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Post by pinkcat on Jul 31, 2017 12:49:48 GMT -6
I know, I know, I'm not crazy about the term Babymoon either! But, are you planning on any trips before baby comes? If so where are you going?! Or, where would you like to go??
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Post by sarahh on Jul 31, 2017 13:14:40 GMT -6
We went to Nashville when I was pregnant with DD. We had fun exploring the city but didn't listen to much live music because I couldn't stay awake past dinner.
We don't have any plans this time mainly because we would have to take DD and she is a handful so we wouldn't relax much. We do have a spa day planned in two weeks for our 5th anniversary though.
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Post by pinkcat on Jul 31, 2017 13:22:41 GMT -6
A spa day sounds wonderful sarahh!! |
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Post by pinkcat on Jul 31, 2017 13:25:01 GMT -6
It's not necessarily a "babymoon" since we have been planning it for a few months, but we are going to go to Disney World over Labor Day weekend for 5 days and I am soooo excited! We both love Disney and I can't wait to shop for some baby souvenirs there  I will be a little sad to not ride all the rides, but also it will be nice to have a more "relaxed" trip where we aren't rushing from ride to ride! |
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Post by rebeccabunch on Jul 31, 2017 13:31:25 GMT -6
I'm not the best pg traveler. I'm tired and I like to drink when I'm on vacation because I'm basic. I prefer to do a trip with my H when I finish nursing so we do post baby trips! We did Sedona Az after DS1 and Mexico after DS2 bc it was also our 5 year. sarahh I love Nashville but agree it would be hard to take in all the city has to offer while pregnant. My girlfriends and I did a girls trip there a couple years ago when no one was pregnant. |
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Post by pinkcat on Jul 31, 2017 13:34:24 GMT -6
rebeccabunch I definitely agree on the drinking part. I am already sad about the drinks I won't be having at Epcot this trip! We did a "last hurrah" trip to Italy in April, before we started IVF, and I made sure to enjoy allll the prosecco there since I was hoping on our next trip I wouldn't be drinking!
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Post by rebeccabunch on Jul 31, 2017 13:39:58 GMT -6
rebeccabunch I definitely agree on the drinking part. I am already sad about the drinks I won't be having at Epcot this trip! We did a "last hurrah" trip to Italy in April, before we started IVF, and I made sure to enjoy allll the prosecco there since I was hoping on our next trip I wouldn't be drinking! That sounds amazing! Great idea to do Europe too that's a harder one with little kids. Prosecco........ dreamy 🥂🍾 |
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Post by pinkcat on Jul 31, 2017 13:42:01 GMT -6
rebeccabunch I definitely agree on the drinking part. I am already sad about the drinks I won't be having at Epcot this trip! We did a "last hurrah" trip to Italy in April, before we started IVF, and I made sure to enjoy allll the prosecco there since I was hoping on our next trip I wouldn't be drinking! That sounds amazing! Great idea to do Europe too that's a harder one with little kids. Prosecco........ dreamy 🥂🍾 That's what we were thinking- we figured once we had kids it would be a long time before we were back to Europe And oh, how I could go for a big glass (or bottle!) of Prosecco right now!! |
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Post by stephne on Jul 31, 2017 13:57:52 GMT -6
I'm not the best pg traveler. I'm tired and I like to drink when I'm on vacation because I'm basic. I prefer to do a trip with my H when I finish nursing so we do post baby trips! We did Sedona Az after DS1 and Mexico after DS2 bc it was also our 5 year. sarahh I love Nashville but agree it would be hard to take in all the city has to offer while pregnant. My girlfriends and I did a girls trip there a couple years ago when no one was pregnant. This is my philosophy as well! |
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Post by sunfrogger on Jul 31, 2017 15:42:18 GMT -6
We took a baby moon sort of before my DD was even conceived since MH was starting a new career. This time we will not take any special trips. We are going to visit my ILs in Sept so maybe we'll get a date night for our anniversary  |
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Post by marygracerich on Jul 31, 2017 15:46:12 GMT -6
Right before we had G, MH and I spent a weekend in Lancaster PA. It wasn't meant to be a babymoon it was for MHs birthday. It was a fabulous weekend away but I don't think we will do that this time around. We are going to Sesame place soon and we are going to my uncles lake house this month.
