Every pregnancy website I have come across boasts the bliss of a babymoon. HURRY!!! You need one last getaway! It’s your last chance to alone time with your DH! (that’s darling husband for you non pregnancy website worshipers), or more for me, my darling domestic partner in crime! It’s your last chance for freedom! Run RUN I say to your closest beach!!!!! I am pretty sure these website editors get kickbacks from the resorts (hmmmmm IDEA!! —> my OWN photo from Belize is for sale :)).
I mean, these sites are convincing enough to make you max out your credit card like the apocalypse is only 5 months away…So, naturally, I booked two.
The first was a 4-day cruise to Belize and Mexico. Actually it was a 60th birthday family cruise for my DDP’s father, but I mean I was 18 weeks preggo so hey, it counts.
I found out prior to leaving that cruises had a cut off limit for pregnant women at 25 weeks, and now I realize it’s for a reason. Anytime past a pregnancy test and kiss all your money away. Don’t get me wrong, it was beautiful, but cruises are not exactly “pregnant friendly.” (NOTE TO READERS: I went along to spend time with the family and spent most of the time with them so it was a great trip, this post is more if you plan to go ALONE as a babymoon!) They have great nightclubs, and rock climbing, a surfing wave, and $300 massages—lots of fun things for preggos! In fact, I cried (thank you hormones) when they wouldn’t let me do any excursions. I wasn’t trying to do white water rafting down the Amazon, I was just trying to see the jungle and beauty of the countries. If you know me, I love adventure! Apparently pregnant women have no business touring third-world countries. haha. No seriously.
Thing is, I didn’t REALIZE Belize was third-world. We decided to take the ferry to the mainland to at least walk around. I figured they’d at least have a Hojo’s? No. Well, 5 min of being hassled by locals and I was ready to swim my way back to to the cruise ship. So we decided to give it at least an honest shot, and asked about any close beaches. Well, here’s stinger #2 – Belize HAS NO BEACHES. Only private islands. So $100 later, we were being (earmuffs to my OB/GYN!!) whisked 40 minutes out into the ocean to a private island.
This is what I was waiting for! Only 1,000 square feet, 4 palm trees, a local BBQing chicken on a split keg listening to Bob Marley and us. That’s living!
Even though I was already burnt to a crisp having not seen the sun since August, it was worth every blistering minute.
DDP and I on our private island.
The WHOLE island. <3 Goff’s Caye, off the coastline of Belize City, Belize.
So the moral of this story is ….. even though ANY vacation seems like a great babymoon destination, make sure you remember you ARE pregnant and be aware of any restrictions and/or upsets that can occur. Even though we still had an amazing trip, just do your homework before booking the “getaway of a lifetime!” haha…Make sure you’re not venturing into uncharted territory in a third-world country so YOUR babymoon will be UNBELIZEABLE!
OH! and on a side note… my debit card number was stolen in Belize as well. I only used it once, and I KNEW better than to use it, but I did, and the day I got back, Chase Bank (MAD THANKS AND PROPS!!!) was blowing me up checking fraud charges for purchases of international internet phone cards. Ummmm.what? So people travel smart!
1. pack sunscreen
2. take travelers cheques. they’re made for a reason
3. look into your location before booking for American or top-rated hospitals in the area you are visitng
4. check that the location is pregnant friendly! so you have options unless all you want to do is lay on the beach and be fat (which i will be doing on my SECOND trip to the Dominican in April….stay tuned!)
