Expectant & New Parents Meet-up

Come find your tribe of new parents, share support, and learn from the wisdom of some of Boston’s most experienced and beloved doulas!

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This event is open to expectant and new parents of all ages and genders, at any stage of pregnancy and the first year postpartum, and babies are welcome.

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We'll relax and enjoy a nourishing light meal, while we talk about the highs and lows of caring for a new life; the transitions happening in your family; and make time for questions and answers. By meeting other new parents, you can share your experiences to benefit others, and they can do the same for you.

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Our meeting location is the Little Cocoa Bean Co. in Jamaica Plain, MA -- an eatery, community gathering spot, and playspace dedicated to serving healthy, culturally diverse foods and uplifting families with young kids.

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Upcoming dates are on Sundays from 5:30-7:00 PM:

• April 21 -- Discussion: Preparing for the changes ahead
• May 19 -- Discussion: Birth or adoption as a rite of passage
• June 23 -- Discussion: How do you find enough support?
• July date TBA -- Discussion: Baby-feeding is a full-time job

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Your admission includes food, beverages and access to the children's playspace. Tickets are $18 per parent, and if this is your first time attending, use promo code FIRST for 50% off! Babies and their older siblings are welcome at no charge!

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About your hosts:

Ananda Lowe is the Director of Boston Doula Circle, co-author of The Doula Guide to Birth: Secrets Every Pregnant Woman Should Know published by Penguin Random House, and a single parent. She has been featured on or in The Boston Globe, FOX News, NPR, and PBS.

Celeste LeMieux is a longtime doula, a women's empowerment coach, and an expert yoga instructor who was the second person in all of Boston to specialize in teaching pre- and postnatal yoga starting in 2002. She has taught classes for new families at Isis Parenting, MIT, Harvard Vanguard, and Healthworks Fitness.

Host or Publisher Boston Doula Circle