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Babymoon - Couples relax while they still can

April 24, 2006 |

In the past few years the babymoon has grown in popularity as travel marketers, resorts and moms-to-be pick up on it. Any couple can book a trip to the spa, "but babymooners are looking for special gifts and tokens that will remind them of their trip."

They had never heard the term, but Tristan Uecker and her husband, Christopher Vuchetich, went on a babymoon last month.

The Seattle couple spent two nights at the Rosario Resort & Spa on Orcas Island, where instead of champagne and caviar upon arrival, they enjoyed sparkling cider and cookies. They also received a baby gift and two massages, including a prenatal version for Uecker.

It was all part of a new package the resort has offered since February.

“Our life will change forever,” said Uecker, whose baby is due this month, “so we thought, ‘Let’s do this now.’ I had no idea something like that existed.”

Before the exhausting cycle of round-the-clock feedings and 12 or more diaper changes per day for a totally dependent little being begins, many other couples are likewise taking trips before their twosomes become threesomes.

Get the full story at the Seattle Post Intelligencer

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