Ok, should say first that I know nothing much about babies yet and I'm falling on your mercy, and want your honest advice. Please note - at the moment I am tending more to the notion of not going!
Having my first child last week in Nov this year. Have the opportunity to go to a country in East Africa (a stable one) in early Feb - a good friend is a diplomat there, and a sports team I run is going out there as he is hosting a tour for us.
I would stay with my diplomat friend and his wife in their house, and not with the rest of the team, though I would of course see them. The area is not malarial (you only need malarial tabs if you go up country, which I wouldn't be doing). Further point is I would have to go alone - DP sadly working away from home in the week between January and March.
I envisage just having a lovely rest in a beautiful country with my new baby, and seeing a bit of my much loved friends too, but is it all too much/too risky to subject a little baby to (ie a long haul flight?) and too much pressure to put on myself not too long after the birth (which is going to be a CS?) Am I being hopelessly naive in thinking I could carry all the stuff we'd need for a week myself? If there is the least chance I am putting my baby in jeopardy I won't go, though I will of course also be seeking medical advice and won't decide until last minute.