Babymoon destination ideas

[Trixie90]

Hi all,

We want to plan a baby moon for December / early Jan when I’ll be around 4/4.5 months pregnant.

There’s lots of places on our bucket list but some are either not really suitable when pregnant, not the right time of year or places we think we’d be fine to travel to with a DC so we’d rather tick off somewhere that might be more difficult or less enjoyable with a DC while we have the chance!

Any suggestions or recommendations?

We are pretty open but to give an idea, here are some holidays we’ve loved recently:

• Self-drive safari across Botswana
• Travelling around Vietnam
• Philippines (island hopping)

And here are some of the places on our bucket list:

• Japan
• Maldives
• Banff and the rockies
• Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Columbia

Would love to hear where you went or your dream baby moon destinations :)

I’d rule out Maldives and South America because of the zika risk.

Japan could be great! Loved it there.

Japan is probably the only one I'd consider while pregnant just in case you need healthcare.
Canada obviously has good healthcare but in remote areas you could be quite a distance from a hospital.
You could consider Mauritius rather than Maldives, good hospitals and easier access than Maldives
Some Carribean Islands too - Grenada/Barbados/Bermuda?

Is a babymoon just going on holiday when pregnant?

That's what I wondered. Another social media trend that's passed me by.

Having a last, romantic holiday as a couple before children seems a nice idea but goodness knows why it needs a special name.

Sorry I should have been clearer in my OP! The bucket list places are to give an idea of the kind of holidays we like but we’ve ruled these places out because of either being unsuitable while pregnant or not somewhere we feel we can easily travel with a young DC (such as Japan) so I’m really looking for inspiration on other places (unless someone went to one of the places on my list and tells me otherwise)!

Because it’s much quicker than typing “a last holiday as a couple before having a first DC”. Why does honeymoon need a special name when it’s just a first holiday as a couple after getting married?

Op, have you just found out you're pregnant? In your shoes I'd wait to see how I felt or maybe get really good travel insurance. What happens if you get really bad longlasting morning sickness? Are you going to want to be on expedition? I'd go for somewhere closer to home and very relaxing as you're unlikely to get another of those holidays for a good few years! Congratulations on your pregnancy by the way. X

Travelling whilst pregnant isn't the most comfortable experience and at the point you'll be is where I found I started to tire quicker. I would suggest a holiday where you don't need to do too much walking. I think it's past the riskiest development stage but i would still avoid tropical areas due to Zika. How about just a winter sun holiday eh canaries or check which islands in the Caribbean are not Zika risks

I genuinely didn't know if it was ' going on holiday' or something different.

A honeymoon is called that because ancient babylonians gave a gift of a month's worth of honey to a brides father on marriage. It then became the time when a couple would go away and have sex together for the first time. It wasn't just a holiday.

WTF is a 'baby moon'?

Surely you'd be wanting to rest and/or save some money for when baby is born? Crazy!

I had to look it up too.
Imagined it was some woo thing to do with the planets or something.

Honeymoon is a universally known, well established term.
Babymoon is something you’ve just made up, hence nobody knowing what you’re referring to.
HTH.

I just…

🙄🙄 Babymoon as a term has been around for ages. I remember a friend talking about one at least 10yrs ago. No need to derail the OP's thread with snippy comments. This isn't in AIBU.

OP, I have no advice on holiday destinations as my first pregnancy was during covid so no travel permitted, but hope you have a lovely time wherever you decide.

Go for relaxing winter sun rather than anything too adventurous! We did canaries at 7 no pregnant in Jan, generally a safe bet or Caribbean for a bit further afield.

I thought it was where you went on holiday and had lots of sex to try to get pregnant. So it wouldn't really matter where you went

Thank you! I found out about 6 weeks ago and haven’t had any morning sickness so I think I should be ok on that front but you’re right about an expedition probably not being doable! I think it needs to be something relaxing but we’d still like to feel like we’re seeing/experiencing somewhere new. I don’t mind a long flight but maybe I’ll feel differently as I get bigger!

Unless the term has changed meaning in the past ten years or so, a babymoon isn’t a holiday you take before the baby is born, it’s when the couple spend time together just them and their baby after it’s born, before they allow visitors etc.

A holiday before the baby is born is a holiday before the baby is born.

If you do go abroad, make sure you see a travel clinic for advice long before going. Obviously, avoid anywhere with active zika. Personally, I'd want to avoid anywhere without modern medical facilities or requiring malaria and other prophylaxis meds to be taken.

I went to Antigua at about 10 weeks, and Japan at 5 months ish.

Both were good, but it’s Japan I’d go back to if I were you. I know you say you could go with kids and you could, it’s totally child friendly. But even the most child friendly holiday would be different with little ones, and unless you’re waiting 18 years, you won’t get to experience ‘grown up’ Japan.

Japanese women all eat sushi, and it’s amazing. And their equivalent of the Baby on Board badge is insanely cute.

Tbh I think it's a bit of a flawed plan, the places that might be
'"unsuitable " with a baby/young child probably aren't great when you're pregnant either. Just do something relaxing and enjoyable, life is not about ticking off things.

I found that time of pregnancy best in terms of least amount of symptoms! I wouldn't choose anywhere too hot at that time of year as it could lead to swelling. How long are you planning on going for?

Honestly though my dream babymoon destination would be staying in the same country! 🙈 somewhere relaxing, maybe an adult only fancy hotel because you won't get to go to one of those without extensive planning in the future.

It's in both the OED and the Cambridge Dictionary as having both meanings.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/babymoon

No sushi in Japan!
Nowhere with Zika or malaria.

And sorry to be a worry but nowhere like Malta with strict abortion laws as this could mean you wouldn't get the care you needed if you miscarried abroad

I'd do Italy and eat all the carbs