Vacation before baby?

[cincodemayo]

We took one, kind of. We had already planned on going to Mexico anyways but we didn't book it until after we knew I was PG. We went to Riveria Maya Mexico for 7 days when I was 19/20 weeks along. It was a good amount of time and I think it was a nice time in my pregnancy since I was over the "OMG what if something happens" stage and before the "ugh, I'm tired" stage, but I think anytime between like 16 and 30 weeks would have been fine for me. I mean all I did there was eat, read, and lay in a pool chair for the most part.

Although we went snorkeling and I did have a brief panic attack when we got into some turbulent waters. I ended up teling the guide I wanted to go back and my H went with me.

[AHappierHour]

I'm going with my friends on a girls trip this weekend and I think we will go to San Diego this fall for the weekend. I like weekend trips that are not far away.

[vmars]

I planned a vaca before our BFP. It ended up being our baby moon. I was 11 weeks and we went to Kiawah Island, SC for 5 days. I was still super tired and falling asleep at 8pm. We still had a great time, but the second tri would have been more enjoyable. We took a family vacation at 18 weeks and I had a better time because I had more energy.

[simpsongal]

Considering what we've dropped on the nursery this month, we'll be taking a staycation.

[runblondie26]

-We took a Caribbean cruise as our babymoon before DD.
-5 days was long enough. Normally I'd be bored on a cruise, but having nothing to do but eat and lay around is great as a preggo. That said, I was ready to go by the last day.
- I was 25 weeks, mostly over morning sickness but not huge and uncomfortable yet

With this one we've been doing a lot of traveling back and forth to NY to visit family, and have taken some weekend trips with friends. Trying to enjoy the mobility while we can.

Our "official babymoon" will be next month when we go to Ireland. I'll be 30 weeks. A little later than I wanted, but still early enough not to be in the end stages of 3rd-tri discomfort.

[mellimel19]

We'll be going to Curacao for about a week at the end of September. I'll be about 18 weeks at that point. We were originally planning a long road trip for the fall, but decided that it might be awhile until we get to do another island vacation and that we'd rather do the road trip later on with our kids.

[bazinga]

This probably doesn't help you much, but we took a vacation last November right before TTC. We planned it as our last trip together as the two of us for awhile. We spent a week in Mexico and it was fantastic. We have a lot going on at home right now with the baby and a house project and summers are usually busy for us anyway, so I'm glad we took the vacation when we did. I don't know how much I would have enjoyed an all-inclusive beach vacation if I was pregnant. I know lots of people do it and enjoy it, but for me, I would rather not be pregnant for that.

[Velar Fricative]

Sorta. Our Prague vacation in February had already been planned and I didn't want to start TTC until at least after that trip. Oops. So I was 9-10 weeks while there and while it was a wonderful trip, I couldn't drink the glorious beer there (aside from sips here and there). Thank goodness I've been there a few other times previously.

We do tend to take long weekend trips so we just continued doing that. We were in Montreal when I was around 15 weeks and the Poconos around 28 weeks. The bulk of our travel is during football and hockey season anyway so the bulk of my pregnancy just happened to hit off-season travel periods for us.

[Stingyshark]

I would pack my shit right now and go on a vacation; but this kid is killing my bank account.

It is a REALLY bad idea to buy a 2dr/2seater car approximately 11mths before getting pregnant. I don't recommend it.


We are tentatively planning on going to St. Augustine for a long weekend at the end of Sept. I'll be 26ish wks.. I'm not sure I want to go; walking around and seeing historical shit isn't my idea of fun. I'd rather lay on the beach. I'd rather go on a cruise - DH would rather go to St. Aug. we'll see.

[magpie]

We went on our (already planned) summer vacation. We took a little over three weeks and traveled to Seattle and then road tripped to Yellowstone, Glacier as Cascades National Parks. It was awesome. We saw a lot of gorgeous nature and hiked a lot and it was awesome. I was about 5.5 months along and that was fine. I'm glad that we went when before the second trimester was over thou because I couldn't do as much hiking now!

[Jalapeñomel]

I went to the Galapagos at 12 weeks pregnant.

[KKD]

We've never taken a traditional babymoon, but we did travel a lot this pregnancy: Rome for four days at 15 weeks, Jamaica for five days at 19 weeks, Disney for five days with the kids at 27 weeks, and Germany/Austria for 12 days with the kids at 34-35 weeks. I wouldn't have changed anything about any of the trips.

[whiterock]

Just got back from Ireland. I was 14 weeks. Just started to feel better and was able to enjoy hiking/kayaking every day while there. I don't think the destination is important but quality time with DH is.

[VillainV]

We're kind of on one now.. Of course it was planned before I got pregnant. Downside? I'm exhausted and can't drink. Upside? It's actually forcing us to kick back and just relax, which is exactly what we both need.

We MAY go in another vacation, but the next opportunity won't be until around Christmas and I'll be pushing into the 3rd tri, so we'll have to see hoe everything goes and what the doctor says about it. I'm hesitant to plan anything, but I know if we want to go somewhere we really need to book something soon....

[sonrisa]

We took a three week trip to Africa just before TTC our first. Best decision ever. Once pregnant our only trip was my brother's wedding in the Hamptons at 32 weeks. That was also fun.

