Travelling with a Newborn

aehamilton13 · April 2013

I think I know the answer to this... but... MIL is from Holland originally and is travelling there for an anniversary party that is on either Aug. 22 or 24 (can't remember which, but I know it's either the day before or after my anniversary) with FIL, SIL, possibly a cousin... So, they offered to pay for DH, Hunter and I to go as well. I think it's probably too soon for me to travel that far (I'm due July 23), especially if I go late or end up with any complications, c-section, etc. But... I thought I'd ask for some other opinions just to see. Giving up a free trip to Holland is killing me!

They did say we could wait and decide last minute. That way, if I go early, we could still go if we were feeling up to it. Still... Not sure...

giraffeluvspi · April 2013

I'm a FTM, but I've talked to many ladies who claim it took the whole 6 or 8 weeks to feel "normal" again. The thought of turbulence with a freshly sewn up hoo ha just makes me shudder... add on toting a newborn along and that just scares me.

klyann · April 2013

I wouldn't fly with LO under 6 weeks. Airlines might have a policy on this as well. Also your LO would require a passport for international travel, so you will need to make sure you have enough time to acquire one after birth.

aehamilton13 · April 2013

Duh, right, I didn't even THINK about passports, germs, etc. Good grief, where's my brain... I will double check with the doctor. I think having a firm "no" from the doc would make me feel better about declining my ILs very generous offer too. I can tell

KdgTeacher · April 2013

I'd check with your pedi. I think I remember at one point it wasn't suggested for a newborn to fly before 4-6 weeks. Plus, if you go late, baby won't have had shots....and planes can be NASTY.

Erinm278 · April 2013

I'm due July 11th and will be traveling to NYC for my brother's wedding August 30th. We will be driving though. I'm not sure about flying.

sparkymcgeee · April 2013

The earliest most airlines will let you travel with a newborn is about 2 weeks. I was three weeks when I flew for the first time. I'm fine.

queenbone · April 2013

We were invited to a wedding in Spain this June and had been planning on traveling with a 6 mo old, or a 5 mo old, or a 4 mo old, all the way down to a 2 mo old. I debated whether we'd take a 1 mo old or not. I figure with a summer baby there would be

bobcee · April 2013

Hannah&Alex:
We will be travelling (by car) across the country when LO is (hopefully!) 2-3 weeks old. Because of unique ci

PrimRoseMama · April 2013

Check with the airline. I wouldn't fly with a newborn under 6 weeks. Especially internationally. Not to mention that you may still be recovering, and an international flight could really mess up what little sleep schedule you've established with LO. </

PrimRoseMama · April 2013

Also, if you want to do this then you need to get on the ball with a passport for the little baby! It can take four to six weeks for it to process, so basically the minute baby is out of the oven you need to ship off that paperwork with a photo.

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[Deleted User] · April 2013

This is a redundant answer but the passport would probably be the only thing that would stop me...well that and it would depend on what the pediatrician said:) If I got the go ahead, the trip was free, had the passport and I was feeling ok, I'd prob

FancyFrenchie · April 2013

I wouldn't. There's the passport reason, the germs (somewhat), but really tiring is exhausting and you're already tired. The earliest I considered flying with DS1 was October and he's also a July baby. We ended up going overseas when he was 6 months old a

giraffeluvspi · April 2013

LivvyKH:
As for the first class suggestion - please don't sit in first class with a baby. Some a

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