Say who the parents are and whether the baby is here yet, and Hemmingway writes the message: new baby wishes for a text or a card, or a few lines for a baby shower card before the birth.
It has been told to assume nothing. No name, no weight, no "he" or "she", no account of the birth unless you typed it. With a newborn, a wrong guess is worse than a short card.
What makes it work
- Know which side of the birth you are on. A shower card looks forward. A new baby card welcomes someone who has a name.
- Write to the parents too. Every card they open is about the baby. One line for them, by name, stands out.
- No advice, and no jokes about sleep. They have heard them. The same goes for the birth, feeding, and when the next one is due.
- Offer something that asks nothing. Food left at the door, the dog walked. And tell them not to reply.
An example
Asked for a warm, slightly funny message to a friend called Ifeoma and her husband Chidi, whose first baby, a girl called Adaeze, arrived on Tuesday, with the offer to leave a lasagne at the door on Sunday and not stay, a message along these lines is what to expect:
Ifeoma and Chidi, congratulations. And welcome, Adaeze.
I'm so happy for the three of you.
I'll leave a lasagne at the door on Sunday and go away again. No need to answer this, or the door.
Send it yourself, at an hour when they might be awake anyway.
When the news is not simple
Some arrivals need more care: a baby born early and still in hospital, an adoption, a baby after a loss. Put that in the third box in plain words. The message then keeps to what you said, welcomes the child, and leaves out the stock lines that would not fit.
For a shower, the guide on what to write in a baby shower card has more to go on. If you are the one hosting, the invitation message generator writes the invite, and afterwards the parents can use the thank you message generator for the presents.
Common questions
Is the new baby message generator free?
Yes. Hemmingway has a free trial with no card needed, and this tool opens it with your answers filled in. You sign up once, and the message is written in the chat.
What do you write in a baby shower card?
Look forward, not back: say you are excited for them, that the baby is lucky to be getting them as parents, and that you cannot wait to meet the new arrival. Leave out names, guesses and anything about the birth.
What do you write to a coworker who has had a baby?
Congratulations, the baby's name if it has been shared, and a wish for their time off. Two lines will do, and do not mention work or when they are back.
Will it sound like AI?
It is built not to. Hemmingway-1, the model behind it, came first on sounding like a person in our own blind test, Human-Likeness. It still helps to read it aloud and change any word you would not use.