Day 7: Our Punta Cana Babymoon

Seven days. Seven mornings waking up to the sound of waves. Seven nights of going to bed before 10 PM like the very responsible, very pregnant couple we are. And honestly? We wouldn't change a single second of it.

If you've been following along with our vlog series, you already know that this trip was a long time coming. We'd talked about doing a babymoon for months — partially because everyone kept telling us to, partially because we genuinely needed a reset before our whole world changes. And wow, did Punta Cana deliver.

The Last Morning Feels Different

There's something bittersweet about Day 7 of any trip, but this one hit a little differently. We both knew that the next big adventure we'd be documenting wouldn't just be the two of us anymore. That thought kept creeping in as we sat on the beach one final time, Samantha with her sparkling water (still mourning the rum punch situation, honestly) and Amir with his café americano, just watching the water.

We didn't say much. We didn't have to. It was one of those quiet moments that you want to bottle up and keep forever — the kind that doesn't make it into the vlog but lives in your chest for years.

What Day 7 Actually Looked Like

We had a late checkout, which we cannot recommend enough if you're traveling while pregnant. Rushing through a checkout with swollen feet and a carry-on that somehow gained five pounds of resort merchandise is nobody's idea of a good time. We used that extra time to do one last slow walk along the beach, grab breakfast at the buffet (Samantha went back for the fresh mango three times — no notes), and pack at a pace that didn't leave anyone in tears.

The resort staff had been genuinely wonderful all week. We mentioned on Day 1 that Samantha was expecting, and from that point on, the team was so thoughtful — offering extra pillows without being asked, checking in during dinners, making sure she had a safe chair near the pool. That kind of care means everything when you're traveling with a bump and a mental checklist that never fully switches off.

The drive back to Punta Cana International Airport was that familiar mix of relief and sadness. Relief to be heading home to our own bed, our families, our cats. Sadness because — well, you've seen the ocean. You know.

Tips for Expecting Couples Considering a Babymoon

We've gotten so many DMs asking about this trip, so let us break down what actually helped us:

Travel in your second trimester if you can. We went at around 26 weeks, which felt like a sweet spot. The first trimester exhaustion and nausea had passed, and we weren't yet at the stage where flying feels like a full-contact sport. Always check with your OB or midwife first — ours gave us the green light with a list of precautions we took seriously.

All-inclusive is genuinely the move. We know some people find them too resort-bubble-ish, and fair enough — but when you're pregnant and managing energy levels, not having to think about where to eat or what to budget for every meal is a gift. Just make sure your resort has mocktail options that go beyond "virgin piña colada." Samantha became a connoisseur of agua fresca by Day 3.

Book a room with easy beach access. We saw a few couples trekking through five minutes of winding hallways to get to the water. With pregnancy, proximity is everything. We were two minutes from the sand and it made a huge difference in how often we actually got out there.

Pack a pregnancy pillow. It sounds extra. It is not extra. It saved us both.

Give yourself permission to do nothing. This is the hardest one, especially for us — we're always filming, always planning, always optimizing. But some of our best days in Punta Cana were the ones where we literally just lay there and existed. The baby will come, life will accelerate, and you will look back on these hours of deliberate stillness and feel so grateful you let yourself have them.

What This Trip Meant to Us

Amir grew up watching his parents work incredibly hard — there wasn't a lot of room for leisure travel in his childhood. And Samantha's family, while close-knit and full of love, didn't really do vacations in the traditional sense. So for both of us, this babymoon wasn't just a trip. It was a declaration. A way of saying: we are building something here, and we are going to celebrate it.

This baby is going to grow up hearing about the Punta Cana babymoon. About the mango at breakfast and the quiet beach mornings and the parents who sat by the ocean and talked about all the places they were going to take them someday.

We can't wait.

Thank you for coming along with us this whole week. It means more than you know.

▶️ Watch Day 7 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxF5Sz9z40Y

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