question for you 3rd tri girls

staycee · January 2009

how comfortable were you in your 26th - 27th week?

I am looking to plan a trip for a longish weekend away, but since I work in Tax the earliest I could go would be Apr.17th. DH and I really want to go to the Grand Canyon because there is that hotel right on the edge that I've always wanted to stay at since I was a little girl. My only concern is if I will be majorly uncomfortable handling an 8 hour drive (twice in one week).

Would you have been fine? Or do you suggest I try to find something closer to home. I'm avoiding this choice because we've pretty much done it all around here (anywhere in SoCal)

Kyla Sisco · January 2009

I would have been comfortable enough to go if I weren't in the hospital with other issues. That's just me though.

freeburger16 · January 2009

I felt great until about now - I seem to have hit a wall and have no energy and a lot of joint aches and pains.

I think you'll be fine, just take lots of pee breaks and get out of the car to stretch your legs often.

eco_mom · January 2009

ahhh...to be comfortable again! I was fine to travel around that time, but after that long my tailbone would be killing me. It's not like you can't stop and take breaks though. I say go for it and have fun!

houndbaby · January 2009

I took a 4 hr car ride when i was 26 weeks and it wasn't awful. I don't know how I would have handled 8 hrs though.

julia0402 · January 2009

I flew at 26 weeks and was very uncomfortable, but I think a drive would have been okay because you can stop whenever you want. (I am also a big wimp so maybe keep that in mind!) It sounds like it should be okay if it's somewhere you really want to go.

Kerrbearr75 · January 2009

just stop a lot for the bathroom, to stretch out, and drink lots of water and I think you would be fine. However, we were to travel only half that distance this past weekend and after some BH, dr. advised us not to go anywhere for the weekend so I had to miss my cousin's wedding :-( However, I plan on doing the same drive if all is well at 33 weeks for my shower (cross your fingers for me that I can go!) I know plenty of people that have been fine with things like that up until like 36 weeks.

MOHNikki · January 2009

I would have been fine going up until two weeks ago. I would go and enjoy your self!

Crissy&Josh · January 2009

I feel great. I do require naps more easily, but I feel wonderful and my mood is great. I could easily gom on a trip right now.

Brittany Goodwin · January 2009

I rode in a car for 20 hours at 28 weeks and again at 30, I was fine. Just make sure you get out and walk every now and then.

amidavey06 · January 2009

I was pretty comfortable around this time. And then about a week or two are that she moved up in my ribs and I started getting back pain.

mrs.k 07 · January 2009

I went to Mexico during weeks 25 & 26 and was fine. For me, sitting for long periods of time doesn't bother me. That being said, I haven't taken any long car rides since then either. I think 8 hrs in a car is a long time when you're not pregnant!

Agrippa · January 2009

The most uncomfortable part of my pregnancy was actually from weeks 24-29! I gained 14 lbs all at once, and my body took a while to get used to the extra weight. I felt much better at the end of my pregnancy than I did during those weeks!

But, I'm a rather unusual case.

I flew to AZ at 27 weeks and was uncomfortable during the flight and the entire time that I was there.

jenella17 · January 2009

Sitting for long periods of time makes my back hurt like crazy...and sleeping those were my only issues.

Have fun at the grand canyon, I've lived here 12 years and still haven't gone to see it! Someday I will!

NatPhoto09 · January 2009

Do it! I took a 12 hour trip at 30 and 32 weeks and felt fine. Have fun!

Roothie427 · January 2009

I have taken many car trips to Vegas through out my pg to see my inlaws. Driving for 8 hours is not that bad if you take breaks along the way. I would say that at around 30 weeks or so is when you would want to not be doing any more traveling

mm&cc · January 2009

Hi staycee!! I was comfortable until I hit week 30-31. I think you should be okay.

eminbmore · January 2009

I drove home to VT for Christmas (12+ hours going there due to traffic, 8 hours on the way home) at 34-35 weeks, and I was completely fine. My doctor said to be sure to stop every 2-3 hours to stretch and pee, which we did - and I really felt great. It wasn't any worse than any other car ride, IMO.

Have a good vacation!

momquixote · January 2009

We drove to Orlando (which is only a 3 or 4 hour ride for us) and walked all of Disney for 3 days. I was quite tired at the end, but I was certainly capable of doing it. In fact, I'm doing it again in a week and a half, lol. (I don't think it'll be as easy then....)

kdiguise · January 2009

I took a 12 hour car trip to PA at 27 weeks and I was fine. ?Just make sure to ?get out and stretch a little often.?

staycee · January 2009

hey thanks ladies for all the positive responses. I guess with Hotel reservations, if anything were to happen you usually can cancel up to 2 days before. So, I guess I will go ahead and book it!

smschaffer · January 2009

Actually, that was the best I felt. From about week 14 to 30 was when I felt the best!

DiAnne82 · January 2009

I would have been fine to go at that point.

tenisbabe86 · January 2009

We went to mexico in my second trimester and I hated it...I wanted to die. But I think that's b/c it was mexico....if you know what I mean. ?I'm one of those people that hates sitting in small uncomfortable places even when I'm not pregnant, so I think it really just depends if you don't mind riding in a car for that long. ?I would hate that even not pregnant. ?For me third and second trimester in general have been easy (except for the heartburn but then I discovered Zantac). ?I would go for it if I were you.??

queenjohnston · January 2009

I'm that far along, and I think I could do it. My hips get sore after a while, but those are just my hips

I think as long as you drink water, and stop every once and a while, you'll be fine.

cgoldbeck · January 2009

Honestly, I WOULD NOT do it. I know that everyone here is saying that they think they would be fine, etc. (and maybe they would), but take it from someone who has been through it. About a month ago I had two eight hour drives in one week, which morphed into 11 hour drives due to traffic issues.

I wouldn't put yourself through it unless you have to, because it won't be restful or fun. You'll be tired and cramped, lots of pee stops will make the drive much longer, etc. I don't think it's a very good way to start off a vacation.

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