Placenta Previa and Travel

Ginkeez

So I found out last week at my anatomy scan that I have complete placenta previa.  My doctor said that I can maintain my normal activity, but no excessive exercise and no sex. That's it. 

We are planning to drive down to Florida in June, taking 2 days to get there.  My parents (both nurses) are giving me a hard time for not cancelling our family vacation.  I know there is always that risk of hemorrhage, but if I wasn't supposed to travel, wouldn't my doctor tell me that?

 Does anyone else have previa and your doctor said not to travel?

 And while I have you, does complete previa cause a bit of pressure "down there".  I feel way more pressure than I normally would this early in the pregnancy, so I wonder if it is related to the previa.

I figure I need to put a call into my doctor for clarification, but I was curious others in my position have been told.  

pinkpigeon

You need to ask the doctor before you go, definitely.

JenWhite123

I was diagnosed w/ this at 18 weeks.  Went on a week-long cruise at 19 weeks - drove 10 hours to the port to board the ship.  No issues.

TwoStrong

I found out I had it at 19 weeks with my son. I had a bad bleed at 24 and had to spend the night in the hospital with monitoring. I was told not to travel, not to have sex or do any lifting. I had a bleed again later on and I was not doing anything when it happened. I am really cautious of previa so I would ask your Dr. for sure.