flying in later pregnancy

shiprob195

We are supposed to be going on a big family holiday early next year, the only problem is that I will be 6-8 months pregnant.

Does anyone know what package holiday companies polices are?

We are looking to go to the Canaries.

Thanks in advance

inkie

You need to find out what the airline policy is, and also check with your insurers. Personally, I would not and did not fly when pregnancy established - I only did it once and that was when i was 6 weeks preg and throwing up evrywhere!! Never again !

deva

think the usual advise is not after 28 weeks- when i came home from working abroad- insurance would probably not cover as an existing condition but check

Murphy_The_Cat

Hmmm

different insurance companies run with different rules.

Some run on number of weeks pregnancy, others run on number of weeks to due date --- it's wells and truly worth checking out closely as you are going to be very, very close to the end of either criteria.

Mrs Cat & I are going to Florida this weekend and we are able to go because she fits the insurance criteria on her estimated due date by 3 days !!

However, if your expecing twins, the limit to travel is much, much lower.

I can only speak from Mrs Cats experience of going to California when she was 6 moths pregnant. At 6 months, we had a great holiday and saw and did lots, but when she became tired, we stopped right away - by the time that she was 8 months down the line, there was no way that she would have gone on holiday abroard.

Try putting up a post on mumsnet and see what other Mums have to say.

MTC

alba37

I flew at 38 weeks! My doctors advice was there was little possibility of complications on a shorthall flight, my 3 hr flight did last a lot longer due to bad weather. I was on the plane over 6 hours. Needles to say I didn't tell the airline I was 38 weeks. Some airlines allow you to fly up to 36 weeks with a doctors letter, after that they are scared you disturb other passengers if you go into labour!!

coolio_2

alba37 wrote:

I flew at 38 weeks! My doctors advice was there was little possibility of complications on a shorthall flight, my 3 hr flight did last a lot longer due to bad weather. I was on the plane over 6 hours. Needles to say I didn't tell the airline I was 38 weeks. Some airlines allow you to fly up to 36 weeks with a doctors letter, after that they are scared you disturb other passengers if you go into labour!!

Possibly the most irreponsible post I've ever read. For lots of reasons you should not fly at such a late term;

1. You need immediate medical help, the odds of a midwife or a obstetrician being on board is very slim. Either way, they're on holiday too.
2. If emergency medical help is required the plane would be forced to land, thus f*cking up everyone elses holiday with delays.
3. If you do give birth abroad, I assume you were going to pay whatever medical fees you would incur? Personally, I would rather give birth in a UK hospital, as opposed to elsewhere. Hundreds of women catch flights here from Africa each year, heavily pregnant and just turn up at an NHS hospital to give birth, the taxpayer incurring the cost because they do a runner before paying their fees. You are no better.

I'm not going to even mention the increased risk to the unborn baby as it clearly wasn't a concern of yours.

Louise1521

I flew to Florida when I was 5mths pregnant, the flight was fine.

Murphy_The_Cat

Louise1521 wrote:

I flew to Florida when I was 5mths pregnant, the flight was fine.

We're cool with the flights - it's just a shame that it's going to take us 3 flights to get there !.

The good side is that Mrs Cat & MTK will get a decent break from flying while we do the transfers bit.

MTC

Becles

I wouldn't fly at 8 months, as both my babies arrived a month early!

lydia_dustbin

One of those posts was a bit harsh! Lloyds TSB are quite good with regards to insuring you for later trips abroad. I went to France at 28-31 weeks and was covered.

alba37

coolio wrote:

Possibly the most irreponsible post I've ever read. For lots of reasons you should not fly at such a late term;

1. You need immediate medical help, the odds of a midwife or a obstetrician being on board is very slim. Either way, they're on holiday too.
2. If emergency medical help is required the plane would be forced to land, thus f*cking up everyone elses holiday with delays.
3. If you do give birth abroad, I assume you were going to pay whatever medical fees you would incur? Personally, I would rather give birth in a UK hospital, as opposed to elsewhere. Hundreds of women catch flights here from Africa each year, heavily pregnant and just turn up at an NHS hospital to give birth, the taxpayer incurring the cost because they do a runner before paying their fees. You are no better.

I'm not going to even mention the increased risk to the unborn baby as it clearly wasn't a concern of yours.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion.

I wasn't on holiday, my flight was to the UK, where I have always paid my taxes! I had taken advice from more than one doctor/specialist before flying. It was a necessity and would not have taken the flight if I was advised of any probable complications or risks to my baby. If I was given the wrong information at the time by various professionals, I took their advice, and I do tend to believe advice when it is given by more than 1 qualified person from different countries. Not sure about how irresponsible my post was, it was the truth, based on my experience on flying at 38 weeks, and the advice I had been given.

If you check you can fly up to 36 weeks on many airlines, with a doctor’s note, some up to EDD.

I don't feel you are qualified to make so many untrue assumptions from a short post I wrote and I do not feel it is any of your business why I had to fly so late on. It is most risky flying in the first trimester of a pregnancy for the unborn child, and how many woman fly then? How you could come to the conclusion I had no concern for my baby has stunned me, if you feel you have to write such a strong statement I suggest you do some research & get your facts right first on the circumstances of the situation. Instead of stating you are NOT going to mention…. then mentioning, I clearly have no concern for my child.

I am interested in hearing what risks to my child I should have taken into consideration? You appear to be much more knowledgeable than the doctors/midwives who advised me.

Maybe, against all odds I had a healthy baby 2 weeks after taking the flight.