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Post by sweetsurprise on Jul 31, 2017 18:13:17 GMT -6
During my first pregnancy H and I went to Switzerland and Italy. I would love to do another big trip but we went to Barcelona in March so we will probably do a small trip. I would love to do a spa resort but I don't think H would love that. |
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Post by easternshoregirl on Jul 31, 2017 18:21:21 GMT -6
I don't think we will do one. During my last pregnancy, we did some trips during my pregnancy (Colombia, Austin, TX, anniversary weekend away) but nothing was intentionally a "babymoon." We are going to Iceland in August which is sort of related to the pregnancy b/c we intentionally picked a destination without a Zika risk, hoping I would be KU. Maybe DH and I could get away for a night or two alone in October (my birthday month). We wanted to do that this summer and go to a fun concert or something but things sort of fell apart with first trimester suckage and our child's sleeping difficulties. I think I'm talking myself into it for the fall though...
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Post by maddisonrose on Jul 31, 2017 18:33:09 GMT -6
We are going down to AZ the first week of October but we are bringing DS and H's parents so not the most relaxing.
I'm with @rebeccabrunch and watching H drink beers while I sip water is no Bueno so will be saving a better trip for that after baby.
The spa day/weekend sounds amazing so I'm thinking I will look into that!
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Post by rebeccabunch on Jul 31, 2017 18:57:46 GMT -6
I don't know why I feel the need to clarify this but the only reason I wait until I'm done nursing to vacay is bc vacation pumping is the worst. It's not that I don't drink for 9 months and then continue to abstain if I'm nursing.
I'm a somewhat liberal glass wine and nurse person so I didn't want anyone to be like hypocrite come late winter when I'm gushing about a glass of wine I'm about to have. 🍷
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 19:02:59 GMT -6
We went to Belize on babymoon with DD1. We have a lot of travel planned in the next few months so we probably won't be able to squeeze in any time away with just the two of us. I am excited about the trips we are going on as a family though - northern MN, Nashville, Michigan to visit family, and South Carolina :-)
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Post by clm585 on Jul 31, 2017 19:03:50 GMT -6
We're just doing the spa resort... we've got a bunch of fall trips for weddings and visiting family, so we don't have the vacation time for anything big. Iceland looks incredible - My friends went last summer and loved every second of it. Most of what they did looked KU friendly, too easternshoregirl sweetsurprise I would love to be able to travel that much. Did you bring your whole family to Barcelona, or just you and your H? I can't wait until either I'm brave enough to take my kid(s) with me on a big trip, or I don't take them and just go with DH (probably the better option 🤔). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Post by rebeccabunch on Jul 31, 2017 19:09:16 GMT -6
We went to Belize on babymoon with DD1. We have a lot of travel planned in the next few months so we probably won't be able to squeeze in any time away with just the two of us. I am excited about the trips we are going on as a family though - northern MN, Nashville, Michigan to visit family, and South Carolina :-) Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk I'll be in Northern MN very soon! So beautiful up there. |
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Post by teraiin on Jul 31, 2017 19:29:40 GMT -6
Probably not only because we had treated ourself to 11 days in Florida, and a baby free couple of days at universal literally the cycle I got pregnant. 😂
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Post by sweetsurprise on Jul 31, 2017 19:32:02 GMT -6
clm585 it is just H and me. Luckily my parents agreed to watch DS and he loves them so it worked out perfectly. We try to do one big trip a year together sans baby. I'm hoping my parents will still be game for taking care of both DS1 and DS2 when he arrives!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 19:40:30 GMT -6
We went to Belize on babymoon with DD1. We have a lot of travel planned in the next few months so we probably won't be able to squeeze in any time away with just the two of us. I am excited about the trips we are going on as a family though - northern MN, Nashville, Michigan to visit family, and South Carolina :-) Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk I'll be in Northern MN very soon! So beautiful up there. Yes! My favorite place! We are going next week :-) Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk |
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Post by benandjerrys on Jul 31, 2017 19:55:43 GMT -6
Ooo this is good timing. My mom has offered to watch DD for up to a week in October so I'm thinking about where to go... Ideally drive able within 5-6 hours or very quick flight from Philly.
Any recommendations? I'm thinking either Niagra falls or ocean City MD so far but not sure about the weather then.
