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Key employee wants to do road trip two months before due date. Pregnancy thus far has been normal, health is good. Medical references indicate that there shouldn't be any reason not to travel, but it's a long freakin' road...
Any thunks? Am I making a mountain out of a molehill?
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as long as she can get out and walk around every hour,, they gotta pee a lot..
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She should be fine, but the reason she needs to get out and walk around every hour or so is to prevent edema/ circulation problems. She can do this while she is taking a bathroom break!
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I think her doctor would be the one to ask about this. As I recall, my doctor didn't allow airplane flights after 7 months. And after 7 months, any time I sat for more than an hour my feet would swell. But when I stood for long periods of time I would get sciatic pains down one leg. By 9 months I couldn't bear to drive in a car due to the steering wheel and my need to put the seat up as far as possible due to being short. And there is always the frequent need to tinkle! Again....her doctor knows best. Love....Jill
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Hiya Mike, Her doctor will have medical input, but the airlines will have the final say. Some airlines will not allow a pregnant woman to travel on their airline after a certain time in the pregnancy. Here's a clip from Northwest Airlines website... Flying during pregnancy
It is commonly recommended that women not fly at all during their last six weeks of pregnancy. Northwest Airlines' policy states that pregnant passengers traveling within 30 days of expected delivery must provide a doctor's statement dated within 72 hours of departure indicating the due date and indicating that air travel does not pose a health risk. Women in labor will be denied boarding for safety reasons.
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"Road trip" as in driving? No problem. Flying is definately another issue. And it also matters how far you will be from a good hospital at any given point. I have a client who's son arrived two months early while they were in Ireland.
quote:Originally posted by Checkers: Women in labor will be denied boarding for safety reasons.
Did someone TRY to board a plane while in labor? Warnings like this make me laugh because you know it means either someone tried it or thought about trying it.
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...yeah, the airlines seriously don't want any preg moms popping in flight. The miserable flight attendents have enough to deal with already, pushing the drink cart up and down the asile and giving out tiny bags of peanuts.
...Unless she plans on HITCHHIKING, I'd surmise that riding in a car (and giving birth in the back seat) would do little harm...
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My mother was prego with me ('68) about a month out from dropping my beautiful self and went from California to Geogia and back. Some of the trip laying in the back of the pickup (it had a cap on it....duh) And look at me!
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I have a question down these lines. Around here, you often hear the story that during hurricanes, a lot of babies are born because the tremendous drop in barometric pressure helps induce labor. Here's an example of the theory... CLICK HERE...
Does this have any substantiation? If it's true, it could be that flying in an airliner could induce labor... even though the cabin is pressurised there is still quite a significant drop in pressure as you ascend to 40,000 ft.
I have my doubts about this, but I hear it all the time. My sister had a son the evening before Hurricane Ivan hit here, spent the night in the halls while the hospital shook.
She said a woman went into labor in the middle of the hurricane. The hospital was running on generators and the wind was probably blowing 100-120mph.. in the height of the activity, something hit the OR window and broke it out... Wind and rain was coming in but nurses slid a big cabinet in front of the window and the Doc went on delivering the baby.
I bet they didn't name it Ivan.
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My midwife told me that a drop in the barometer often induces labor, moreso than a full moon. How's that for sounding like an old wife? love....Jill
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