Flying 5 weeks before due date
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Anonymous
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Kaiser just made me sign something saying I wouldn't go more than an hour away past 32 weeks or they wouldn't pay. I know a lot of babies born 34 weeks+, most were first babies. You won't know if it's your first baby either.
A relative is a labor and delivery nurse in a resort city, she has lots of stories like yours where babies were born while attending weddings or bachelorette parties. |
Anonymous
| Helllll no |
Anonymous
| I did it but it was my second kid and it was for work. Wouldn't do it for an avoidable trip. |
Anonymous
| I'm a risk taker, but still no. |
Anonymous
| No. Absolutely not. |
Anonymous
| Nope, are you comfortable delivering there and then driving home from Arizona with a newborn? That would probably take 5 days. |
Anonymous
| Absolutely not |
Anonymous
| My baby was born unexpectedly at 34 weeks so no. I didn't realize anything was wrong until probably around 24 weeks (scans showed IUGR, after that I was at the doctor weekly). I had to travel (drive) at 28 weeks for a short trip and was terrified, I researched NICUs where I was going. Add in current events (Covid) and such, and I would definitely not travel at that point. |
Anonymous
| No this is not a good idea!! |
Anonymous
It’s over omgggg chill. |
Anonymous
| I flew 3-4x a month during my totally uneventful first pregnancy and my last flight was at 31 weeks...and then preeclampsia symptoms started by the end of that week and I had an emergency c section for HELLP at 33 weeks. With my second pregnancy I stopped flying at 25 weeks just in case. You might go 2 weeks overdue and feel totally silly for skipping this trip—or you might already have the baby in hand by 35 weeks. No way to know! |
Anonymous
| I wouldn't want to cram my pregnant self into an airplane seat for that long. |
Anonymous
| No way, but then, my first came 5 weeks early. |
Anonymous
| All of us with 34 week preemies say no, but YMMD. |
Anonymous
| Did they measure your cervix at your anatomy scan? That will accurately predict preterm labor. |