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Babymoons
With only 60 days to go until I am due (where exactly has the time gone btw?) I’m starting to feel the nervousness and excitement of such a massive impending life change building. In basically no time at all our lives as we currently know them will be forever changed. And that’s amazing. And terrifying and well, just so mind boggling.
I am completely ready for the first few months to be a sleepless blur of Husbando and my needs coming secondary to the little creature growing inside me. But before that happens I feel as if we need to do something to mark, protect and celebrate our relationship before we’re put under pressure.
Enter the Babymoon.
A Babymoon is a vacation or getaway taken by an expecting couple as a sort of ‘last hurrah’ before the baby is born. (The phrased was coined by renowned author/activist Sheila Kitzinger in her 1996 book The Year After Childbirth.) I’ve never really considered taking a week or two to escape before the baby’s due (there’s still so much to get done!) and I’m not sure I could really enjoy a tropical vacation at this point so we’re thinking of taking a ‘city break’ and escaping for a long weekend.
To me the perfect long weekend away would involve a sumptuous hotel, exploring a new city, a couple of galleries or museums, some fabulous food and maybe some live music (live jazz would be perfect). All of the sorts of things we used to do when we were first courting each other. I want a chance to reconnect and strengthen our feelings for each other before the reality of sleepless nights and not showering for three days gets in the way.
I’m thinking that Portland might be our destination of choice. We seem to have missed the boat, so to speak, on flights as the restriction on flying pregnant varies from 32 - 39 weeks depending on the airline (San Francisco was my first choice) and Portland is a reasonable drive from where we are, without being too long. Neither of us have been to Portland but have heard nothing but rave reviews from people who have. So have you been to Porland? Do you think it fits my criteria for a weekend away? What are the must see and do’s? I’ll keep you posted as to how we get on!
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I’ve never been but I would love to see that city.
We didn’t do a babymoon but I think that it might be just the thing help you relax a bit before things get crazy.
Wouldn’t it be nice if you did the babymoon just as you went on mat leave? And you then you didn’t have to return to work after you got home? That would be ideal, for me anyways!