What's a realistic/ acceptable time to get thank you cards sent?

E will be 3 weeks old on Friday and I have a good 25-30 thank you cards to send. I ordered some photo thank you cards from Bonusprint at the beginning of last week expecting them to arrive pretty quickly with the aim of getting them written and sent over last weekend before H returned to work yesterday. Well, the cards finally arrived this morning! Now I'm home with 2 kids I'm not sure when I'll get a decent stretch of time to sit down and write them. So, what kind of timescale do you think would be reasonable?

Personally I sent a text to those with mobiles to say thank you and joked 'card will be on it's way'
I'd say a month as a personal deadline for any type of thank you but I wouldn't even look out for a card from someone with a newborn. Don't put yourself under pressure

Thanks Mrs BB. In all honesty I have contacted most people via text or a quick e-mail to let them know that their gift had arrived and to thank them 'unofficially', I just need to follow that up with the cards now! A month sounds like a good guideline, gives me another 2 weekends when H is around!

Mrs BB:

Personally I sent a text to those with mobiles to say thank you and joked 'card will be on it's way'
I'd say a month as a personal deadline for any type of thank you but I wouldn't even look out for a card from someone with a newborn. Don't put yourself under pressure

WSS. I would know that someone with a newborn will have precious little time for card writing.

Erm...about six months - seriously. If you've already thanked most people unofficially anyway don't get too stressed about sending thank you cards. With a newborn you have more pressing concerns and everyone will understand that. It's never 'too late' to send a thank you card imo.

Never too late IMO!

Well my LO is 10 weeks and i've managed maybe a quarter of them and I don't feel bad. Most presents trickled in during the first month. To be honest, i'd dont think people should expect to receive one at all, new mums have enough to do and cope with, especially if the also have other children. I don't recall receiving many in the past from my friends or family. The only reason i'm doing them is because my MIL (who I am close to and get on very well with) is a fanatic card writer and never misses a friends birthday or anniversary and sends cards to all children & grandchildren of everyone she knows, for every blooming occasion. She's be utterly disgusted if we didn't do cards and would probably do them on my behalf as she'd be so embarrassed. When my daughter was born, I must have not managed all of them and one of her friends actually complained to her that she hadn't received a card. I'll try to get them done before he turns 1!!!!!!!!!!!

I;d go with a month too!

For me, I'd be more pleased to get one. And knowing that they've received the gift at all is the key thing - so the text thank you would be more than enough for me. I wouldn't be at all surprised if it took a couple of months or so to arrive.

I sent text to most people or said thank you in person but still sending thank you cards and I sent mine last week and J is 7 weeks.

3-4 months. Seriously. As someone above said, acknowledging receipt by text is appreciated, but I wouldn't expect a card at all and if it took a few months I wouldn't be bothered. I've only just sent out the last of ours and S is 9 weeks.

A month, seriously??? I think that's a very unfair and unrealistic expectation to put on a new mum. Surely she's got better things to do in that month like recovering from the birth and getting to know her new baby. Ours were ordered when he was 5 weeks, delivered at about 6 and I started writing them about a week later. I've managed 25 out of 60 and I think i've done quite well!!

I would say that I always appreciate getting a thank you!

I got one from a friend last week who had their LO at the beginning of May.....and Ill be honest and say that I thought that was a while! 

Everyone is different I guess!

I have just sent the last ones and Tilly is 8 weeks, i think a month is a lot of pressure! I was still getting cards and presents 4-5 weeks after she was born .