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Message ideas

What to say in a new baby message to brand-new parents.

Congratulate the parents, say one true thing about why they’ll be good at this and offer help you’ll actually give. Here are 20 ideas, sorted by who’s talking.

From a friend

  • A time they took care of you, and why it makes you sure they’ll be good at this.

    Warm

  • Say hello to the baby: who you are, and the first thing you plan to teach the kid.

    Warm

  • Your offer of help, with specifics: how many dinners, which nights, and a firm limit on diapers.

    Funny

  • The least baby-ready thing you ever saw them do, and why you’re not worried anymore.

    Funny

  • Welcome to the world, little one.

    Short

From a grandparent

  • The day they were born, and what it’s like to watch them become a parent.

    Warm

  • Holding this baby for the first time, or how much longer you can stand waiting.

    Warm

  • The parenting advice you promise not to give. All of it.

    Funny

  • Which side of the family the baby clearly takes after, and your evidence.

    Funny

  • I’m so proud of you. Now get some sleep.

    Short

From an aunt or uncle

  • The kind of aunt or uncle you plan to be, with one promise you’ll actually keep.

    Warm

  • Something about your sibling as a kid that you hope the baby gets too.

    Warm

  • What you’ll teach the baby that the parents won’t approve of.

    Funny

  • Your babysitting terms and conditions.

    Funny

  • Call me when you need a nap. I mean it.

    Short

From a coworker

  • The advice you got as a new parent that actually helped, in one sentence.

    Warm

  • What you’ll tell the baby one day about what their parent was like at work.

    Warm

  • Your bet on how many baby photos they’ll show in their first week back.

    Funny

  • The team’s plan for keeping their desk exactly as they left it.

    Funny

  • Congratulations. We can’t wait to meet the new hire.

    Short

Tips for recording.

  1. Keep it to about 30 seconds, since new parents watch in the gaps between feeds.
  2. Start quietly, in case they play it next to a sleeping baby.
  3. Keep any advice to one line, and leave out birth stories of your own.

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