WWYD? RE: DH traveling 2 weeks prior to EDD

AngelLuver_02 · February 2009

Hey ladies, so my DH and my MIL are huge LA Dodgers fans and want to go to Philly on May 13th to see them play ( 2 1/2 hours away from our home not counting if they would get stuck in traffic). My EDD is May 25th. I am nervous about him leaving and while I realize I likley won't go early, it makes me nervous to think I would be here alone. The Dodgers are playing in Sept. in DC, but they say the Nationals aren't as good as team and are determined go in May. How would you ladies feel about that? WWYD?

TexasLadyBug · February 2009

I would just wait it out and see how you are progressing at that point. You will start getting internals by then.?

Or you could tell your Dh that you would feel better if he skipped out this year since you will be very close to your EDD. There is no way I could get my Dh to travel over an hour away even if I wanted him too. ?

inbetween · February 2009

Can you wait and see what your dr has to say about how your doing at your appointment the week before? That is close, and there is a reason they don't want pregnant women that far from the hospital. IMO dh shouldn't be that far from the hospital, unless he doesn't mind missing out on something..

desabean · February 2009

I think you will have an idea if you are progressing and labor is likely (but what do I know) so I would probably be fine with it as long as there was no reason to expect labor...but I might put a friend or my mom "on call" just in case. In all likelihood even if you did go into labor he would still get there in time.

Incidentally-- while the Nationals do suck, the stadium is awesome and by next September the area should really be built up so it is still worth the trip IMO. Also, we gave up our season tickets this year which probably means that the Nats will be the Cindarella team and win the World Series!

Good luck.

TennisWife815 · February 2009

I'd wait and see what the doctor has to say when it gets closer. You can always buy the ticket and he may just have to send MIL with someone else.

robbie3982 · February 2009

Everything that I've read has said that what the doctor tells you at internals really has no bearing in when you'll go into labor. You can walk around slightly dilated for a few weeks before you go or you could not be dilated at all before it starts. I wouldn't be comfortable with him going.

LianeL · February 2009

My DH has a yearly golf tourney in Vegas (about 4 hours away) this year it is on June 13-14 and my EDD is July 4th. Usually I go with him. We have already decided that I am not going and he is probably not going. I have an appt. on June 10, so we thought we would wait to see what the dr. said that day. He came to the decision on his own, but it took him about 2 weeks of thinking of it. He told the guys he would likely not be there b/c it was too important to be home.

Temp159135562506975 · February 2009

while the chances of you going early are slim... and the chances of him not being able to get back in 2.5 hours in time for delivery IF you did go into labor (since the average first labor is long) are slim - I know my DH would never risk missing out on the birth for a sporting event- period.

My Dh has a huge company trip to brussles in April (i'm not due until june) and he's not going, since it's twins and they could come early - also b/c he doesn't want me home alone with my DS and the dogs/house to deal with on my own being that big an pg. It was never even a 2nd thought for him.

and yes- internals tell you nothing. you can be dilated for a long time and not be in labor.... many OBs don't even do internals for this very reason.

volleydiva · February 2009

I would be a little nervous, but I would have a friend or someone stay with me while he was gone, just in case. I'm sure it'll be fine, but good luck!

shihtzu51 · February 2009

2 1/2 hours isn't very far away - I think I'd be ok with that. Labor usually lasts a lot longer than that. My DH may have to go to England for work for a week a couple weeks before my due date - that is making me really nervous! I've been contracting a lot already so my doctor thinks there's a good chance I won't make it to my due date.

thenewmrsrussell · February 2009

I just asked my DH if he would go see the Red Sox (3-4 hrs away) 2 weeks before my due date and he said YES!

You never know what's going to happen. He can always come right home if something starts. The chances of something happening on that day are pretty slim. I'd let him go.

UrbanHippieMama · February 2009

I personally wouldn't let DH go. Mine wanted to go to a camp 35 hours away over a month before my EDD, but I said no. You just never know, and DH would never forgive himself if he missed something important!!

lhull · February 2009

I am a huge baseball fan myself (Go Sox!), so I would def. go. As long as your doctor oks it, your shouldn't worry. See how you are feeling and go with that.

I was considering going to the Cape (4 hrs. away) the week before my EDD for Memorial Day weekend. That may bot happen for me, but we'll see.

CalinsBride · February 2009

I think I'd be fine with it because its not overnight. . .Even if you did go into labour, he could probably get back before you even need to go to the hospital. Probably.

madonnadouwanna · February 2009

If it were my DH, I'd let him go. Granted it seems close to your due date, but if something happened, it's not like he needs to catch a plane back. Like others have said, I would def have a friend / other parent / someone else be around JUST in case.

LoveEeyore · February 2009

No. No. No. 15 days before DD's due date I had an OB appt. I was so "closed" the Dr. laughed and said I would be lucky if DD came only a week late. She came the next day. No. No. Hell No.

ETA: I just reread your post and saw it's only a few hours away. I guess I'd be okay with that.

Jenny Knotek · February 2009

for one ball game? let him go. it is a totally drive-able distance, he will make it back to you if anything happens.

erbear · February 2009

my DH went camping (no phone, 3 hours away) three weeks before my due date. i had a friend come stay with me just in case, but it's pretty unlikely that you'll deliver that early. I had gone to the doc that week and asked about it - and they said "no chance". If you're not having any signs of impending labor, I would not worry about it at all.

mrspac · February 2009

desabean:

I think you will have an idea if you are progressing and labor is likely (but what do I know) so I would probably be fine with it as long as there was no reason to expect labor...but I might put a friend or my mom "on call" just in case. In all likelihood even if you did go into labor he would still get there in time.

Incidentally-- while the Nationals do suck, the stadium is awesome and by next September the area should really be built up so it is still worth the trip IMO. Also, we gave up our season tickets this year which probably means that the Nats will be the Cindarella team and win the World Series!

Good luck.

Your kitties are soooooooooooooo cute!?! I want one Embarrassed

Kendall13 · February 2009

Chances are you will be getting those beginning contractions for a while before they are close enough together to actually make a run to the hospital. Is there anyone close to you that would give you an emergency ride just in case the hubby had to meet you at the hospital?

I can definitely understand being nervous. If your weekly appointments show signs that the big day is moments away, then pull the plug on the trip!

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