Supposed to leave for Europe on Sunday and I’m 5 weeks pregnant.

[Anonymous]

I feel sorry for your husband. You're going to be a nightmare when pregnant

[Anonymous]

Wow you’re barely pregnant and already acting like a prima donna. Make sure you eat a lot and the morning sickness won’t be so bad. It’s worse when you have an empty stomach. Same goes for motion sickness, coincidentally enough.

Drink a bunch of ginger ale and load up on European goodies. Who knows when you’ll get this time or opportunity again. Anything could happen and maybe you’ll wish you had spent this precious time with your hubby and friends before the baby comes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op I think all the people who are telling you to suck it up did not have really bad morning sickness. I spent a lot of time travelling with first for work when I was super sick. It was pretty miserable. When you throw jet lag into the mix it can be really hard to just suck it up.

I threw up in the customs line at Heathrow, countless museums, on the plane etc. If you do go, make sure your travel companions understand you may need to sleep and skip out on some of the activities.

Good luck to you!!!

No, hyperemesis x4, hospitalized during pregnancy 2 because of it. It’s unfortunate that she feels nauseated, but the rest of her post reads like hormones. She’s upset that she’s only been at her job for 10 months and doesn’t have fmla, but she will by the time the baby gets here. She wants to save her leave for the baby, which means she will be working rather than relaxing. I get that they’re valid concerns, and I get the idea of making different choices if she knew them what she knows now. But to cancel a big trip with another couple just days before leaving? On the rudeness scale, that’s at least an 8 or 9. Staying home won’t magically cure her of morning sickness or make her comfortable. Her husband clearly still wants to go and have a nice vacation with his wife. It might not be as action packed as before but it’s still totally doable.

Things that would help, like other pps mentioned, include having crackers and ginger ale or whatever helps settle your stomach. Someone else mentioned sweet tarts. For me it was ginger snaps. The most important thing that can help is a prescription for anti nausea meds from your OB.

If you don’t want to be a drag to the other couple and ruin their vacation with complaining, don’t complain Sometimes we make commitments and we have to follow through even though we don’t really want to when the time comes. But we do, because we care about keeping our word and we care about the people we committed to. You can’t let hormones control every decision and take over your personality while you’re pregnant. Don’t be one of those people.

[Anonymous]

oooo maybe twins if you are feeling this rough so early.

[Anonymous]

I agree with the sentiment of the PPs that you should not cancel. I found out I was pregnant with #1 the day before I left for Spain. We were going with my parents and SIL/BIL and over a holiday, so it did not occur to me to cancel. 15 years later I’m still really glad I went. Yes, sometimes I was nauseous, ended up sick in the hotel room instead of going clubbing in Madrid as planned for New Year’s Eve, but that’s not what I really remember. Most days I was fine — I always got ‘morning sickness’ at night— and my primary memories are of being happy, excited about being pregnant, in such beautiful places.

I did let my husband carry my luggage EVERYWHERE, made sure to take a few naps while everyone else went somewhere, are what I wanted when I wanted (took crackers to a restaurant to eat instead of a 3 course lunch). Tell your husband that you don’t expect him to stay with you at the hotel while you rest, or are sick, he will appreciate it. I hope you decide to go!

[Anonymous]

I think OP needs to stay home. She’s made it clear she’s going to be miserable and complaining the whole time and if that’s what she thinks is going to happen that’s how it will be. Unfortunate for those around her. What remains to be seen is how upset she’ll really be if her husband takes her up on her offer and goes without her. Pretty sure she’s going to be super pissed he abandoned her when she wasn’t feeling well from the pregnancy.

[Anonymous]

Will an on even see her this early into pregnancy? How old are you op? Geriatric and high risk get seen early. I feel bad for you. I wouldn't cancel the trip but ifnu miserable and my spouse complains one time about me sitting something out or being to tired or nauseous to participate i wound let him have it.

[Anonymous]

This is ridiculous. If she doesn't want to go, she shouldn't go. End. Of. Story.

[Anonymous]

CAn he just take his side piece instead?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is ridiculous. If she doesn't want to go, she shouldn't go. End. Of. Story.

A haiku about DCUM:

Me me me me me
Me me me me me me me
F*** everyone else

[Anonymous]

Op If he takes his side piece I would love to be yours once the nausea settles down and your rocking the baby bump.

[Anonymous]

You’re*

[Anonymous]

Wow, so much jealousy in this thread!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is ridiculous. If she doesn't want to go, she shouldn't go. End. Of. Story.

A haiku about DCUM:

Me me me me me
Me me me me me me me
F*** everyone else

I just snorted coffee out of my nose. LOL.

[Anonymous]

I understand OP The fact that you have another couple going with you me and so I would probably try to tough it out, but I traveled for work at 6 weeks pregnant, and oh my God. There was vomiting in a trash can at the airport. On the airplane. I wouldn't wish that on
.

I was super nauseous and sick my whole pregnancy. I lost 11 pounds.

At 5 months, I did travel to Paris and was able to cope better. It wasn't great, but much more manageable than it would have been weeks before


if you think that you can manage it, I probably would try. But your concerns about leave, traveling during early pregnancy, and being miserable are all valid.