How far into your pregnancy would you be ok with your H traveling? My H had been traveling quite a bit for work. The trips are usually domestic, but do require flying. Assuming that your pregnancy has been relatively uneventful, when would you want him to stop traveling?
Out of state, no later than 36 weeks or June 15. In state, no later than 38 weeks, or July 1st. He has a work trip when I am 37 weeks, but it's a 3 hour drive away so he can come home soon if shit hits the fan. His boss is aware and understanding.
He also wants to stay home until baby is about a month old, before traveling again.
His last out of state trip was at 32 weeks. He does work 1-2 hours out of town on a semi daily basis and that won't change until I deliver unfortunately.
Post by starburst604 on May 19, 2015 12:55:39 GMT -5
I think 35-36 weeks would be the end of my comfort zone. My H's company wanted him to travel when I was 38 weeks. Uh, no. I squashed that quickly and good thing since I delivered at 38+2.
I'm probably breezier about this than others. If I go into labor in the middle of the day, there's a high likelihood MH will not be around. He's a pilot and I have no way to get ahold of him when he's flying. I can leave a message with the local air traffic control tower, but they can't get it to him until he's back in the area anyway, so it doesn't hasten him home by any means.
Add to that that we have no say in when he does overnight trips, and well, I just have to be prepared for him not to be here.
For optional trips, 37 weeks. He went to a wedding out of state, by plane (and with DS1!) when I was 37 weeks with DS2. It was actually heavenly to have the house to myself all weekend at that far along.
Post by runblondie26 on May 19, 2015 16:56:45 GMT -5
Travel is DH's job (commercial pilot). He worked an overnight trip 2 days after my due date with my first (wasn't dilated or showing any signs of labor at that point). Family was in place to help, and I didn't want him losing out on the money, so I said to go.
I expect him to work right up until my c-section date this time. I have the direct phone number to scheduling people so they can send him a message in the flight deck and arrange for him to get on a return flight ASAP, should anything start happening. My babies don't seem to come early (knock on wood), so I'm not nervous.
Thanks, ladies. I told him somewhere around 34-36 weeks would probably be a good time to stop traveling, unless it's somewhere he can get home within a few hours.