How late in pregnancy would you fly from the east coast to Asia?

[Anonymous]

I flew South America San Francisco via Miami at 32 weeks in business. It was fine. But it was business.

[Anonymous]

Here's my scenario: business class, 30 weeks, flight to developing country in Asia, but would be in major city in 4 star hotel the entire time, with access to well-connected local people.

PPs who walked, did you have some point of solid sleep? This is what worries me, falling back asleep for 6 hours or so and not walking during that time.

Would you take this trip? I felt fine for my entire last pregnancy, energy levels were good, and stayed very active.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's my scenario: business class, 30 weeks, flight to developing country in Asia, but would be in major city in 4 star hotel the entire time, with access to well-connected local people.

PPs who walked, did you have some point of solid sleep? This is what worries me, falling back asleep for 6 hours or so and not walking during that time.

Would you take this trip? I felt fine for my entire last pregnancy, energy levels were good, and stayed very active.

In business class it's less of an issue sleeping because your feet are elevated. Recognize the risk of DVT, but realize it's a bigger deal in a coach seat. I would NOT do this trip in coach while pregnant, in business or first - in a heartbeat.

Of course, I've never had 6 hours of sleep on an airplane, so take my advice for what it's worth.

I would worry about the developing country part though (I'm the PP who did Tokyo and Seoul). Does your company have a medical department you can talk to? Are malaria meds needed? Any strange vaccines you would need? I wouldn't get Japanese encephalitis vaccine while pregnant, for example (it's probably not even allowed then).

[Anonymous]

For those who wouldn't fly coach because they can't elevate their legs, do you elevate your legs while sitting at your work desk? Serious question. I don't, but get up to walk around once an hour. I guess I don't see how an 8hr flight is really that different provided you make sure to get up. But maybe I should be elevating my legs all day at my desk and didn't know!

[Anonymous]

Not after 24 weeks. If I'm having a micro preemie, I want it to be in the U.S.

[Anonymous]

No, I would not do it. I regularly fly to Asia (14 hr, then 7 hr flight) to a developing country, and DH really advocated against it during my pregnancies.

There are a lot of health risks in developing countries that it's safer to avoid exposing a fetus to. The flight is a DVT risk, but if you walk around a lot I think you'd be okay in business class.