Giving Birth with Confidence

Holiday Gifts that Help Give Back to Lamaze

Cara Terreri

If you're looking for a unique gift this year, one that helps fulfill a loved one's wish list and helps serve birthing families around the world, you've come to the right place. When you shop Lamaze products, you can be sure that you're getting a high-quality product and you're supporting education and advocacy for safe and healthy pregnancy, birth, and parenting around the world. 

The following list of holiday gift ideas are from Lamaze strategic licensing partners who believe in our mission, support our vision and share our values. 

 

For the babies, new parents, and parents-to-be on your list:

Lamaze Organic Baby-Wear 

Brought to you in partnership with Kitex Garments, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of infant apparel committed to providing safe, quality, and 100% organic cotton, made in a Global Organic Textile Standard certified, transparent and sustainable supply chain. Offering premium knitwear with the softest touch and bright, vibrant colors, Lamaze Organic Baby-wear offers a full range of styles including bodysuits, coveralls, pants, sets, sleepwear and accessories.

Lamaze toys and soft books by TOMY

Brought to you in partnership with TOMY and created with child development experts, Lamaze toys pioneered the developmental infant category more than two decades ago and are now trusted leaders in encouraging daily discoveries through independent and shared play. Lamaze toys encourage babies to grow and develop through features that promote together time between parent and baby and activities that encourage baby to explore and learn independently. The high quality, bright colors, friendly faces, crinkly fabrics and contrasting patterns of Lamaze toys make them a favorite of parents, babies and experts. Lamaze toys have received more than 200 awards.

Lamaze Maternity Intimate Apparel

Lamaze maternity and nursing bras and pajamas are offered in partnership with PPI Apparel Group. Built on the premise of fashion and function, the intimates collection offers a complete line of maternity and nursing bras as well as sleepwear and camisoles. As a premier brand in the maternity industry, the intimates line complements the Lamaze approach to pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Cottage Door Press Books, Lamaze Collection

An innovative, independent publisher of high-quality children’s books for infants to preschoolers. Based in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, the company was founded on the belief that every child deserves an excellent first book experience—beginning on the day they’re born. “Reading is learning” is their driving philosophy, and they strive to help parents understand why reading aloud from birth is so important. 

 

For anyone on your list:

Lamaze International on Amazon Smile

You can give back to Lamaze through everyday purchases on Amazon! To sign up, follow these steps:

  • Sign into your Amazon account at smile.amazon.com.
  • Select “Your Account” from the top navigation bar or use this direct link to select a charity: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/change.
  • Search “Lamaze International” and select the Washington, D.C. option.

 

For birth professionals (childbirth educators, midwives, OBs, doulas, nurses) on your list:

Lamaze Birth and Breastfeeding/VBAC Dolls by MamAmor

The Lamaze MamAmor doll is a powerful teaching tool for childbirth educators and childbirth professionals, carefully handcrafted with love using only high-quality materials. The doll can be used to demonstrate birth and breastfeeding in an educational, fun and non-intimidating way. It can also be used to demonstrate both vaginal and cesarean birth. Available in three skin tones, this one-of-a-kind doll "gives birth and breastfeeds a newborn baby."