins, and after a long wait
And then there were four.
Baby number two arrives August 2026
The Reyes family
Double the news.
Twins due in January 2027
Sam and Priya
We have waited a long time to send this card.
Baby due June 2027
With grateful hearts, Jenna and Michael
We are adopting.
Our family grows this fall.
With love, the Parks
For grandparents and the wider family
A card addressed to the new grandparents can be its own moment. Keep it to one line and let them do the rest.
You are going to be grandparents.
Baby arrives October 2026
Love, Sam and Priya
Get ready to be the fun one.
Baby due spring 2027
Maya and Chris
The family tree is growing a branch.
Baby due in January
The Whitmans
When to send
Most families mail the card after the first trimester, often once the closest people have heard by phone. There is no rule, only what feels right to you.
Our cards are made to order in sets of 25 to 150 with white envelopes included, and every order gets a free digital proof before anything prints. If you want the cards by a specific weekend, order about three weeks ahead, four in December.