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Post by jessijean on Jul 31, 2017 22:34:11 GMT -6
DH wants to go to Northern MN before baby. He's never been up there but I used to travel to Bemidji for work. So pretty! benandjerrys Niagara in October is beautiful! We were there over Columbus Day/Canadian Thanksgiving and loved it. Less crowds, beautiful view and decent temperatures. I believe I just wore sweatshirt type jackets. |
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Post by easternshoregirl on Aug 1, 2017 5:31:29 GMT -6
benandjerrys, OCMD is great in October. Most businesses don't close until early November, if I remember correctly. Less risk of hurricanes at that point although it is still technically hurricane season. My b-day is 10/22 and I've even been on the beach in a bathing suit there on my b-day so you could get really warm (for October) weather. Let me know if you decide to go there, if you need any rec's. That said, I'd probably choose to go somewhere more "exciting" if the budget allows! (I probably just say that because I go to OC a couple times a year!) Boston is a favorite of mine. I also want to get to Charleston sometime soon. Those would be on my list to check out.
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Post by dragonflyinn on Aug 1, 2017 5:42:27 GMT -6
All these sound so fun you guys! We have a pass to Universal Studios so we will probably go there a few more times once the weather cools off (we have two more visits on our pass). I also want to take a weekend trip to Charleston sometime this fall! Since were not going home for Christmas this year H doesn't have to use any of his leave (he usually ends up using like 3 weeks of it then) so the plan is for him to take it at little bits throughout the fall so we can do fun stuff. We live in close proximity to a ton of cute little southern towns that we have never gotten to explore so I'm hoping we can do some of that this fall. Of course it won't feel completely like a baby moon with our 2yo in tow but will still be fun we're planning a completely kid-free trip once he finishes his second deployment which is next year sometime. |
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Post by benandjerrys on Aug 1, 2017 5:55:51 GMT -6
benandjerrys, OCMD is great in October. Most businesses don't close until early November, if I remember correctly. Less risk of hurricanes at that point although it is still technically hurricane season. My b-day is 10/22 and I've even been on the beach in a bathing suit there on my b-day so you could get really warm (for October) weather. Let me know if you decide to go there, if you need any rec's. That said, I'd probably choose to go somewhere more "exciting" if the budget allows! (I probably just say that because I go to OC a couple times a year!) Boston is a favorite of mine. I also want to get to Charleston sometime soon. Those would be on my list to check out. I grew up in Boston so that's not a real vacation for me. We go to SC almost every summer (to Hilton Head) so I probably don't want to do Charleston. But I've never been to OCMD, haha! Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk |
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Post by rebeccabunch on Aug 1, 2017 6:25:29 GMT -6
Ooo this is good timing. My mom has offered to watch DD for up to a week in October so I'm thinking about where to go... Ideally drive able within 5-6 hours or very quick flight from Philly. Any recommendations? I'm thinking either Niagra falls or ocean City MD so far but not sure about the weather then. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk Niagra Falls would be my vote! I'm assuming beautiful that time of year. |
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Post by snowyowl on Aug 1, 2017 6:29:03 GMT -6
I'm another one who prefers to vacation and cocktail, so we will save our money for a post-baby trip. Before I got pregnant we were talking about doing New Orleans with my sister and her husband in April, 2018. Obviously not ideal with a nursing two month old, so we will go for 2019 instead.
I also have grand plans for a blowout fancy vacation in 6 years for our 15th anniversary. I'm already putting money away. The kids will be old enough to stay with family for awhile at that point, and we will hopefully be able to head off to somewhere amazing for a decent amount of time. I'm thinking Australia or Hawaii.
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Post by sunfrogger on Aug 1, 2017 6:47:44 GMT -6
Right before we had G, MH and I spent a weekend in Lancaster PA. It wasn't meant to be a babymoon it was for MHs birthday. It was a fabulous weekend away but I don't think we will do that this time around. We are going to Sesame place soon and we are going to my uncles lake house this month. 🤔🤔🤔 are you my neighbor I wonder? |
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Post by marygracerich on Aug 1, 2017 6:48:29 GMT -6
Right before we had G, MH and I spent a weekend in Lancaster PA. It wasn't meant to be a babymoon it was for MHs birthday. It was a fabulous weekend away but I don't think we will do that this time around. We are going to Sesame place soon and we are going to my uncles lake house this month. 🤔🤔🤔 are you my neighbor I wonder? I live in one of the boroughs of NYC. So maybe? I have no idea where you live. Lol |
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I will be a little sad to not ride all the rides, but also it will be nice to have a more "relaxed" trip where we aren't rushing from ride to ride! 
