7 Pre And Post-Natal Retreats For A Blissful Babymoon

In the tranquil greenery above Nusa Dua on the island of Bali, Revivo Wellness Resort offers a range of retreats designed to refresh, revive and recharge mind, body and spirit. The Mother-To-Be retreat programme invites you to complete a pre-arrival questionnaire, ensuring your retreat experience is tailor-made to provide you with the care that you need. The experience is customisable to include partners, for those looking for the ultimate babymoon.

This idyllic retreat welcomes women at any stage in their pregnancy and includes relaxing treatments from facials, massages, and aromatherapy treatments. It also offers prenatal consultations and personal training sessions, plus a wide range of wellness sessions to leave you feeling ready for your next big chapter. Retreats range in duration from three to eight nights.

Based in Monterey, California, Mama Love Retreats offer a safe space for women to indulge in a plethora of wellness activities while they prepare for their birth. Under the supervision of a team of highly trained professionals, guests are invited to take part in prenatal yoga sessions, craniosacral therapies, acupuncture, hypnosis and meditation, while enjoying some much-needed relaxation in their luxurious waterfront private accommodation.

Situated in northern Sydney on the pristine Whale Beach, Jonah’s is an award-winning retreat location that has catered to a number of celebrities. Naming Bono, Mick Jagger and Justin Bieber among its list of satisfied clients, Jonah’s offer unparalleled privacy for those looking to rest and relax, making it perfectly primed to host babymoon retreats. The overnight programme includes massages tailor-made for Mums and Dads to be, a three-course romantic dinner, and a gift in tow for the bundle of joy on the way.

Offering family retreats for two adults and a little one under 18 months old, these retreats factor in some personal time for both parents. With personal training sessions, twice daily fitness and a postnatal massage for Mum (and a relaxing one for Dad), the retreats also offer evening babysitting services, creating some much-needed alone time. Retreats are held at the Manoir la Croix de la Jugie, in southwest central France, and are inclusive of health plans, wellness consultations and take-home recipe cards. &breathe additionally run retreats in Morocco, the USA, and the five-star luxury hotel Four Seasons Hampshire in England.

Available to mothers and babies six weeks on from birth, the New Mothers retreat programmes run for either three or five days. Regular offerings include postnatal yoga to relieve back and neck pain, swimming, spa pampering sessions, dedicated quiet time, guided meditation and a range of healthy, nutritionally balanced meals with the inclusion of ‘The Body’ Elle MacPherson’s super elixir.

Mamaheaven offers postnatal retreats from their Florence House, Sussex, facility near the South Downs National Park, among other curated venues. With a creche on-site, new mothers are warranted some much-needed focus time to adjust to this new chapter of life. The retreats include daily yoga, private counselling, birth story sharing sessions as well as a relaxing massage and workshops to facilitate mother and child bonding.