Poems for Parents of Newborns

If you're looking for a way to make your baby's arrival unique and special, poems for parents of newborns may hold just the right words to mark your special announcement.

The arrival of a baby is filled with happiness. Parents spend months finding the right name, picking out the right nursery furniture, deciding whether to bottle feed or breast feed, and when the baby finally arrives he or she is ready to let the world know it. Today, birth announcements are often sent by grandparents, and if it is a second or third birth, they can be sent by older siblings.

Within these announcements and poems babies are often called terms like:

• Angel of love
• Blessing
• Delight
• Gift
• Miracle

Some people even create their own poem to make the special announcement. If you're not that creative, there are plenty of resources to help you locate the words that convey the delight, pride and gratitude you feel.

Here are two anonymous poems for parents of newborns. The second can be used for adoptive or foster parents:

Baby, I lie and gaze on thee

All other things forgot-

In dreams the things of earth pass by

But awake i heed them not.

I hear thy soft breath come and go,

Thy breath so lately given,

And watch the blue unconscious eyes

Whose light is pure from heaven.

Anonymous c.1860

Not flesh of my flesh

Nor bone of my bone

But still miraculously my own.

Never forget for a single minute

You didn't grow under my heart,

But in it.

Anonymous (no date given)

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After you've looked through the various poems for parents of newborns and have picked the one that says exactly what you want to say, you'll have to decide how you plan to use it. If you want to create your own birth announcement from scratch, you can find supplies at your local craft or scrapbooking store.

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Another idea popular for birth announcements today are themes tied to parents' hobbies or interests.

• Trading Cards: For parents of newborns who are big sports fans, creating a trading card birth announcement can be a fun, creative way to let the world know your little slugger has made his arrival. These announcements can be custom ordered or crafted by the parents or as a family project. If you want a poem that goes with your theme, you can take a popular sports-related poem like "Casey at the Bat" and tweak the works to fit your new arrival.

• Birth Announcement Candy: These specialized treats can be purchased online or at a number of candy stores. Major manufacturers offer services to print customized birth information on candy bars.

• Holiday Birth Announcements – If your newborn arrives around a special holiday, create a holiday birth announcement.

For generations, parents have chronicled their newborns growth and progress in a baby book. Today, many parents have decided to create a website to make it easy for family and friends to keep up with the baby's milestones and keep recent photos easily accessible. A number of sites on the Web let you create a site for free. However there are a few things to consider before you do this:

• A website is a great place to share the poems, but if you do make sure you are not infringing on copyrights.
• Don't make your website available to the general public. It's not a good idea to put your child's personal information and image out there. Create a password protected site so only those people who have the password can view your intimate family news.

However, if you want to create a Web birth announcement, it is an efficient way to let faraway family members join the excitement. You can even create a guest book for people to sign and leave blessings and wishes for your newborn.

As you find those special poems that touch the heart, you can copy them into a journal to give to your baby he or she is grown. If you date them, and keep up with the journal, it will make a fine gift when your child is old enough to appreciate it as it marks his or her advancements in life through poetry.

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