The standard announcement is a photo, a name, a weight, and a date — information, formatted. It gets a heart react and then it's gone. Put the baby on a magazine cover instead: their name in enormous type, an exclusive interview in which they are unrepentant about the 3am situation, and a stat block nobody asked for.
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A real sample — Theo, with the “The Boss” personality:
THEO
1 day in. Infinite potential.
I don't cry. I communicate. I don't follow a schedule. I set the pace.
7 bottles of milk drunk · 3 poops · 10+ farts (est.) · 4 outfit changes
People stop on a magazine cover in a way they don't stop on a photo card. The cover lines get read out loud, which is not something that happens to a birth stat.
One photo and about a minute. This works from the hospital, which is when people actually want to send it.
Send the free link to the whole family. In practice someone else buys the print-ready file, which is the point.
One clear, front-on photo is all it takes.
Name, birthday, and a personality — we write every word.
Sharing is free. The clean 8.5×11 file is $7.99.
Under a minute. Upload one photo, add the first name and birthday, pick a personality, and the cover writes itself. No account needed.
Yes — the $7.99 file is a watermark-free 8.5×11 at 350 DPI, which is exactly US Letter, so it prints true-size at home or at any print shop.
That's the most common case. Any clear, front-on photo works — the age line reads "1 day in. Infinite potential." for a baby born today.
Yes. Covers live at an unlisted link only you share, they're never shown publicly or used for advertising, and free covers are deleted after about 30 days.
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