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Opinions on flying in first trimester please
Meant to be flying to Glasgow on Friday to spend the weekend with friends but don't think I will be going as my morning sickness (er, actually, all day and night sickness) is worse than ever so would be no fun. Even if I was ok, I had worried about flying at 10 and a half weeks pregnant?
Has anyone asked GP or midwife about it? Internet views seem to be mixed.
Thanks for any opinions or advice xxx
Has anyone asked GP or midwife about it? Internet views seem to be mixed.
Thanks for any opinions or advice xxx
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I flew at 7 weeks pregnant to greece, and back again at 8 weeks the gp said it was perfectly fine and i was worried coz i had a bleed at 6 weeks. so you would be fine!
Jennie 30+4
PS also I took a huge supply of sick bags from the toilet which were great for carrying around in my handbag!
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[Modified by: akaLadyK on February 18, 2009 08:51 PM]
My friend is a midwiife, and she flew to America when she was 6 weeks - she wasn't in the slightest bit concerned.
I fell pregnant while backpacking with hubby in australia and had to fly home to the UK at 12 weeks pregnant.. No problem for the baby (she's 5 now) , I checked with the hospital but I spent most of the flight being sick, it was awful.
Its fine as long as you are feeling ok, I live in Norway but am from the UK originally so I travel back and forth fairly often to see family etc. I flew a few times at various points in my first pregnancy, and flew with this pregnancy when I was 8 weeks, and am flying again next week when I will be 24 weeks. xx
I spoke to my doctor and nurse and my friend who is a long hall air stewardess and after researching found that basically the concern is the air pressure and keeping the circulation going in your legs and drinking lots of water.
I decided to go on my flight and the relaxing time away did me the world of good as I was quite stressed before going.
I would fly again when im pregnant but I dont think id fly again in this pregnancy as I think I have already spent too many hours in the air already and if air pressure does affect it in any way I wouldnt like to take the chance.
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i was lucky i havent suffered any kind of sickness so that helped anyway. my sister flew to america (so a long flight) at around 7/8 weeks and she was also fine.
I flew in this pregnancy at 10 weeks to Spain and then to Milan at 22 weeks. I flew at 26 weeks in my first pregnancy too. Just walk around a bit and make sure you keep hydrated.
Dani 33+4