Attending family event at 33 weeks

sasky

I'll be 33 weeks for my niece's first communion. It's a 2 hour drive each way and an all day thing with the service and the party, especially since my son loves playing with his cousins and would hate leaving early.

I am currently 29 weeks with di/di twins and the pregnancy has been uneventful so far, no complications and we are all in good health.

I will say that I am already pretty uncomfortable. Walking and standing for too long is tough. But I know my family would be very accommodating and make a space for me to sit the whole time.

Would you go?

lynnyrd80

I wouldn't go.  I am traveling about three hours the weekend after next when I will be 26 weeks.  My OB told me no more travel after that.  So, you should definitely talk to your OB if you are considering going.

Rannndi

I'd definitely talk to your doctor about it first.  My girls are mono/di, but my doc told me that I need to stop doing anything extra (besides work) at 28 weeks.  She said it'll be work then home and that's if there are no complications.

carrotcake06

I'd go if I felt up to it, but based on these types of posts posed previously (say that 10x fast, haha), the overwhelming majority wouldn't go.

I never had travel restrictions, but that also seems to be the minority as well. Take it day by day and see how you feel. FWIW, I hit my wall around 31weeks. Doing anything became a serious chore at that point.

legaleagles

I'd ask your doctor how they feel about you being that far. Is there a hospital you'd be comfortable delivering at in the area should something happen? I'm 34 weeks today with an uneventful pregnancy (a few things we've kept an eye with baby B and an irritable uterus since 19 weeks, but overall uneventful). My OB probably would have let me go if I really wanted to, but I can tell you that a week ago the thought of sitting in a car for 2 hours would not have been comfortable. Plus at things like that I'm always more active than I realize (helping out with things, chasing kids, etc.) so I know I wouldn't get the rest I could. I'm still working, but the weekends now are days for me to really relax with my feet up so I keep these babies baking as long as possible - I would relax nearly enough if I were to go.

nebrasskagal

I had a perfect pregnancy with no complications until I was 32 weeks. I then had an abruption. Which can be a life threatening situation. I would not leave town.

24karat

I personally wouldn't.

KatieGummow

I had a shower at 33w but it was only one hour away and I had my husband there to drive me

SmallCityLiving

I'm 35 weeks with di/di twins and I'll say I would go.  I definitely hit a wall around 33 weeks but I could have made it through a 2 hour drive and day with family.  If your family is anything like mine no one will let you get up and help so you'll spend a lot of time sitting.  I would hope to be able to slip away for a nap at some point otherwise I would definitely have been tired at the end of the day, but it would be doable for me.  Granted, I've had a relatively complication free pregnancy and still work a fairly active job at 35+ weeks so take that for what it's worth.

basil2

It depends on how badly you want to go.  There's always a small chance that if something went wrong you could wind up hospitalized 2 hours from home (potentially for weeks).  Once I figured that out I made a decision not to travel more than an hour from home (but I would definitely make an exception and take the risk for a family emergency, or if something was particularly important to me). 

bumpuser924057

At that point I couldn't sit in the car for more than about 20-30 minutes without some very serious discomfort - more swelling, carpal tunnel got worse, etc. Once you're there it will probably be easier, but sitting in one place for that long is probably going to be tough.

Labyrinth3000

That's up to you and your comfort level. I was not able to handle car rides for more than 15min by week 30. Being bumped around really wore me out.

megs2011

I probably wouldn't have lasted 4 hours total in a car. I had a pretty uneventful twin pregnancy (mo/di-- though OB thought I was di/di....) until it wasn't. I started having HELLP syndrome symptoms (which I didn't know was HELLP syndrome) at 33 weeks. Frankly I probably wouldn't go but that's me and I know how I would have been feeling. I hit a wall pretty early on (27ish weeks, my baby shower did me in).