The flight is only 40 minutes. Midwife has gave me the go ahead. Has any else flew at this stage and did they have any problems?
2007-02-07 00:46:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
its fine to fly until later in your pregnancy
2007-02-07 00:50:42 · answer #1 · answered by puppy love 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure!
I flew from Cleveland, OH to San Francisco, CA at nearly 13 weeks. The flight was 5 1/2 hours straight. It was a good flight and I managed it well. I just got up and walked a lot and stayed hydrated. Then, the next year I travelled the same flight with my then 6 month old while I was a month pregnant. And, I didn't even know it. I managed that one fine too.
Then at 14 weeks we travelled from Cleveland, OH to Chennai, India. That was a total travel time of nearly 40 hours. I did really well. We had two 9 hour straight flights (to London then to Chennai). Once again I kept hydrated and walked. I was fine.
On the way home I had a 40 minute flight from Chicago to Cleveland. That flight I just sat still. During a short flight you don't need to do anything extra. You will be fine!!
2007-02-07 08:52:28 · answer #2 · answered by Baby #3 due 10/13/09 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have flown several times while pregnant. I'm currently 22 weeks and flew once at 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 14 weeks, and 20 weeks. I've never had any problems. The flights varied in length from 1 hour to 4 hours. My midwife just advised me to get up atleast once an hour to walk around, this can help to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Also make sure you are on a "commercial" flight (jet) where the plane cabin is pressurized. It is not advisable to fly in private planes or charter planes. Also, just from experience- If you need to carry alot of packages or luggage or are required to walk a great distance, you may want to ask for a wheelchair or tram to transport you. I did this on part of my last trip and it made a huge difference. You don't want to put too much stress on yourself or your body.
2007-02-07 10:15:16 · answer #3 · answered by pack513 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are absolutely safe to fly when you are pregnant. The only time you cannot fly is during your last trimester. Then there is a huge risk of something happening. Your third trimester starts when you are 6 months pregnant! So, on that note... HAVE A SAFE AND FUN TRIP!!!
2007-02-07 09:03:55 · answer #4 · answered by TABI 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will be just fine. It may make you alittle nauseous, but chew gum. It is a short flight.. have fun. It is more risky to fly after 25wks.
2007-02-07 08:53:13 · answer #5 · answered by luvthbaby2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took a trip to my grandmother in law's funeral that took over 3 hours. I was about 24 weeks pregnant, and had no problems.
2007-02-07 08:52:39 · answer #6 · answered by Stacy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most cases, you only need to worry when you get to the third trimester.
2007-02-07 08:52:38 · answer #7 · answered by mamasquirrel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can fly don't worry
2007-02-07 08:52:40 · answer #8 · answered by MANDY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you'll be okay, Dear, don't worry.... Have fun :-)
2007-02-07 08:54:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