Sibling Birth Announcements
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Sibling birth announcements have become a popular choice in introducing the newest member of the family to relatives, friends, and co-workers. Including your older child in plans for the addition of your newborn into the family is very important. He or she may experience feelings of jealousy, insecurity, and even anger at the arrival of a new baby. How can you help your child deal with these new feelings? Why not let the announcement of your new bundle of joy come from her older sibling?
Preprinted Sibling Birth Announcements
Once you begin searching for sibling birth announcements, you may be surprised to find that you have a variety of options available. Preprinted invitations are an easy choice. Many of these invitations have adorable poems inside that are written in the first person point of view of an older sibling.
Often, these invitations also give consumers the option of adding their own messages or poems inside, instead. Other information such as baby's name, weight, height, etc. are usually standard. A common phrase might be similar to the following: "Big Brother John is proud to announce that his baby brother, Simon, has finally arrived!" "Proud parents are Andy and Sara Thompson."
Personalized Sibling Birth Announcements
Personalized sibling birth announcements are a wonderful way for your older child to announce the birth of your newborn. Some companies offer parents the opportunity to special order their invitations using digital photos of the older child or children and the baby as the background.
You'll probably need to take several shots of your children before you settle on the perfect one. Try to take many impromptu pictures by leaving your camera close by. Snap shots of your child holding his new baby sister, kissing her, watching as you diaper or feed her, and laying beside her. Don't worry about posing your children or encouraging your older child to smile. You'll want to simply capture the moment.
In addition, you can create your own message or poem that will be transposed over the picture for a very special announcement and memento of your new baby.
Professional Photos
If you want to use a professional photo as the backdrop for the birth announcement, there is one very important point that you need to keep in mind. You'll need to submit a written release with your photo that states you have permission from the original photographer to use this photo in the announcement. If you do not obtain permission, you may be breaking copyright law.
Involve Your Older Child
Finally, let your older child have some say in how the sibling birth announcement will look. This will be just another positive way to include your child in the addition of his new brother or sister, and it may help to ward off at least some of the sibling rivalry and jealousy he may feel.
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