115 Sweet Baby Shower Wishes to Send Expectant Parents

The best baby shower wishes

Welcoming a new baby is one of the most important and exciting times in a person’s life—and being part of the celebration is a huge honor. Sending perfectly crafted baby shower wishes is a great way to share your love, excitement and congratulations. In fact, when baby shower messages are done right, they can be just as meaningful to the new parents as baby gifts. After all, toys break and diapers end up in the trash, but a memorable new-baby message will stay in their hearts forever.

So, if you’re heading to a baby shower for a family member, friend or co-worker and you’re not sure what to say in your card, we can help. From heartfelt and sweet to funny and poetic, our list of baby shower wishes and baby shower quotes will hit just the right note. Bonus: Many of them also double as new-baby wishes when the big moment actually arrives!

How to write baby shower wishes

Don’t just sign your name on a card you bought at the store. Baby shower wishes are a fantastic opportunity to share your love and support for the parents-to-be, your hopes and dreams for the new babe, and maybe a few laughs, as long as you follow some etiquette rules.

Here are a few ideas to get you started:

• A fun memory of the expectant mother or father and how it will make them a great parent
• Light-hearted advice you learned as a new parent
• Memories of the parents as babies themselves
• Qualities about them that will help them as parents
• Your excitement, joy and wishes for the new little one
• An offer of how you would like to help—like bringing a meal, babysitting or taking Mom out for a coffee break

Scroll down for a list of 115 baby shower wishes for every type of vibe and situation. Use them on their own for a short and sweet message, or as a jumping-off point for something longer.

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Heartfelt baby shower wishes

• Congratulations on becoming parents! We wish you the best as you welcome your new little one.

• So excited to help welcome your little bean to the world!

• I remember how magical it was when my own little ones were brand new, and I am so excited for you to get to experience those beautiful precious moments with your baby.

• With parents like you, he/she is destined to be amazing!

• Congrats on the wee one on the way!

• You’ve always held a special place in my heart, and now, so will your babe.

• What a beautiful miracle you’ve created!

• A baby changes everything, but you’re going to be amazing parents.

• Blessings to you and your home as you welcome this new life.

• They don’t call a baby a “bundle of joy” for nothing! Here’s to all the joy you can hold.

• May your home and heart be filled with love as you prepare for your baby.

• As soon as I heard, I cried tears of joy—I am so happy for you!

• You are glowing in your pregnancy, and you will be even more beautiful as a new mother.

• Wishing you a happy, healthy pregnancy and a safe delivery for both mom and babe.

• Why is it that the tiniest feet make the biggest footprints in our lives? Enjoy these little shoes/socks as you count those tiny toes.

• I couldn’t be more excited to meet your new baby!

• Babies are a blessing to us all! I’m so grateful I get to be a small part of welcoming yours to the world.

• Congrats, mama and papa, from your mama and papa!

• My sincerest congratulations to the soon-to-be parents.

• Bringing a new baby into the world is a huge leap of faith. You are strong and brave, and I know you will be exactly what this new little person needs to help them navigate it.

Like the baby shower greetings above, these family quotes can also help you find the right words.

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Funny baby shower wishes

• Thank you for allowing me to help welcome our new overlord! I brought an offering.

• You are growing a tiny human inside of you! (Don’t panic—this has been done before!)

• When you said you guys were working on a special project together, we all thought you meant a new deck!

• Only a few more weeks to go before strangers stop trying to touch your belly—and start trying to touch your baby.

• Congrats on your little one—he/she is perfect! So that means you’re naming him/her after me, right?

• You know the part of the roller coaster where you pause right before it drops and you wonder what you’ve done?
• Yeah, that’s where you are right now. Enjoy the ride!

• You look so well rested, clean and sane. Enjoy that.

• My finger is already itching to like and heart all 2,000 baby pictures you’re going to post!

• Congrats on giving your baby the best auntie/uncle/cousin/godparent a baby could have: me!

• Just remember: Only one of you can hit the bottle, and the baby always gets dibs.

