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Stop driving??

sliskevicsmommysliskevicsmommy member
in December 2015 Moms
Has anyone been told at any point after 32 weeks to stop driving or drive less from there ob?
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  • Kattank12Kattank12 member
    No, never in all three pregnancies.
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  • Catherine1021Catherine1021 member
    No. This pregnancy is considered high risk and I was told not to travel more than 1 hour from the hospital after 32 weeks- but no driving restrictions. 
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  • snooker51snooker51 member
    I haven't been personally but a few of my friends were told to stop for various reasons...stomach getting too big and high blood pressure were two...they can't risk you passing out behind the wheel
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  • Cjaff70Cjaff70 member
    It's funny you say that someone just told me that I should not be driving because of air bag risk. I plan to ask my dr next week) not that I see much of a choice since I have to go to work
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  • TomekiaBTomekiaB member
    Do you have pre-eclampsia? The diagnosis becomes eclampsia with a seizures and seizures are a common reason doctors have to give driving restrictions.
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  • taysuntaysun member
    I have been told not to drive, but I have developed high blood pressure so there is a seizure risk.
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  • VesperLoveVesperLove member
    Not from my OB, but driving is uncomfortable for me now (sciatic nerve pain in my leg) so I avoid it as much as possible. I only commute to and from work and anything else is usually with my DH and he drives. I'm hoping to start working from home a bit too to avoid the daily commute (it's 45 minutes each way) but technically I haven't been told by my doctor to stop. 
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  • ammnam14ammnam14 member
    I've been told by my husband not to drive. There are just way too many crazy drivers out there. 1 fatality and 3 wrecks on our road just last week! Granted, I still drive but only if I have to go somewhere. I know my OB suggests not driving for two weeks after birth.
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  • celainevcelainev member
    I never even thought about this until my DH told me that I shouldn't be driving anymore in Decemeber. I was completely taken aback! My pregnancy has had no risk so far, but my DH just doesn't want me to be alone.... Ever. I told him I'll be fine. :)

    Definitely something to talk to the doctor about. I bet if you have any risk, they probably say stop driving.
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  • Daphneh28Daphneh28 member
    Not my OB but my parents lol! Sometimes I get super weak and I have to take my time to walk and get around and they are afraid I may pass out at the wheel. Now I have yet to pass out and the longest drive I do is 10 minutes from work to home so I feel like it's fine. I can handle it. I just don't take the highway as much. Just in case I need to pull over and breathe
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  • cedixon2cedixon2 member
    I hung up the keys last week because my belly hits the steering wheel and I have short legs. I also handed off grocery shopping because I hurt too much to buy everything and make it through the checkout lines. Props up the feet and 'enjoys' the last 38 days of this pregnancy.
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  • celainevcelainev member
    spottedginger said:

    If my husband "told" me not to drive without a specific medical or logistical reason because it was too dangerous for little old me, I would laugh in his face. Do I like being chauffeured around, yes, but I don't take orders and I have too damn much to do.

    Let me clarify that my husband doesn't "give me orders." He told me I "shouldn't drive" and I told him "I'll be fine." There were no orders, just suggestions. But I understand that he doesn't like me being alone as he has no idea how this childbirth thing works, and he works until 1 am.
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  • herewegrowherewegrow member
    I've never heard of this and wasn't even aware I shouldn't drive after giving birth until my grandma mentioned it with my first. I waited 2 weeks with her.

    I'm doing all sorts of errands right now and getting my girl out of the house as much as I can because I have a feeling we won't be going out much once Two gets here and the winter hits. I hate being stuck in the house!
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  • spottedgingerspottedginger member
    chaelainev said:

    spottedginger said:

    If my husband "told" me not to drive without a specific medical or logistical reason because it was too dangerous for little old me, I would laugh in his face. Do I like being chauffeured around, yes, but I don't take orders and I have too damn much to do.

    Let me clarify that my husband doesn't "give me orders." He told me I "shouldn't drive" and I told him "I'll be fine." There were no orders, just suggestions. But I understand that he doesn't like me being alone as he has no idea how this childbirth thing works, and he works until 1 am.
    My visceral reaction was more towards the post immediately preceding yours about being told not to do something just because it was "too dangerous". As in- is it less dangerous to be a passenger on that road if your man is driving you down that road rather than simply driving yourself?
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  • lalg28lalg28 member
    I definitely drive if I want to. Only exception is my DH will drive me four hours home next weekend for baby shower and to my December doctor appointments. My doctor and hospital is 1.5 hours away so it's nice to rest the cakes if he can get off. But until then and otherwise I just drive myself. As PP said, just be so careful. Precious cargo. :)
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  • ammnam14ammnam14 member
    I guess I should clarify as well. He isn't taking away my keys and not allowing me to drive, goodness gracious. I would never let a man treat me that way. He has suggested not to drive. It worries him. I still run errands and do whatever needs to be done. It is really no big deal.
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  • ammnam14ammnam14 member
    @cedixon2 Walmart has started an online grocery service. My MIL has been doing this and she loves it. Give it a try if it's getting rough!
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  • VesperLoveVesperLove member
    While I agree that considering having a baby short-term disability is a little sad, I think it depends on your company as to whether it's a negative thing or not. For me personally, it works out well that they consider maternity leave STD. I receive 6-8 weeks (or more if doctor deems it necessary) as short term disability and for my company that's fully paid. I then also receive the 12 weeks for FMLA which unfortunately is only fully paid if I have vacation to run in conjunction with it. I'll only be able to take 3 weeks of my FMLA because I'm the primary income and can't take any of that unpaid. If we didn't have the short term disability option at my company then I would be taking three weeks and have to go back to work. Having short term disability available is what is allowed me any length maternity leave at all. 

