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Taking the Labor
out of Labor Day
6 Tips to Enjoying the Holiday for Moms-to-be
By I.J. Schecter
Some people believe Peter McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, was the first to suggest a national day to honor those "who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold" in 1882. Others insist Matthew Maguire, a machinist, originated the idea around the same time. Regardless who deserves credit for the brainstorm, it stuck – the first Labor Day parade was held on September 5, 1882, in New York City – and for good reason. Distinguished from other holidays by virtue of its having nothing to do with battles, wars or borders, Labor Day celebrates the thing that truly drives our society: work, and the strength and prosperity we derive from a shared sense of industriousness.
Celebrating Labor Day does, of course, come with a bit of indirect stress. While paying tribute to the spirit of working (by, ironically, not working), we're simultaneously thinking about whether we've furnished the kids with the appropriate back-to-school items and how many junk e-mails we'll be facing following that lovely summer jaunt to Fort Lauderdale.
For a pregnant mom – whether she's on her first child or her fourth – such stressors may be even more numerous. She's probably hot. She's likely uncomfortable. Odds are she's not feeling entirely herself. But that doesn't mean she can't celebrate as enjoyably, and lazily, as the non-pregnant population.
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