In May 2017, Sarah Hébert left the small town of Etel (Morbihan) with her partner and child for a long sailing trip to New Caledonia. These two board sports enthusiasts euros Sarah was a professional windsurfer and Aurélien worked at the Brittany Sailing League euros had the ambitious project of leaving to discover the most incredible board spots on the planet, staking their route to the South Pacific.
And it is not their little Nael euros who pointed the tip of his nose on January 12, 2017 euros that would prevent them. Just delay them. The little blond man, two years old at the time of our interview, joined Maloya euros his floating home euros at just 4 days old and was only 4 months old when Sarah and Aurélien cast off. At sea, he learned to discover new flavors, to take his first steps, to blow out his birthday candles and to celebrate his Christmas
"It's great to be able to see your little one evolve in his journey. I don't know life any other way, it's already the way I lived with my family when I was little. I think it's very enriching for the children sarah explained to us in May 2018 one year after his departure.
"I wouldn't have seen myself as anything other than a traveling mom." she added. She also explained to us her organization for traveling with a baby . So it was only logical that the crew of the Poussé par le Vent vlog launched the project of a second child. But is a pregnancy at sea really that different from a pregnancy on land? We asked Sarah the question.
How is a pregnancy in the motherland?
I suffer from seasickness, but apart from that, it goes very well But I must admit that I curse sailing upwind or downwind when it's rolling
Does the pregnancy limit you in your travels, navigations, maneuvers, etc.?
Yes, of course it's different! It just means that Aurelien has more money! In fact what is really hard is the seasickness (whereas I am very rarely sick at sea except when I am pregnant). Aurelien took care of Nael a lot and of course I only pull on the ropes when it is really necessary like for spinnaker or spinnaker pole maneuvers (I limit myself to the piano and let Aurelien finish when it is necessary to tuck the sheets). On the other hand, we have hardly changed our sailplanes!
Can you continue to practice your sports activities (paddle, yoga and kite)?
Yes, I was kiting and wakeboarding until the beginning of the 8th month. Since then I paddle and swim every day. Here in Bonaire (Editor's note: Dutch municipality located off the coast of Venezuela, in the southern Caribbean) it is the paradise of the divers, I enjoy the sea bed.
How do you manage the follow-up of pregnancyeuros?
Just like in France for my first pregnancy. I tried to do as much as possible on the French islands. It just requires a little organization.
How do you prepare for the arrival of bébéeuros? Did you keep Naeleuros' things/equipment?
I bought some second hand clothes in Guadeloupe on a website and here in Bonaire, we bought a new stroller with a cosy. For the moment we have nothing else. We didn't keep anything from Nael except his small changing table, practical for the boat. I think that we are going to use even less objects for this 2nd baby.
I also kept his play mat that I had hand sewn. It is practical to let them play on the ground in the boat. We miss a deckchair, but if it is, we will leave it in its cosy. In short, we are much cooler than for the 1st euro! one month and half of his birth, I still did not put back the anti-roll cover on the small bench in our cabin to make his bed, but I will not delay.
In any case, at the beginning we will do a lot of co-sleeping like with Nael. I find that when we breastfeed it is really practical.
What is the organization in bordeuros?
Right now, except for the crib in the living room, you can't really tell that a baby is coming! I think we found that raising a baby on a sailboat was really easy so we're not upset at all! The main thing is to give them love and food, right? (Laughs)
To rest before the birth and the arrival of our little sailor, we put Nael in the nursery every morning and that's really nice. Since his birth, 2 years, he is with us 24/24 so it is a small revolution on board Maloya.
How did you plan your delivery?
We will fly back to Guadeloupe, it will be easier. Some friends will be able to keep Nael on site.
