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We LOVED Barbados, where we went for part of our honeymoon. You can take Jet Blue out of Logan and have a short layover at JFK, then directly there. We had a 6am flight and were there by 1:30pm.

We stayed at an awesome boutique hotel called the Little Arches. I can not recommend the place enough. We had a room with our own deck and hot tub (with temp controls, so you can turn down to the temp of bathwater), which was private and amazing. The hotel had a roof on the pool with fantastic views of the turquoise ocean. The roof deck was so great - tons of shady seats with amazing views, ice water readily available and wait staff that would bring you anything you want from the restaurant.

The only even slightly bad thing I could say about the place was that it was not directly on the beach. It was across the street, but the street was quiet and residential, and the walk to the beach took about 30 seconds. The hotel will also provide beach chairs and stuff.

The island itself was great - lots to explore, tons of great local food. Our absolute favorite thing we did our entire honeymoon was a snorkeling tour where you swim with sea turtles. We just loved all of Barbados - the beaches were great, soft sand and no rocks. The people were incredibly friendly, and no infectious diseases to worry about.

We're doing Mexico. My doctor's not comfortable with me traveling to too many unique places. Mainly the food/water is good and safe at this resort, and I know there will be plenty for me to eat, and it's a short 3 hour flight or so, non-stop. I would think the Caribbean/Mexico are safe bets. What about Antigua? This place kept showing up: http://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/jumbybay/ i guess they have some special pregnancy packages and such. And it looks gorgeous

I wouldn't get too adventurous, even though I know that's your schtick

A girlfriend of mine went to Europe--Paris, Italy, etc, 7 months pregnant and had a stellar time.

Unfortunately, I think you do have to leave the country for a nice warm trip in February!

I second @Mrs. Jacks: suggestion of Mexico - we've been to Playa del Carmen 3 times in the last 3 years. It's a small town about 45 minutes south of Cancun, there's a ton of shops on a pedestrian street a block from the beach, and it's super safe. Plus there are lots of day trips you can do while you're there - even pregnant. Cozumel ferry leaves from PDC, Akumal is about 20 minutes south, and you can walk straight off the beach and snorkel with sea turtles, and Tulum (mayan ruins) are about 40 minutes south of PDC as well.

There are a lot of American ex-pats living in the area, and from what I've heard (never had to use it) the hospital is good and there are some American trained doctors there.

Oh, and another perk - Jet Blue flies direct from Boston to Cancun!

If you're interested, write me a note on my wall - I have tons more information. We love it there!

@JoJoGirl: We went to St. Lucia too and loved Barbados so much more. St. Lucia is somewhat prettier because it's a volcanic island, so it has all the mountains. But Barbados is still gorgeous and we loved everything about it more than St. Lucia. If you end up deciding on Barbados and want some recommendations, let me know!

@JoJoGirl: I think Thailand is actually pretty highly ranked in the world of medical tourism, so I wouldn't be as worried about medical care there. But your adventures while there would probably be more limited. Plus, the plane ride would s.u.c.k.

I may be in the minority but for a babymoon I would want to go somewhere within the US. I might go to hawaii or florida or any state I'd never been to before. I'd be a bit worried to go outside the country

@JoJoGirl: I felt like St. Lucia was so much more commercialized and touristy. It probably didn't help that we stayed at a Sandals Resort, which I thought I'd love but really did not. We only got off the resort a couple times in St. Lucia, but one of them was an all day excursion where we saw almost the whole island. Everywhere we went the tour bus would stop and there would be tons of tour vans and a hundred people all in the same tiny spot. And tons of vendors/random people trying to sell stuff. People also weren't happy with us that we weren't buying anything (DH forgot to grab money).

It was pretty much the opposite in Barbados. Everywhere was quiet and very few people around. We rented a car a couple days and had an awesome time traveling around the island.

I did a recap on weddingbee with pics and pretty good descriptions - http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/honeymoon-recap-part-1-barbados-pic-heavy (hopefully it's ok to post that).

@JoJoGirl: Haha

Oh and be sure to walk a lot during the flight and drink plenty of water. I also go swollen feet and ankles when I flew while pregnant