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[quote=Anonymous]Earliest with the baby would probably be 3-4 weeks, assuming baby is healthy at that point and sleeping/eating well.

But I might wait longer than that for myself. I got immense pressure to travel to visit family when I had my baby, and caved to it, and wound up feeling very resentful because I was honestly not up to it. At 4 weeks I was still bleeding, plus was super hormonal (would later be diagnosed with PPD). The very fact people were pressuring me to travel and not listening to me when I said I didn't want to was the biggest issue. I wanted to be at home, with the baby, resting and bonding. I only had so much time on maternity leave and it was MY time to spend with the baby and recuperate from what was a pretty difficult pregnancy and childbirth. And instead of respecting that, people were thinking only about their own desire to see the baby.

So while I think it would be okay to fly with a baby earlier if they were healthy and you were up to it, I just want to give you permission right now to tell anyone who asks "No, we aren't traveling until [whatever feels right for YOU]."

If they really want to see the baby, they can hop on a plane and get a hotel.[/quote]

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