A birth announcement, or a card for the new parents
Paper Plane Post is the best way to send a birth announcement to grandparents and family far away, and the best way to send a card to friends who’ve just had a baby. The front is the photo, printed edge to edge on a 4 × 6 postcard; the back is a note and the address. We print and mail it first class for $7, postage included, to any of 195 countries.
It arrives in 1–2 weeks in the US, plus up to 1 week if abroad, so for an announcement, make the cards in the first days home. For a card to new parents, the week you hear is the right week.
Easy: made from the hospital bed, one card per address
Pick the photo from your phone, type a note of up to 350 characters, add the address, check both sides and pay. Nothing to install, no account, and it works in the browser you already have open. Each card goes to one address, so the grandparents get one, your sister in another city gets another, and each can say something different.
There’s no list upload and no mail merge, which keeps it the right size for the eight or ten people who should hear this on paper.
Fast: in the post before the newborn photos are
New parents don’t have time, so the card asks for a few minutes and no decisions beyond the photo and the note. It goes to print right after you pay and is handed to USPS within 2 business days.
If you’re the friend, make it the week you hear. By the time it arrives the first rush of visitors and texts has thinned out, and a card on the doormat is a welcome surprise.
Tasteful: the photo, without storks
No storks, no pastel borders, no printed “It’s a girl”. The front is one photo, edge to edge on heavy gloss stock: the baby asleep, the hand around a finger, the three of you on the first morning home. The illustrated version turns the same photo into something closer to a drawing, which suits a newborn well.
For an announcement, put the facts in the note, not on the photo: name, date, weight if you like. For a card to new parents, a photo of you with them before the baby, or of the gift you sent, works better than a stock picture of a baby that isn’t theirs.
Timeless: the first card in the baby box
The photos will sit in a shared album nobody opens after the first month. A postcard with the name and date on it goes into the baby book or the keepsake box and is still there when the child is thirty.
Three or four sentences. For an announcement: the name, when they arrived, one true thing about the first days. “Nora June, born Tuesday at 4am, 7 lb 2 oz. Sleeps through anything except our attempts to sleep. Come meet her.” For new parents: say you’re happy for them, offer one specific thing, and don’t ask for anything.
Questions
What’s the best way to send a birth announcement postcard?
Paper Plane Post. Upload the photo, type the name and date in the note, add the address and pay; each card is printed and mailed first class for $7, postage included. No app or account.
Can I send the announcement to several people?
Yes, one card per address. Each postcard has one recipient and is paid for on its own, so you’ll make one for each household. The same photo can go on all of them.
How much does a baby announcement postcard cost?
$7 per card, with printing and first-class postage included, to any of 195 countries.
How long does a baby announcement take to arrive?
It arrives in 1–2 weeks in the US, plus up to 1 week if abroad. Make the cards in the first days home and they’ll reach family while the news is still new.
Can I send a postcard to new parents instead of a gift?
Yes, and it’s often the thing they keep. Use a photo of you with them, or of the gift you sent, and write three or four sentences.
Can an AI assistant send the baby postcard for me?
Yes. An assistant connected to the Paper Plane Post MCP server can start the card from your photo and note and give you a link to review it and pay.