Depending on how long your flight it... Make sure you get up and move a couple of times during your flight and buy compression socks and wear them on the plane. It will help with swelling! But if your OB says go for it then listen to him/her. If you truly don't feel comfortable flying it's fine to decline.
Let me clear this up for you, so you "get it". I wasn't looking for a snarky remark. I was curious to see if anyone else flew after 28 weeks. @lalala2004
Thanks gals. I was just nervous. I totally forgot about compression socks!
Let me clear this up for you, so you "get it". I wasn't looking for a snarky remark. I was curious to see if anyone else flew after 28 weeks. @lalala2004
Thanks gals. I was just nervous. I totally forgot about compression socks!
Well then maybe that's the question you should have asked. My psychic abilities have been on the fritz recently.
Let me clear this up for you, so you "get it". I wasn't looking for a snarky remark. I was curious to see if anyone else flew after 28 weeks. @lalala2004
Thanks gals. I was just nervous. I totally forgot about compression socks!
Is flying at 30 weeks safe? My OB said sure. I'm nervous.
Your initial post does not match your "clarity post." You asked nothing about other women's experience flying and only asked if it was safe. It sounded to me like you were asking if it was safe (though your OB already said it was). Perhaps you should make your posts clearer in the future.
Let me clear this up for you, so you "get it". I wasn't looking for a snarky remark. I was curious to see if anyone else flew after 28 weeks. @lalala2004
Thanks gals. I was just nervous. I totally forgot about compression socks!
uhm.. you didn't say anything in your initial post about wanting other women's flying experiences after 28 weeks. maybe don't expect us to be mind readers & you'll get the responses you're looking for..
Why would you be nervous about flying at 30 weeks?
Most MD's don't want you flying/driving far pass a certain distance. Not because of the risk to you/baby but due to the risk of having complications so far from home and going to a hospital that does not have your records.
Let me clear this up for you, so you "get it". I wasn't looking for a snarky remark. I was curious to see if anyone else flew after 28 weeks. @lalala2004
Thanks gals. I was just nervous. I totally forgot about compression socks!
Is flying at 30 weeks safe? My OB said sure. I'm nervous.
Your initial post does not match your "clarity post." You asked nothing about other women's experience flying and only asked if it was safe. It sounded to me like you were asking if it was safe (though your OB already said it was). Perhaps you should make your posts clearer in the future.
Let me clear this up for you, so you "get it". I wasn't looking for a snarky remark. I was curious to see if anyone else flew after 28 weeks. @lalala2004
Thanks gals. I was just nervous. I totally forgot about compression socks!
I flew at 30 weeks no problem. I had a healthy, low risk pregnancy though. I can totally get how you might still feel nervous because nearly every woman more than 10 years older than me scolded me for it and told me I couldn't/it wasn't safe. I told them my doctor and I were both okay with it and they mostly looked at me like I was deranged and shook their heads.
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I'm going to side with the medical professional here.
I plan on flying at 28 weeks and then 30 weeks internationally. (10 hours and then a 6 hour flight both ways) and my doctor said it was fine.
Thanks gals. I was just nervous. I totally forgot about compression socks!
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Most MD's don't want you flying/driving far pass a certain distance. Not because of the risk to you/baby but due to the risk of having complications so far from home and going to a hospital that does not have your records.