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Helping Your Partner Through Labor and Birth: A Cheat Sheet

December 19, 2019 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)

Uncertain about how best to support your partner in labor and birth? You're not alone! It's not something you're born knowing and it doesn't always come easily. With the tips below, you can feel more confident in knowing just how to help and be the best, most supportive partner possible!

Speaking Up for Yourself in Labor

December 16, 2019 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)

Have you ever heard the saying that goes, "if you don't stand up for yourself, no one else will?" This saying is especially important to remember during your labor and birth. You, along with your birth support team (partner, friend, doula, etc.), are you own best advocate when it comes to communicating your preferences in labor and birth. Speaking up for yourself doesn't come naturally to everyone, and can feel downright frightening for some, which is why it's important to learn how to speak up during labor. Read the following tips to prepare yourself for the big day. Be sure also to get your birth support team on board, since they will be responsible for helping you speak up while you hard at work focusing on labor.

Holiday Gifts for Pregnant and New Parents

December 13, 2019 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)

If you're on an endless search for the perfect gift for the pregnant or new parents on your holiday gift list, we're here to help. You can't box "more sleep," but you can give a gift that truly helps and heals.

Holiday Shopping & Pregnant - How to Survive

December 11, 2019 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)

Step 1: Open computer. Step 2: Buy online. All done! The end. Ok, so you opened this post wanting some real tips for holiday shopping while pregnant, and I promise I'll give them to you! But seriously, you cannot underestimate the power, convenience, and simplicity of online shopping, especially

5 Holiday Traditions You Can Start in Pregnancy

December 06, 2019 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)

For many, the holidays evoke warm feelings about family togetherness and traditions. As you begin a family of your own, it's your turn to carry on time-honored traditions and create new ones. Even if you're pregnant through the holiday season, we have some ideas for starting fun family traditions before baby is born.

Give the Gift of Safe and Healthy Birth

December 05, 2019 | by: Cara Terreri

You may not know this, but Lamaze is a nonprofit organization that relies on membership, sponsorship, and donations to serve and advocate for families around the world. Without support from people like you, we would not exist! Can you imagine a world without Lamaze? Apart from the fact that we have helped hundreds of thousands of families have safe and healthy births, we have also inspired countless jokes from comedians and late-night comedy sketch shows (ahem, SNL)! You're welcome.

Simplifying the Holidays for Pregnancy

December 02, 2019 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)

Thanksgiving is over, phew! Now you can relax... for precisely one day before you ~~chaotically plan for~~ enjoy the next big holiday month. For many of us, the end of November to the beginning of January is a time of celebrations coupled with a to-do list that would make anyone weary, but especially if you're pregnant during the holiday season. Wouldn't it be great if you could make the season simpler and still enjoy it to the fullest? Good news: you can, and pregnancy is a great time to start.

Thanksgiving and Pregnancy: Here's What You Can Do

November 25, 2019 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)

If you Google "Thanksgiving and pregnancy," you'll find pages of articles about the kinds of food, drinks, and activities to avoid on the holiday. Of course, it is important to know what to avoid for health and safety reasons, but constantly hearing about the amount of restrictions placed on a holiday about abundance feels like a bummer. That's why we wanted to share with you a guide to the many things you can enjoy over the Thanksgiving holiday.

What Does a Contraction Feel Like?

November 22, 2019 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)

If you landed on this post because you searched "what does a contraction feel like," welcome! I hope you won't be disappointed. It's so hard to describe something physical to someone who has no framework to understand it. Like, if you were to describe to me right now how it feels to hike Mt. Everest, I would hear you but not really "get it." My typical hike involves plodding along well-worn paths at the closes state park.

"Thanksgiving" and Other Reasons Not to Schedule an Induction

November 20, 2019 | by: Cara Terreri

Listen, I get it: being in your third trimester is hard enough, now you have to be overly pregnant (and over being pregnant) on Thanksgiving. It pretty much sucks. And I'm sorry.

But.

If you're considering scheduling an induction because you're due on or near a major holiday, like Thanksgiving, please learn as much as you can about induction and make sure you're making the best decision for you and your baby.

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About the Blog Manager

Cara Terreri is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, certified DONA doula, and a professional writer, editor, and content specialist. She has been part of the Lamaze International team since 2004. Cara manages and writes for the Lamaze parents’ blog, Giving Birth With Confidence. She lives and works in the Orlando, FL, area with her husband and three children.