• Since you can’t drink, I’ll help you out and take your champagne—you’re welcome! Cheers (twice) to your babe-on-the-way!

• Baby math: Baby – sleep + giggles / poopy diapers = parents

• Don’t worry, this whole new-baby thing is super easy! (During nap time.)

• Remember that time I puked all over you? I was just helping you prepare for parenthood!

• Just telling you now: When they say to pamper yourself, they don’t mean with diapers. Easy mistake.

• Congrats on the beautiful tax deduction!

• I can’t wait to hold your baby—and give them back the second they poop.

• Monkey, meet circus.

• You’re having a baby. I’m not. Huge congrats to both of us!

• Soon enough, nap hour will be the new happy hour! Congrats!

Looking for other witty sentiments for your baby shower card? Check out these parent quotes that perfectly sum up life with little ones.

Baby shower wishes for baby boys

• There’s a reason boy rhymes with joy. Enjoy your bundle of joy!

• It’s called a “peepee teepee,” and YOU’RE WELCOME.

• A father teaches a son how to be a man, but a son teaches a man how to be a father.

• Savor every muddy handprint, sticky kiss and sweaty hug—little boys are wonderful!

• He’s going to be the handsomest little dude! Congratulations!

• Nothing on Earth brings greater pleasure than a baby boy to hug and treasure.

• Love your boy as the baby he is, the man he will become and the son he always will be.

• May your baby boy be exactly like his father—wonderful in every way.

• Here’s to a lifetime of “Hey, Mom, watch this!” as you calculate the ER bill in your head.

• Inside every little boy is a superman—congratulations on your superhero.

• Snips and snails and puppy-dog tails? Nah, little boys are made of love, sticky hugs and handfuls of bugs.

• Congratulations to the king and queen on the impending arrival of their little prince.

• Planes, trains, trucks and toys—thank heaven for little boys!

• I see a future full of love, tackle hugs and silly jokes. Oh, and pee fountains. Lots of those.

• A boy’s first love will always be his mother. Congratulations on the love of your life.

• A boy’s first hero will always be his father. Congratulations on finding your best buddy.

• A baby boy is 50% lullabies and 50% guerrilla warfare. You got this!

• Baby boys are a gift from God. Welcome to your soon-to-be miracle!

• I hope your son is just like his daddy—he sure is amazing!

• Boys bring unique challenges but also incredible ways to grow. I’m excited to see where this journey takes you.

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Baby shower wishes for baby girls

• Boss babes grow boss babies.

• We’re tickled pink to meet your sweet girl soon!

• Congratulations to the king and queen on the impending arrival of their little princess.

• Your baby girl will be 50% mommy, 50% daddy and 100% herself—a spunky, funny and smart little human who will be adored by all.

• Welcome to the world, baby girl!

• A girl’s first love will always be her father. Congratulations on the (second) love of your life.

• A girl’s first hero will always be her mother. Congratulations on finding your soon-to-be best friend.

• May your daughter be as beautiful, talented and smart as her mother!

• Baby girls are the buds of the beautiful flowers they will be as women.

• Her little hands may steal your heart, but her little kisses will give you hers.

• You asked for a daughter, but God sent you a queen. Congratulations!

• I’m so excited to have a niece/granddaughter/goddaughter—in fact, I’m already wearing glitter nail polish and hair bows in her honor!

• I can’t wait to meet your baby girl! She’ll have you (and me, probably) wrapped around her finger in no time!

• Having a baby girl changes her daddy forever—but I don’t think you’ll mind it one bit!

• Like stardust, unicorns and fairy wings, little girls are magical things.

• Your baby girl will bring sunshine, laughter and a little sparkle into the world. Welcome, little one!

• There’s no greater pleasure than a baby girl to snuggle and treasure.

• I can’t wait to meet your baby girl—if she’s anything like her mother, then she will be perfection.

• May your baby girl be sugar and spice and everything nice—but also strong, determined and a little feisty.

