5 weeks and traveling to South America

Re: 5 weeks and traveling to South America

• yanidp13 member

  June 17

  Hi there! I traveled internationally twice during my pregnancy - once from 5-7 weeks, and once from 24-26 weeks. Travelling in the first trimester was definitely worse, because takeoff and landing in the plane triggered nausea for me. Honestly, that was the only bad part though. In the second trimester, my morning sickness was fine, and I didn't have any other problems with the travel itself. I'm not sure about the elevation; I did a bit of hill hiking during the second trip, but nothing too high up. However, I did get overheated really easily, so depending on what the weather is like where you're at, it's something to keep in mind!

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• knottie1ff1fc065256bdcc member

  June 18 edited June 19

  I traveled internationally around 6 weeks and had a really positive experience overall. Just make sure to stay super hydrated, especially if you’ll be at elevation, and listen to your body—fatigue hit me harder than usual early on. Since you’re already active and used to hiking, that’ll definitely help, but don’t push yourself too hard. I also brought some light snacks and electrolyte tabs just in case. I flew with air france and had a good experience— I contacted them before at their phone number and they were really helpful with some questions. 

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• wowimpregnant member

  June 26

  I just got back from traveling at 8 weeks and everything went well! I did take Dramamine on the flight to help me sleep and keep nausea in control on the 8h flight so if you’ve taken it before I define you recommend not skipping that. Also be sure to do research on local hospitals covered by you travel insurance in case of an emergency. Good luck and enjoy your trip!  

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