In order to allow a birth in the best conditions, Guillemette and Vianney planned to be in Fort de France one month and a half before the end of the pregnancy. A car was rented. The last ten days, they stay less than ten minutes away from the maternity hospital, and friends from the pontoon are ready to keep the big ones as soon as the time comes.
Some essentials for the baby
As far as equipment is concerned, the couple took along some clothes for the birth and the first month as well as the indispensable breastfeeding pillow. Then, it is in the West Indies that they equipped themselves not to overload the boat unnecessarily. They were able to get, thanks to the mutual aid, clothes and a stroller, as well as a bassinet and a cosy on loan.
On board the sailboat, a bunk-bench was transformed to put all the baby's things and to install a small bed.
Finally, you don't need much to welcome a small baby: a baby carrier, a life jacket 3-10kgs, a cosy with different adjustable positions and a cane stroller for later.
Good care for the birth
The birth having been complicated, Guillemette and Vianney were very relieved to have organized it in French territory. Indeed, a medical care in a well adapted French maternity hospital allows them to put all the chances on their side!
And it is finally a fourth little sailor in great shape who came to complete the crew, for the greatest joy of his family!
The next part of the trip with 6 people on the sailboat
For the rest of the trip, we must first wait for the baby's passport, which takes a few weeks. This gives the family time to get used to their new surroundings. New habits are acquired, such as how to travel in a dinghy with a baby, well wrapped up in a life jacket and never hanging in a cosy or in a baby carrier.
Then, with the arrival of the hurricane season, it will be towards Panama and the Pacific! But the program is still open. Guillemette and Vianney say: " In any case, even without an infant, life at sea often reminds us that it is made of unforeseen events, of adaptation, and that we should therefore not expect to follow a program with precision, under penalty of being disappointed!
What is sure is that we will put life into his days and that we will have the chance to do it all together by continuing the adventure! As Sylvain Tesson says: "Adventure is when life starts again, when the dream does not dry up and the game continues! " "
