Is this crazy or doable?

Sascha3

This doesn't really make sense after my post yesterday about being miserable already with dizziness and shortness of breath, but is a vacation at 22-23 weeks kind of crazy to plan?

My husband came home last night and said he really wanted to have one last adult trip before the baby comes, since future vacations for a few years will likely be more local and with the babies.

He wants to go somewhere he has never been, and a city vacation.  We just were in Anguilla for 2 weeks in December, so we don't want to do the beach thing.  He really wants to go to DC and I love it there, so it sounds perfect, except I am worried about the amount of walking it would involve. I am hoping this dizziness is temporary, but it could possibly be worse.  I am kind of a trooper when it comes to vacation though, haha...I live for vacations.

My doctor doesn't want me traveling after 24 weeks, so this is our last chance for a while.  Did anyone else travel at this point?  How did it go for you?

Cinnamon Haze

You seriously posted this after telling everyone how you cant even get off the couch to take care of your daughter?

Youre a trooper when it comes to vacations? 

where is your daughter going to be during this vacation if this is suppos

GoMaltby18

We went to DC for a weekend away when I was 24ish weeks and honestly after that trip I felt like I'd been hit by a bus.  My BH started getting much more frequent and I had really bad hip and back pain that I hadn't had before.  We did a ton o

ashleighlt

I'm 23 weeks and had to take Friday off if work, I'm a nurse on my feet for 12 hrs. I can not imagine going on a vacation that does not entaile sitting on a loung chair enjoying the waves. Walking around all day sounds exhausting.
Good luck. Hope y

QBall27

If it was to a location where you could strictly lounge and relax, I'd say it's probably doable... Otherwise, I would choose to skip it. 

Sascha3

Cinnamon Haze:

You seriously posted this after telling everyone how you cant even get off the couch to take care of your daugh

Sascha3

And thank you to the other kind ladies for your opinions:)  I was a little worried that's what I would hear. 

I belong to the children's museum here and we go for about 3 hours every other week and those days have been tiring, yet doab

Brummy14

Nope, I stopped traveling completely after 20 weeks. Good thing, too -- BH contractions started at 22w, and I was in L&D every week (if not more frequently) until I delivered. 

Twin pregnancies can turn on a dime, really. Forget about ha

Ruthie04

My OB wouldn't even let me travel at 15w, so I was benched for all travel and don't have any experience with vacations during pregnancy. However, I live in the Metro DC area and going into town was brutal after 20 weeks. It gets really muggy and hot he

Cinnamon Haze

Sascha3:

Cinnamon Haze

Sascha3

Cinnamon Haze:

You obviously feel guilty and it is making you hugely defensive, understandable.

You can back track and

Missa_g

Sascha3:

Cinnamon Haze:</s

Sascha3

Missa_g:

Please just ignore CinnamonHaze. It's been established that its either a troll or a pot stirrer. Sorry they're post

PumpkinAndThePeanut

Missa_g:

Please just ignore CinnamonHaze. It's been established that its either a troll or a pot stirrer. Sorry they're posting

Siennalady

Agreed.  I have read the most rude, mean spirited things from this person on various threads. It's really ridiculous. 

As for a city vacation, you know your body best and how this pregnancy has been. If your doctor is cool with it and y

E&RMommy

Why not just go somewhere where you relax and don't do much?  That's the only kind of vacation I would want while pregnant.

AmyJoy728

DC is a tiring vacation. Everything involves walking. If a short museum trip tires you out I would look somewhere else and maybe only do bus tours.. But then don't know how you would pee every hr lol.

 if you don't want city or beach, what

MrsLouie10

Yawn, CH is starting to bore me with her nonsense. Anyways, only you know what's best for your body. There's no way I would have been able to do DC during my entire twin pregnancy. I wouldn't have been able to enjoy it, especially after 20 weeks. I was in

zombiemommy

Cinnamon Haze:

You seriously posted this after telling everyone how you cant even get off the couch to take care of your daugh

SteelCityBride

We wanted to go to DC for our "babymoon" with my first pregnancy to see the cherry blossoms in February. I was due mid-April.  My OB was borderline comfortable with it since we would be driving & she was concerned about blood clots from sittin

MissMarnee

At 20 weeks my pregnancy was going like a dream, I had gotten my energy back and felt invincible...two days later I was in the hospital with preterm labor, I had to leave work for the rest of my pregnancy without being able to give any notice at all, and

Jen0204

MissMarnee:

At 20 weeks my pregnancy was going like a dream, I had gotten my energy back and felt invincible...two days later

kellibelle0417

I agree with all, ignore that crazy Cinnamon lady! She needs to go away. 

I would do what feels best for you. But, DC would be exhausting. It was exhausting for me before I was pregnant. We are planning on going somewhere close to home. Livi

Sascha3

Thank you all so much for your responses. And for being nice! I was really hoping I was having a rough couple weeks, but it sounds like this is just the start of how twin pregnancies go. And even if I do feel great suddenly, it sounds like things can c

BoeingBabies

In December of 2012 I was roughly 18 weeks, and after a placenta hematoma at 15 weeks I skipped flying to NY to see family.  I would only have had to get on and off an airplane, and the rest would have been sitting on my tushie.  I opted out.

JenScott-4-09

I personally wouldn't have gone on such a physical vacation at that point. I was pretty uncomfortable and as a pp stated, I had to pee all the time. I know you said he wants a city vaca and not local, but what about another city closeby and almost do a st

MichelleDis

i agree, NO way.  I am almost 19w and have been miserable for weeks now, even though my m/s has passed, I am very winded/tired and just in pain.  I can't imagine all that walking.

 While disappointing, I think you have to do what

117ict10

Have you been to DC before? I work in DC and it is absolutely walking town. Cabs are hard to come by and the metro stops can be pretty far apart.

I'm 28wks with our twins and haven't been in the office since 20 weeks because of how horrible my B