{"id":210035,"date":"2024-10-07T17:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mom.com\/?p=210035"},"modified":"2024-10-30T03:55:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T07:55:36","slug":"what-to-do-if-you-give-birth-before-youve-finished-sending-baby-shower-thank-you-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mom.com\/pregnancy\/what-to-do-if-you-give-birth-before-youve-finished-sending-baby-shower-thank-you-cards","title":{"rendered":"What to Do if You Give Birth Before You&#8217;ve Finished Sending Baby Shower Thank You Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Congratulations! You&rsquo;ve given birth to your beautiful baby and you are totally in awe. Each passing day you navigate all the new and exciting ways your life has changed. Then, while you&rsquo;re still wrapping your head around this whole parenthood thing, it hits you: &ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t finished my baby shower thank you cards!&rdquo;<\/p><p>You start googling &ldquo;Baby Shower Thank You Card Etiquette&rdquo; and a sense of failure quickly sets in. Fear, regret, and anxiety suddenly take over and you start to panic.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Stop.<\/p><p><strong>I&rsquo;m here to tell you it&rsquo;s OK to send thank you cards late. You just had a baby and it&rsquo;s totally OK to focus on yourself and your family. Your community understands. (And anyone who doesn&rsquo;t probably isn&rsquo;t worth your energy to please<\/strong>!)<\/p><p>You should still try to get them done if you can &mdash; but don&rsquo;t stress yourself out. Here are some tips to tackle the exhaustive list!<\/p><p><strong>More from Mom.com: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mom.com\/pregnancy\/baby-shower-ideas-for-all-different-types-of-families\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">13 Baby Shower Ideas for All Different Types of Families<\/a><\/p><div class=\"entry-content is-layout-constrained\" style=\"white-space-collapse: collapse;\"><div class=\"wd-shared-counts\" style=\"max-width: var(--wp--custom--layout--thin); width: 711px;\"><div class=\"wd-shared-counts__inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations! You&rsquo;ve given birth to your beautiful baby and you are totally in awe. Each passing day you navigate all the new and exciting ways your life has changed. 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