This time we'll probably do a weekend in wine country. (it's the closest option and I'll just do spa stuff)

[countthestars]

We want to Florida for 4 or 5 days when I was 27 weeks. We just hung out at the hotel, swam, relaxed, and enjoyed each other's company. It was pretty inexpensive and perfect for us. I thought the timing was great.

[Yankees21]

Aug 7, 2013 8:09:24 GMT -5 bricco said:

I apparently might be going to Jamaica for four nights in December at 24 weeks.

My mom is moving her wedding date from April (when I'm due) to December because of the baby. And now she wants to take us (and my brothers and her fiance's children) with her.

They want to pay for everything.

They're still working out details but this would be AMAZING.

It would only require H and I to take off one day from work.

Jealous, that sounds amazing!

[shelbyann]

We're going to Scotland for a week at the end of October. I'll be 23 weeks. It's a big group trip with friends and is a Scotch tasting trip...LOL. Planned and booked long before I was PG! It's a good thing I'm not a huge fan of Scotch anyway.

[VillainV]

@merida, I'm sorry you are in this situation....do you mind if I share a quick story? I give you permission to share this with your husband, maybe it will help.

I married my college sweetheart at 23. We didn't have a lot of money, but made ends meet. We never really went in a honeymoon because we just didn't have the money and there was always another priority. The summer before our fourth anniversary we finally booked a cruise. It was amazing -- we did scuba, parasailing, snorkeling, kayaking, zip-lining, you name it. We had a blast, and shared a really great week together. The week after we got back he died suddenly. I am SO GRATEFUL that we spent the money on a trip together, because I will have those memories forever. What would I have if we had kept it in savings? Another $1500 maybe, but none of those great memories. Just food for thought. Savings is great but you can't take it with you when you die, and you really never know how much time you will have on earth with your loved ones.

[mellimel19]

Aug 7, 2013 10:31:23 GMT -5 @callmefia said:

Aug 7, 2013 10:24:34 GMT -5 namasteak said:

Oh I'm sorry Merida =( Could you tell him you will plan something for no more than $1500 and it will be a honeymoon/anniversary/babymoon trip? I think you should really try to make this happen! Maybe if you explained how important it is to you and showed him how it won't negatively affect your savings?

I've tried. He is super conservative. We did plan to use some of the wedding $$ for the nursery but he has a huge safety net (it's his savings). He will not flinch to take me out to eat every night but he cannot fathom spending $$ on vacation. It's very strange. I cried about the honeymoon. He felt bad but i huess not bad enough! I asked to go to macinac in MI and he never booked it so after the wedding the prices had skyrocketed into way out of the range. A few weeks ago I brought it up an he said no way. Plus I am a little worried because I'm not very active and the island is so much walking.

Perhaps in addition to what others have suggested, you could show him how much X dinners out would cost and offer to give up going out to eat for a certain amount of time and instead put that money towards a short trip?

[Yankees21]

Aug 7, 2013 12:20:04 GMT -5 VillainV said:

@merida, I'm sorry you are in this situation....do you mind if I share a quick story? I give you permission to share this with your husband, maybe it will help.

I married my college sweetheart at 23. We didn't have a lot of money, but made ends meet. We never really went in a honeymoon because we just didn't have the money and there was always another priority. The summer before our fourth anniversary we finally booked a cruise. It was amazing -- we did scuba, parasailing, snorkeling, kayaking, zip-lining, you name it. We had a blast, and shared a really great week together. The week after we got back he died suddenly. I am SO GRATEFUL that we spent the money on a trip together, because I will have those memories forever. What would I have if we had kept it in savings? Another $1500 maybe, but none of those great memories. Just food for thought. Savings is great but you can't take it with you when you die, and you really never know how much time you will have on earth with your loved ones.

I'm sorry for your loss, what a beautiful story.

[sent]

I was 10 weeks when we went to Hawaii for 10 days. It was planned before we knew it was going to become a babymoon. I experienced indigestion for the first time in my life on the first night and couldn't stand the thought of eating seafood for the rest of the trip. That's a bummer for me because i love fish & shrimp and Hawaii is all about seafood. I also realized I didn't like eating fancy restaurant food and just wanted stuff that was plain and familiar - like a slice of cheese pizza which you will not easily find in Hawaii. I told my husband not to expect me to be able walk a lot and go on hikes because we usually do that a lot on vacation. So instead we did a lot of laying around and a lot of nothing which secretly I LOVED because I never get to do that on a vacation - he always puts together an exhausting itinerary. I was ready at the end to come back because I was sick of being a fake vegetarian and really wanted to eat my normal home foods again. One night I ordered chicken skewers from the kid's menu because nothing on the regular menu appealed to me.

I usually sat around and stared at my ice water during happy hour.  One day, I saw that the bartenders were serving certain alcoholic drinks inside of a green coconut.  I asked if could buy the coconut water that used to be in the coconut as a drink.  They said sure, but no one ever buys it.  It was delicious, they charged me for an apple juice and served it to me in one of the green coconuts, and it made my night.  

We are going to take a short road trip to a resort in Vermont in the fall. We would make other travel plans, but our decision is for me not to fly anymore until after the baby gets here.