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In case you missed last week's surprise there's-a-new-Styler-in-town-post, I've added a new member to the TS flight crew: Baby Styler.
To say that Baby Styler is well traveled is an understatement. Logging almost as many miles as an airline captain, he jet-set and road-tripped to more destinations in my womb than I visited in my first 20 years on planet Earth {too bad he couldn't start collecting frequent flyer miles nine months ago...}.
While I was a little {read: a lot} nervous to travel with him in my belly when it came to common considerations such as turbulence, adverse reactions to foreign foods or constant mountain-to-tropic climate changes, I got the go-ahead from my doctor for every trip, so I went. Since I travel frequently and am acclimatized to the lifestyle, I was fortunate enough {and very careful} to avoid any major issues on the road {unless you count the time I came within one meter of a boa constrictor in West Bali} though I always made sure I had access to medical care in case I suddenly needed it.
Doing every trip style—active/adventure, beach/sun, weekend away, food-focused, glamping, urban, steals, luxe, spa—over the course of my journey into babydom, I learned that traveling while pregnant is not about what you can't do {i.e. food restrictions, drink restrictions, spa restrictions, exercise restrictions, etc.} but tweaking the trip styles you love to fit your preg 'n' traveling comfort level.
Here's how I made each trip style work during my womberlust:
- In Tokyo at one of the best sushi restaurants in the world, I chose the vegetarian omakase menu over the raw fish menu.
- In Northern Thailand, I had a facial instead of a massage at the spa.
- In Bali, I lounged under a palm tree versus in the direct sun.
- Also in Bali, I consumed fresh-pressed fruit juices over poolside cocktails.
- In Mexico, I stayed in a shorefront glamping hut with air conditioning instead of one naturally cooled by the beach breeze {because midday temps reached 41 degrees C}.
- In Kuala Lumpur, where temperatures hovered in the 43-degree-C range, I stopped into malls and restaurants every 30 minutes to cool down, rest, re-hydrate and nibble while exploring the city on foot.
- On a road-trip from Vancouver to San Francisco, I became well acquainted with Washington, Oregon and California's highway-side rest stops.
Preggy Styler Photo Gallery
![Three months. Hong Kong. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a131d3e4b0aec740d0eadf/1415054578258-F85B1EZOQ64U9HN86476/IMG_6311.jpg)
![Three months. Thailand.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a131d3e4b0aec740d0eadf/1415054879075-MYPO9RW1VY4GZ3Y10YQL/IMG_6645.jpg)
![Four months. Bali. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a131d3e4b0aec740d0eadf/1415054625982-024N7V37YOMRGMEUY066/IMG_7496.jpg)
![Five months. Tokyo.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a131d3e4b0aec740d0eadf/1415054638938-TO4ONZQSF0VYUBLHPUNT/IMG_7728.jpg)
![Six months. Seattle. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a131d3e4b0aec740d0eadf/1415054777363-IVA0H8MLRVAN7PPMHW8Z/Screen+Shot+2014-06-07+at+7.57.26+PM.jpg)
![Six months. San Francisco. ](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a131d3e4b0aec740d0eadf/1415059339398-MITG1H5SGSG3OZ6HL6N7/20140605_185536.jpg)
![Eight months. Oregon.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a131d3e4b0aec740d0eadf/1415059508814-MQRL04FZPVX8FTCYWAWF/20140815_193119.jpg)
[photos by @tripstyler]