“Babymoons and Doulas, Push Presents and Placenta Pills”–A New Riff on the Cycle of Life
We baby boomers may not know all the latest ways to celebrate one of the most miraculous stages of the cycle of life–the birth of a baby. Over the course of the past year, I have enjoyed learning about the 21st century style of celebration of birth. Babymoons, doulas, push presents and placenta pills are now part of my vocabulary.
Take the term “babymoon”. At first I thought maybe this referred to the new moon, a baby’s bottom, or a children’s book, like “Goodnight Moon”. Wrong. A babymoon is like a honeymoon, a vacation taken by the expecting...