Flying at 31-32 weeks

[calico]

We are going on our anni trip/babymoon next month to maui, the flight is about 5hrs both ways. I hope the travel won't be too bad. Did anyone fly that far along and have any suggestions to help make it more bearable? Thanks!

[andthentherewere10]

I flew at 33 weeks from SC to CA and it was hhhhhhhhorrrrrible. I am so sorry. There was nothing I could do. I do have diastasis recti of my ab muscles, though, which makes my back pain more severe. I stood up and sat down a lot but by the end of it, I was in tears. Not what you want to hear, I know.

[jr009j]

Compression socks, lots and lots of water, and get up and walk a lot.

[calico]

Yikes, that does not sound good. I do expect to be up walking around some but I'm not sure how much bigger I'll get.

[scribellesam]

I flew from CA to NYC at around 30 weeks and it wasn't too bad. I did wear compression socks and made an effort to get up, walk, and stretch at the back of the plane every hour or so. It wasn't great but I survived.

[frlcb]

I flew ATL-London at 33 weeks and I was fine. Drink lots of water, walk around, wear compression socks

[VillainV]

I did two trams-Atlantic flights at 26-28 weeks, and it was okay. The 28 week one was in business class though. By 31 weeks I would have been miserable in coach, and would have had a hard time walking through the airport.

[Deleted]

I flew at 32 weeks. Drink a lot of water the day before and day of. Walk the plane every hour or so.

[Yankees21]

I flew at 34 weeks and was totally fine. Make sure to get up and stretch since it's a long flight, and try to take a nap so it passes quickly

[scsarah]

We didn't fly, but did a two day drive (both ways) to Portland. Compression socks are definitely going to be good, and as with PP, make sure you walk and drink lots of water.

[lolo]

I traveled frequently during my pregnancy, including cross country flights near your window, at 32 and 34 weeks.

The one at 32 weeks was a little uncomfortable. I did finally wear leggings out under a tunic length comfy sweater, and my goodness, that helped so much. As others have said, water water water, walk around a lot, aisle seat.

It helped me to be able to elevate my feet too. I put them on my bag in front of me.

The one at 34 weeks made me want to cry. I swelled so badly and it didn't totally go away. The cross country flights were only two days apart, which didn't help b (there on Monday, back on Tuesday).

I would schedule a massage for the day you return.

[Deleted]

I flew at 23 weeks and it wasn't bad, but I overdid it on the trip and I'm not allowed to fly until the babe is born (I'm 28 weeks now).

Just make sure you don't overdo it, and if its international for you (I'm assuming its domestic) check your trip insurance. A lot of insurance companies won't give travel insurance after 27-28 weeks.

[oceanstbride]

Ditto PP on drinking lots of water and getting up to walk. Also, be sure to bring some good snacks. For some reason, I was a little bit more nauseous than usual flying when I was pregnant. We took 2 trips at 30 and 34 weeks. I brought a copy of my medical record from my MW to have on hand for a history of my pregnancy in case something happened and we needed to go to an ED.

[calico]

Are red eye flights a bad idea? I'm thinking they are if I can't get up and move around while I should be sleeping, yes?