Nicnac

Hiya

Could some one help please?

I may be alittle ahead of myself here...... but OH has booked us a holiday for end of August, and if I'm lucky enough to get a this month (hopefully around the 23rd/24th July), then the holiday would fall when I'd be 5-6 weeks.

Is it safe? Is it a definite no no? Can you cancel holidays and claim on insurance if the Doc says no?

Just another obsessive mad thought in my head

Newbie77

Ok I looked into this as we are off to Greece next week. The holdiay has been planned for 18months (as it is for a wedding). I have been concerned that if I feel pregnant beforehand I could put my LO at risk. I did a lot of research on it and it basically is quite easy to misinterpret. If you google you will see that some don't recommend you fly in the 1st trimester due to exposed levels of radiation. The studies which have been done have been carried out on air stewardess who obviously are in the air a long time and on their feet day in day out. They have to decalre they are pregnant as soon as they find out so they are grounded and given desk roles to ensure their safety. Now to put it into context, you getting on a plane for a few hrs one wk and a few hrs the next, I don't see can be too dangerous??? Also what about all the honeymoon babies you hear about. If I am wrong I will stand corrected, but it is just from the research I did. I am sure a holiday can help if you are still ttc too.... Enjoy your holiday....xxx.

Spartacus

Enjoy your holidays and don't worry you can fly up to 28 weeks for insurance reasons. I think the only reason you wouldn't be able to fly would be because of blood pressure being low I think but you would be in early stages and my friend travelled to dominican republic when she was 6-8 weeks so don't worry at all hun - enjoy!

Good luck on your too I hope you get it this month x

Nicnac

Big Phew!!!!!!!!

Thank you both very much for that.

It makes sense after what you both wrote.

Fingers crossed for that and if not two weeks relaxing and practicing in the sun!!

Spartacus

absolutely!!! enjoy baby making!!

hayz1981

I agree with the others - don't worry and enjoy your holiday. I'm sure the doctor will say the same but if you do get your :BFP: you can always ask. I have a holiday booked at the end of September with OH's family and I'm not worrying (although it was booked 8 months ago and back then I was worrying about whether we should have booked it!)

Yay, great excuse to use this smiley...

Newbie77

Exactly!

If you were to get your it would be advisable to ask for an aisle seat so that you have access to the toilet and keeping a sick bag handy just in case! Apparently seats in the middle of the plane are the least bumpy, over the wings is best. Read all this from some site but can't remember where.

This is also useful... http://www.flighthealth.org/pregnancy.htm

Good luck....x.

Newbie77

Ohhh hayz missed a trick with that one, darn, but will use it anyway now... !!!

Nicnac

Thanks ladies, great advice and use of emoticons!!

Think it must be the first time that I'm praying to use the paper sick bags!! (and the toilets come to think of it!!)

tmr1234

hiya the only thing you need to look out for is dvt as preg woman are more pron to this if sitting for a long time also with the cabin presher