• I hope your daughter gets her mother’s eyes and her father’s sarcasm. (He deserves it!)

Keep the fun going after baby arrives with these hilarious and relatable mom memes.

Baby shower wishes for twins and multiples

• You’ve always had a heart full of love for children, and now both of your arms will be full as well.

• More precious than rubies and pearls, congratulations on your twin baby girls.

• Bringing you adventures and joys, congratulations on your twin baby boys.

• Huge congratulations on the double tax deduction—er, love!

• You certainly won the parent lottery! Congrats times three!

• Multiple babies means exponentially more love! Congratulations!

• Your babies may be more than you expected, but they will be better than you ever imagined. Congratulations!

• Multiples are a gift—may all your blessings be multiplied!

• Babies are the sweetest ways to make people, and you’re off to an impressive start.

• When we heard you were starting a new chapter, we did not see this plot twist coming! So excited to read what’s next for your growing family.

• Twin math: Double the babies, quadruple the blessings!

• The more babies you have, the greater your chance of baby smiles at any given moment.

• Using a BOGO coupon for babies?! I always knew you were smart, but now I see you’re frugal too!

• Double the hugs and double the grins, double the trouble if you’re blessed with twins!

• Who knew happiness came in multipacks? Congratulations on your twins/triplets!

• If you need any extra arms to hold, snuggle or help your little ones, just know you always have mine.

• Wishing you a multitude of joy and blessings and packages of diapers.

• Twins run in the family! So excited for you to carry on the tradition!

• These genes are so nice, you made them twice!

• The time is almost here, and we couldn’t be more excited to meet your babies—all of them!

After reading through these baby shower wishes, peruse these happy anniversary messages to celebrate another milestone.

Best baby shower quotes

• “A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on.”—Carl Sandburg

• “Begin, baby boy, to recognize your mother with a smile.” —Virgil

• “Carrying a baby is the most rewarding experience a female can enjoy. A father shares in that experience, knowing that he caused it to happen.” —Jayne Mansfield

• “No baby shall at any time be quartered in a house where there are no soft laps, no laughter or no love.” —Erma Bombeck

• “You see, Wendy, when the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces, and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies.” —J.M. Barrie

• “The soul of the newly born baby is marked for life by the pattern of the stars at the moment it comes into the world, unconsciously remembers it and remains sensitive to the return of configurations of a similar kind.” —Johannes Kepler

• “When you devote all your interest into another person, you lose your self-obsession, and that’s when you understand what it is. You don’t know (anything) without that moment. You don’t want anything to harm this helpless being. That’s a fantastic change. And that’s when you understand what’s happening. I never understood anything until my first baby looked at me. I didn’t understand (anything). Now I understand.” —Joe Strummer

• “Trust grows when babies and mothers establish that they can find each other again after the inevitable moments of losing touch. It is not the goodness of the mother or the relationship per se that is the basis for trust; it is the ability of mother and baby together to repair the breaks in their relationship that builds a safe house for love.” —Carol Gilligan

• “In the sheltered simplicity of the first days after a baby is born, one sees again the magical closed circle, the miraculous sense of two people existing only for each other.” —Anne Morrow Lindbergh

• “Attachment to a baby is a long-term process, not a single, magical moment. The opportunity for bonding at birth may be compared to falling in love—staying in love takes longer and demands more work.” —T. Berry Brazelton

• “When held up to the window pane, What fixed my baby stare? The glory of the glittering rain, And newness everywhere.” —Alfred Austin

• “And when our baby stirs and struggles to be born/ It compels humility: what we began/ Is now its own.” —Anne Riddler

• “A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.” —Victor Hugo

• “Your top job as a new parent is to love your baby like crazy. After showering her with affection, your next two important jobs are to feed her and to calm her when she cries.” —Harvey Karp

• “Every child born into the world is a new thought of God, an ever-fresh and radiant possibility.” —Kate Douglas Wiggin

Start inspiring your kids early with these uplifting and wise kids quotes.

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