The Belly Button blog
Getting ready for labor day, one calm step at a time
Simple, practical guidance for telling your people the news, from building your contact list to the moment your baby arrives.
Early Labor Signs and When to Alert Your Birth Team
How to tell early labor from the real thing, and a simple framework for deciding when to alert your partner, your doula, your provider, and the people who love you.
How to Tell Your Family You Are in Labor Without Texting Everyone One by One
Group texts turn into chaos and typing the same message fifteen times is the last thing you want during contractions. Here is a calmer way to tell your whole family labor started, all at once.
Who to Call When Labor Starts: Building Your Contraction-Day Contact List
A calm, practical way to decide who to notify when labor starts, how to group your people into tiers, and how to reach them all at once without the last-minute scramble.