babymoon with twins?

alilag

Hi all,

 

First pregnancy and just found out last week I'm having twins!  Double the excitement and the fears .  My husband & I were thinking of places to go for our babymoon. I was thinking Colorado or  Memphis (always wanted to visit Graceland).  Just hoping to go to some nice restaurants, relax, and get a prenatal massage.  We know how life changing parenthood will be and wanted to take a long weekend to ourselves.  I was wondering if the travel restrictions for twins is sooner than with singletons?  I would want to be comfortable and feeling pretty good so is 4months a reasonable time to travel with twins? Thanks

jennie13

we got away for a weekend when I was around 18 weeks.   I felt good, but had to rest a lot - couldn't walk around all day without a break.  I'm glad we went when we did because I had bad all-day morning sickness that was finally going away and I could eat again and enjoy going to restaurants.   If you're going to go away, 4 months is probably the perfect time to do it!  

KingShawsBride

I was still feeling pretty good at 4 months, so I think it would be a safe time to travel.   We took our babymoon at the end of August and I was between 3 and 4 months pregnant.  However, I did not want to fly during pregnancy, so we drove 12 hours to Myrtle Beach, SC.  

PinkHope

Talk to your doctor because it really depends. Both of my doctors cleared me to go at 22 weeks, and I was MISERABLE the whole time. I had constant braxton hicks contractions and couldn't really do much. I ended up going to a hospital on vacation to make sure everything was okay. It was stressful. That said, as long as you take it easy, 4 months sounds like a reasonable time to go!

OrangeSmoke

4 months would be perfect - we had a trip scheduled to Aruba for 5 months and we ended up having to cancel.

Just rest a lot and listen to your body.  Of course get trip insurance just in case you have to go on bedrest early!

browneyedgrl4282

i wouldn't go away to any where far if I was 5 month or further  along. You best probably go around 4 months!

atc282

Congrats and Welcome!!

We did a babymoon when I was about 5 months along. It was amazing and I'm so glad we did it! We just lounged, relaxed, and had a great trip! I just made sure to bring copies of my med records, checked to make sure there was emergency care nearby if need be, and had my MFM check me out before traveling.

GL!

Lilystar82

I felt my best between 16-20 weeks. We took a little babymoon, but didn't go too far. We didnt want to be too far away just in case. And I brought my medical card (my OB/GYN has a pregnancy card that has everything you could need to know about the pregnancy). It was a really nice long weekend, and I'm glad we did it because after that things became MUCH more uncomfortable.

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I started feeling like absolute crap around 24w.  Granted, I was taking care of a toddler, but I hadn't traveled, I was just around the house.  I had extreme fatigue, food aversions, and nausea (luckily no vomiting) from literally 5w-6w (hit super hard at 5w and was gone on the day of 6w).  I would want to be done traveling by 22w at the latest.  Talk to your OB about your plans, have them do a full work up on you, things can change in a matter of hours, but at least you can know that you're safe at the moment.  GL.

schoolsoutbride

We're from Denver and did a "staycation" at 20w.  It was great timing and I'm glad we didn't do it any later.  A few weeks earlier would have been even better.

I blogged about it if you search staycation in my blog.  We had a blast going downtown for the weekend like tourists.

omgtwinsfeb11

Based on my experience, I wouldn't book it past 20 weeks.  Around 20 weeks, I flew to Maine, and that was fine -- no problems.  Then our "babymoon" was scheduled for less than 2 weeks later out in Vegas.  My husband had a conference out there, so the dates were non-negotiable.  6 hours before the flight, I started leaking fluid.  So instead of the Venetian, I got the hospital.  And I haven't left!  

For what it's worth, at my 22 week appt (4 days before scheduled departure/hospital admission), everything was fine so I (again) asked my MFM if I could make the trip.  She said sure, but make sure you're aware that if something goes wrong, you could end up in a hospital in Vegas until you deliver.   I think that's good advice.