Advice Please.....
Well I am currently 5+1 and thinking ahead we are thinkin that all going well we will want to go on holiday in april or may so as to have a nice rest before the baby comes in september, before i am too big and to have our last holiday just the 2 of us.
so the dilemma is do i book april or may?
in april i will be 16+2 when we go
or in may will be 21+2 when we go.
having not been pregnant before i do not know if going on a flight to a warm country will be too much at 21+2?
any advice from anyone who is that far gone or has been that far gone before?
should i also be worried about if anything goes wrong at that point that i will be in a foreign country??
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so the dilemma is do i book april or may?
in april i will be 16+2 when we go
or in may will be 21+2 when we go.
having not been pregnant before i do not know if going on a flight to a warm country will be too much at 21+2?
any advice from anyone who is that far gone or has been that far gone before?
should i also be worried about if anything goes wrong at that point that i will be in a foreign country??
n
xx
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I'm planning on going to Portugal when I will be 31 weeks (for which I would need a doc's note to fly) and I think it is really important to get the right insurace so I will be going through a broker for this rather than picking one off the net which I usually do. Also, my MW told me to wear the DVT stockings- sexy!
11+6 x
I went to Mexico when I was 17+4 and found the flight a real struggle. It was our honeymoon though (hubby had to go to Iraq 5 days after our wedding) and had been booked for months, otherwise I wouldn't have gone.
I think if you are going short haul you'd find it much easier as you also wouldn't have a time difference to contend with which threw me even further! We missed dinner alot of the time because I slept through it!
I took my doppler with me so I could listen to the babys heartbeat daily and I wore support stockings on the plane too. I am worrier though and it meant I didn't enjoy the holiday as much as I could have.
Good luck deciding what to do! x
I wore flight socks - they are a MUST. My feet and ankles ALWAYS swell on flights and after this flight they were fine, no swelling at all. I drank plenty of water and juices and walked around the cabin as much as I could.
It was about 9hrs I think?
I didn't have any issues with going when pregnant - apart from getting more tired, but I think that was also to do with me being anaemic and not on my tablets at the time.
We went to and stayed in Disney, so lots of theme parks and walking. I probably didn't drink as much as I could but it wasn't boiling hot so that was OK. We just took regular breaks to sit down and ate lots of smaller meals and snacks throughout the day.
Mostly, we were in bed and asleep by 8pm though!!! LOL
Have a FAB holiday!
Joo xxx
26+5
Emma
36+4
You have the least risk of miscarrying (unlike the first trimester) and you have the least risk of going into early labour (as in the 3rd trimester)
Additionally you will be feeling at your best during the second trimester, with early symptoms (such as morning sickness and extreme tiredness) having hopefully worn off and the later tiredness and discomfort you get in the third trimester won't have started yet.
Some airlines won't take you after 28weeks due to the risk of early labour.
So in answer to your question, you will be fine in April or May.
Hope that helps.
Niblett xxxxx
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I went to Egypt on a 5hr flight when I was 18wks and flew home when I was 20wks. Personally I wouldnt have gone much later than 18wks as after the 20wk point I started to get a decent bump and parts of my body started to swell (lol!) but found the break well worth it as it was our last chance to enjoy each others company without there being 3of us! The temp in Egypt was over 100 degrees and I coped fine as only wore bikini all day and made the most of the pool! The flight was fine just drink lots of water and get up for a few walks up and down the cabin, I also wore flight socks.
Take care and enjoy the break!
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36wks pg.