A Baby Birth Announcement That Looks Like a Real Rookie Card

Most orders print and ship within 2-3 business days from our facility in Des Moines, Iowa, and that timeline holds steady whether you're ordering one single card or a full multi-card pack for extended family. We don't outsource production, so there's no third-party printer adding extra days to the process. Once your card ships, standard shipping times apply based on where you're located in the USA, but you're not waiting weeks like you might with a boutique stationery shop. A lot of parents order right after coming home from the hospital, specifically because they want cards in hand before the baby's first month is over. If you're planning to mail these to grandparents or out-of-state family, it's worth ordering as soon as you've settled on a name and the final stats. We'll send tracking information once it ships so you're not left guessing. If you need it faster for a specific event, reach out and we'll tell you honestly whether it's possible.

A phone photo works completely fine, and honestly, that's what most parents use. Our templates are built specifically to make everyday photos — the hospital bassinet shot, the swaddle photo, the one with dad's hand next to a tiny foot — look sharp and intentional on premium card stock. You don't need special lighting, a professional camera, or editing software before you upload it. That said, if you do have a professional newborn photo, it'll look great too; the template design does a lot of the visual heavy lifting either way. We'd just suggest choosing a photo where the baby's face is clearly visible and well-lit, since darker or blurry photos won't print as crisply no matter how good the template is. If you're not sure which photo works best, you can try more than one and compare before finalizing your order. There's no strict technical requirement beyond that — just a decent, clear shot from whatever camera you already have.

You can include the baby's full name, birth date, time of birth, weight, length, and hospital or city if you want that detail included. Think of it like the stat box on the back of a real trading card, except instead of batting average or yards per game, it's the numbers that actually matter to your family. Some parents also add a short nickname or a parents' names line underneath the main stats. You're not locked into a rigid format — the fields are flexible enough to leave something out if it doesn't apply, like if you don't want to list the hospital name publicly. A lot of families also like adding a fun tagline, similar to a rookie card's team or position line, something like 'Starting Lineup: 2026' or a birth year callout. It's a small detail, but it's usually what makes people smile when they first see the card, and it's part of what separates this from a standard flat announcement.

It's included automatically with every card order, no upsell, no add-on fee. Every single card and every card within a multi-pack ships in its own magnetic case, which is genuinely useful for something being mailed to family, since it protects the card from bending in transit far better than a plain paper postcard would. It also means the person receiving it can display it immediately without needing a frame or a separate purchase. Grandparents especially tend to just prop the cased card on a shelf or desk right out of the envelope. If you're ordering the MEGA 11x15 poster card, that comes as a large-format print rather than in the small magnetic case, since it's designed more for framing or wall display. But every standard-size card, whether it's a single order or part of a bigger pack, includes the case as a standard part of the order, not something you have to remember to add.

Yes, and this is actually one of the more popular ways families order. A common setup is one card for the new baby with the full birth stats, plus a second card for an older sibling with a 'Big Brother' or 'Big Sister' banner and their own photo. Some families extend that further, doing one card per child in the household so everyone gets their own moment instead of being an afterthought on someone else's announcement. The packs are built to support multiple different photos and different text fields per card, so you're not limited to reprinting the same design with a different name swapped in. It's a nice way to make an older sibling feel included in a milestone that's mostly about the new baby. If you want cards that coordinate stylistically, like the same template style but different colors or banners, that's doable too — just mention it in your order notes or choose matching templates when you're building each card.

That depends on your list, but a good approach is counting grandparents, aunts, uncles, and close family friends before deciding, since that number usually lands somewhere between five and fifteen cards for most families. The packs scale up to accommodate that kind of mailing list without you having to place separate orders for each recipient. If you're not sure of your exact count yet, it's fine to round up slightly since extra cards make great keepsakes for the baby's own baby book later, or as a surprise for a family member you almost forgot. Some parents also keep two or three extra on hand for people who ask about it after seeing someone else's copy, which happens more often than you'd expect. If your list is small, a single card or a smaller pack works fine too — there's no minimum order size that forces you into a bigger pack than you actually need.

A single card is a standard trading-card-sized print, the same dimensions as a typical sports card, and it comes in the included magnetic case, making it ideal for mailing or small display. The MEGA card is an 11x15 inch large-format print of essentially the same design concept, scaled up dramatically, so it works better as nursery wall art, a baby shower centerpiece, or a framed keepsake rather than something you'd mail in an envelope. Both use the same premium card stock and the same template style, so the birth stats and photo layout carry over — it's really a size and use-case decision more than a quality difference. A lot of parents order both: standard cards for mailing to family, and one MEGA card to keep and frame in the nursery. At $49.99 flat, the MEGA card price doesn't change based on customization complexity, so you can add as much stat detail as you want without affecting cost.