A step-by-step guide
How to make a birth poster.
It takes about ten minutes: enter the birth details, choose a style, check the figure at life-size, then download a print-ready PDF to print and frame. Here’s the whole thing, plainly.
No account · about 10 minutes · $9
Before you start
What you’ll need.
Not much. A few details from the hospital card, a few minutes, and a way to print. Everything else happens in the editor.
- The birth details
- Name and date as a minimum; time, weight, length and place make a fuller record. The length is what makes the figure 1:1.
- A few minutes
- Start to download is usually under ten minutes. There’s no account, no waiting and nothing to ship.
- A way to print
- A home printer works for A3 or tiled sheets; a print shop or online lab gives the cleanest full-size result.
- A standard frame
- Each size — 50 × 70 cm, A2, A3 — fits common off-the-shelf frames, so you don’t need anything bespoke.
The six steps
Details in, poster out.
- 01
Gather the birth details
You’ll want the name and date, and ideally the time, weight, length and place of birth — most of it is on the hospital card. The birth length matters most if you want the figure printed life-size.
- 02
Enter them in the editor
Open the editor and type the details. The poster updates live as you go, so you can see the name, date and figure appear straight away.
- 03
Choose a style and palette
Pick the 1:1 figure, the real night sky, or a botanical motif, then a calm palette. Two type families and a handful of sizes keep it looking considered.
- 04
Check it at life-size
Set the size to 50 × 70 cm and the figure is drawn at the true birth length. This is the moment most people pause — it’s their actual newborn, on the page.
- 05
Download the print-ready PDF
Pay $9 and download an instant high-resolution PDF with crop-safe margins — ready for home printing or any print lab.
- 06
Print, frame and lay it down
Print to size with no scaling, frame it, and — if it’s the figure — lay it beside the baby to see head and heel line up.
The one printing tip
Print to size, no scaling.
The single thing that catches people out is scaling. If you choose 50 × 70 cm for a life-size figure, tell your printer to print at 100% — “to size, no scaling, no fit-to-page”. That keeps the figure’s length exactly true and the framing centred.
For the cleanest wall piece, ask for a heavyweight matte or uncoated stock — it holds the warm paper tone and won’t glare under nursery lights. The exact dimensions, the frames that fit each size, and home vs. lab guidance are all on the sizes and framing guide.
Making the star-map version instead? The star map page explains how the sky is computed from the birth time and place, so you know exactly what you’re printing before you download.
Questions
Before you make one.
How long does it take to make a birth poster?
Usually under ten minutes from opening the editor to downloading the PDF. There’s no account to set up and nothing to wait for — the file is generated instantly when you’re done.
What information do I need before I start?
At minimum the baby’s name and date of birth. To get the full record, have the time, weight, length and place ready too — most of it is printed on the hospital discharge card. The birth length is what lets the figure print at true life-size.
Do I need any design skill or software?
No. Everything happens in the live editor in your browser — you type the details and pick from ready-made styles and palettes. The result is a finished, print-ready PDF; you never touch a design tool.
How do I make sure it prints at the correct size?
Choose 50 × 70 cm in the editor for true 1:1, then ask your printer to “print to size, no scaling” (100%). That keeps the figure’s length exact. Our sizes and framing guide covers the dimensions and which frames fit.
Can I make a star-map version instead of the figure?
Yes. Choose the star-map style and the poster shows the real constellations overhead at the birth time and place. The how-it’s-computed details live on our star map page if you’d like to understand it first.
Keep looking
More ways to remember the day
- Life-size birth poster The 1:1 figure printed at their true birth length — lay it beside the baby.
- Birth stats poster Name, date, time, weight, length and place set in calm editorial type.
- Star map birth poster The real night sky overhead at the exact minute and place of birth.
- Nursery wall art Calm, design-led decor for the nursery that still means something.
- Birth poster — the complete guide What a birth poster is, every style, and how to make your own.
- Nursery animal prints Watercolor animals — elephant, fox, bunny — personalised with the birth details.
- Baby name print The baby’s name set large in editorial type — a print, not a wooden sign.
- New baby gift A personal, instant gift for new parents — they print it and frame it.
- Baby shower gift A personal present for the shower, finished once the baby arrives.
- Personalised baby gift Built around this baby’s real measurements and their own night sky.
- Christening gift A timeless, name-forward keepsake for a christening or naming day.
- Baptism gift A name-forward keepsake for a baptism — for a baby boy or girl.
- Gifts for new moms A personal gift a new mom actually keeps — her baby’s first numbers.
- Birth announcement print A printable announcement poster — name, details and art, to share and frame.
- Sizes and framing The three print sizes, exact dimensions, and the frames that fit them.
Make one now.
You have the details and the steps — open the editor, and you’ll have a print-ready poster in about ten minutes.
Start making oneInstant PDF · high-resolution · ready to frame · $9