There are things you cannot forget to take with you on any trips, toothbrush, underwear, deodorant . These are all things you can buy at the store but there is one thing you must never ever forget when traveling with baby PATIENCE. I remember needing the most patience on trips before the baby came, when we were expecting. The day we found out we were going to be parents the first thing I did after promptly throwing up was think. “oh crap what are we going to do about the mardi gras trip we booked with two other couples." As it turns out the world didn’t end when we got pregnant and in fact we got the “pre baby panics” and booked several trips before the dreaded no travel date. I ended up going on that Mardi Gras trip and I have to say besides needing a strict bedtime of midnight I had an amazing time. I wasn’t hung over and I got to enjoy every moment. The patience I needed was dealing with all the overly inebriated people pushing and shoving. By the time you hit 12 or so weeks into your pregnancy you have this fight or flight mode. I was in fight mode and if Boris had let me I probably would have punch a few merrymakers. While traveling pregnant revolves less about the serious merrymaking and more about the food you can have fantastic time. No people won’t look at you funny in a bar or winery being pregnant doesn’t mean your sick your growing a freaking human being so that gives you double the rights that any other person has.
Advice to take with you.
1. take all the help offered and don’t feel bad asking for it
Boris and I went on a baby moon to Marco Island and unfortunately we had to meet there since he was flying in from Vegas. I had small rolling carry on bag and when I asked my doctor if I could travel she said "of course but don’t lift heavy things over your head.” I even got a letter from the doctor saying I was ok to fly in case there was any issues. I boarded my plane and looked for the closest flight attended to ask for some assistants with my bag. She gave me a dirty look and responded we aren’t suppose to do that. Luckily a Marine in uniform was sitting behind me and jumped up to help. You better believe I wrote a really nice letter to the airline telling them what wonderful service their crew gave.
2. Get a pair of comfy shoes (nothing will fit by the end of your trip) keep walking, your going to swell no matter what (travel swelling is the worst). It just so happened that I was pregnant during the hottest summer on record since 1914 (winning). I was swollen, I no longer had ankles and all the doctor kept saying was keep walking it will help. I ended up buying a pair of flip flops the next size up with arch support and cushions. They were the only pair of shoes I could wear and they were hideous. But I proudly went to my doctors appointment the week after 4th of July and told her yes I was getting exercise I walked all over Boston and Maine.
3. If your pregnant go out and travel its one of the last times the two of you as a couple will go and have nothing to talk about for hours. Because once you have a baby you go on vacation and all you do is talk about the baby whether they are with you are not.
Getting excited about that first trip with baby?? My next post will be about the gear I can and cannot live without.