    That's not to say that I don't think we should receive maternity leave as it's own thing. Obviously that would be ideal ... but under current conditions I'll take a "short term disability" any day to get an additional two months home. 
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  • satindawl83satindawl83 member
    VesperLove said:

    While I agree that considering having a baby short-term disability is a little sad, I think it depends on your company as to whether it's a negative thing or not. For me personally, it works out well that they consider maternity leave STD. I receive 6-8 weeks (or more if doctor deems it necessary) as short term disability and for my company that's fully paid. I then also receive the 12 weeks for FMLA which unfortunately is only fully paid if I have vacation to run in conjunction with it. I'll only be able to take 3 weeks of my FMLA because I'm the primary income and can't take any of that unpaid. If we didn't have the short term disability option at my company then I would be taking three weeks and have to go back to work. Having short term disability available is what is allowed me any length maternity leave at all. 

    That's not to say that I don't think we should receive maternity leave as it's own thing. Obviously that would be ideal ... but under current conditions I'll take a "short term disability" any day to get an additional two months home. 

    I agree that's it's necessary given the way things currently are. I just wish we could file for "paid maternity leave" even if it's just the same percentage as STD for now. By lumping maternity into Short-term disability, it feels like an unnecessary workaround.

    It's semantics, but still...it's a step in the right direction.


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  • Beckah31Beckah31 member
    What's this not driving post partum nonsense? I drove within a few days.
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  • herewegrowherewegrow member
    Beckah31 said:

    What's this not driving post partum nonsense? I drove within a few days.

    Apparently 2-6 weeks of no driving is/was expected?! I guess due to potential complications and side effects of the active level of driving, straining, etc. I'm not sure what doctors would expect as far as taking babies to their first appts and such if you didn't have someone to drive you?
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  • blended10blended10 member
    Beckah31 said:

    What's this not driving post partum nonsense? I drove within a few days.

    For the c-section mamas we have to take a couple of weeks off. That said- I'd rather deal with the crazies on the road than try to explain to my 5-yr-old why we can't leave the neighborhood!
    My first pregnancy I drove to/from work until about 38 wks when I was diagnosed with preeclampsia & induced shortly there after.
    Just do what feels comfortable to you. Always. The end.
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  • 4puddleducks4puddleducks member
    My OB has not told me to stop driving, but I can get very uncomfortable when sitting in the car. I want my attention to be fully focused on driving, so I tend to let DH and my MIL drive when it is more than a couple of minutes. Plus my DH loves to drive and is a really safe driver, so I am more than happy to be chauffeured around town. For me, it is a comfort and attention factor. 
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  • redfallonredfallon member
    herewegrow said:
    What's this not driving post partum nonsense? I drove within a few days.
    Apparently 2-6 weeks of no driving is/was expected?! I guess due to potential complications and side effects of the active level of driving, straining, etc. I'm not sure what doctors would expect as far as taking babies to their first appts and such if you didn't have someone to drive you?
    Huh. Never heard of that. Although they did tell me no vacuuming! I made sure that DH listened to that part of our hospital exit instructions :D

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  • elbouelbou member
    edited October 2015
    redfallon said:
    herewegrow said:
    What's this not driving post partum nonsense? I drove within a few days.
    Apparently 2-6 weeks of no driving is/was expected?! I guess due to potential complications and side effects of the active level of driving, straining, etc. I'm not sure what doctors would expect as far as taking babies to their first appts and such if you didn't have someone to drive you?
    Huh. Never heard of that. Although they did tell me no vacuuming! I made sure that DH listened to that part of our hospital exit instructions :D
    Me either. It was mentioned quite a while ago on N15, and I commented with something along the lines of "Say what?? You can totally drive after birth! You may not feel like driving, but that doesn't mean you can't" and some of the other ladies jumped on it saying that it was dangerous advice. I felt a little blindsided by their reactions because I have never in all 3 of my pregnancies been told that. (I will concede that it's possible the doctor mentioned it after my first, and I have forgotten because we didn't have a car then, so it didn't matter at the time.) I also thought it was interesting that none of the ladies who were getting on my case had more than 1 kid yet...totally different expectations for recovery with 2nd+ babies, as they'll soon find out! >:)

    (ETA: I do understand recovery expectations being different for C-section mamas, and this being valid advice for them. I was referring to my own experience with vaginal births only.) 


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  • dp1320dp1320 member
    I think I was told no driving for 1-2 wks post partum but I drove at a week with absolutely no thought/issues.
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  • rachel10488rachel10488 member
    I feel like driving was more dangerous in the first trimester than now. I literally almost fell asleep driving on the highway in first tri. I came very close to pulling over to a parking lot so I could take a nap it was so extreme.
    I have a friend that did literally fall asleep at a stop light in her first tri and *luckily* there was a car in front of her that she bumped and woke her up instead of rolling into traffic. Fatigue is real.
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