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Conception-minded book 'Procreation Vacation'
MIAMI (AP) -- When Lucinda Hughes heard she would have to down sea moss elixirs while vacationing in the Bahamas, she was sure it would make her sick. Three months later, Mrs. Hughes was very sick -- every morning -- and expecting her first baby in April.As Mrs. Hughes and her husband Kemry lounged on lush beaches and swam in their hotel's infinity pool, they sipped pumpkin soup and enjoyed couple's massages and reflexology. It was all aimed at enhancing the odds of baby-making during their three-day "Procreation Vacation" at the Westin at Our Lucaya Grand Bahama Island.
It's part of the latest trend that has hotels around the world luring conception-minded couples by providing everything from onsite sex doctors to age-old fertility boosters promised to hasten the pitter-patter of little feet.
Would-be parents try ‘procreation vacations’
It was all aimed at enhancing the odds of babymaking during their three-day "procreation vacation" at The Westin at Our Lucaya Grand Bahama Island.It's part of the latest trend that has hotels around the world luring conception-minded couples by providing everything from onsite sex doctors to age-old fertility boosters promised to hasten the pitter-patter of little feet.
Hotels such as The Westin might be on to something. Research shows 61.8 million U.S. couples took a romantic vacation in the past year, said Ty Brassie, director of sales and marketing for The Westin Grand Bahama Island.
Even some obstetricians are promoting the trend. Dr. Jason James of Miami said he often encourages fertility-challenged couples to sneak away for a few days, and he often sees it work.
Trying To Have A Baby? Take A Procreation Vacation
(AP) MIAMI When Lucinda Hughes heard she would have to drink sea moss elixir while vacationing in the Bahamas, she was certain it would make her sick. Sure enough, three months later, Hughes is very sick -- every morning -- and expecting her first baby in April. She got pregnant after she and her husband went on a three-day Procreation Vacation at a resort on Grand Bahama Island. It's part of a trend in which hotels around the world are luring couples who are trying to have a baby. Resorts are offering on-site sex doctors, romantic advice and exotic food and drink calculated to put lovers in the mood and hasten the pitter-patter of little feet. Even some obstetricians are promoting the trend. Dr. Jason James of Miami said he often encourages couples trying to have a baby to sneak away for a few days, and he often sees it work.Island Vacation At Florida Keys
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Update: 'Procreation' packages heat up hotel holidays
The Westin at Our Lucaya Grand Bahama Island is offering a new type of package: a Procreation Vacation in which guests can have alleged fertility- bolstering foods and enjoy couple's massages and reflexology.The program is aimed at enhancing the odds of getting pregnant and is part of a new trend, as hotels around the world lure conception-minded couples by providing everything from on-site sex doctors to age-old fertility aids.
The Westin chain also offers the package at its resorts in St. John and Vieques, off Puerto Rico. There is also a "Birds and the Bees" package at the Five Gables Inn & Spa on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and a Procreation Ski Vacation in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
And in Asia, couples can book a conception cruise on the "Love Boat" of the Singapore sex guru Dr.