40 baby shower messages and advice for new parents

Baby shower messages fall into two categories: the ones that wish the parents well, and the ones that give them something to remember. The second category is harder to write but more likely to end up framed.

The examples below include both — short and warm for when you want to keep it simple, and more considered for when you want to actually give advice or name something real. There's also a section of lightly funny messages for relationships that can hold that tone. New parents tend to keep the funny ones longest.

The universal principle: write to the person, not to the occasion. "You're going to be great at this" means something when it comes from someone who knows you. Make it clear, in one line, why you believe it.