How many ladies have traveled long distance at 36 weeks?

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Any tips or information on how to travel comfortably it's a 15 hour flight 😨😨😨 Thank you

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Most airlines have a 36 week cut off for flights over 4 hours despite having a doctors okay or not.

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Most airlines wont allow a pregnant woman over 35-36 weeks no matter what your doctor says, its a liability to their company. I would never risk going onto labor away from home and my midwife......

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My wife had to travel a lot and pretty long distances and the doctor said its okay, she just had to get up and walk around for like 5-10 minutes every half hour. And drink a lot of water.

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My best friend wasn't allowed to board a flight because of being 36 weeks. She had dr's approval but they didn't care. The risks for them outweigh the flight.

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Too risky to me. I don't want to potentially go into la or away from home. Then have to give birth at an u known hospital and then have to travel home w a newborn baby. I think that is one thing people don't consider-what if you give birth far away how are you planning on getting that baby back home? I would never put my newborn on a plane.

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Some airlines have a cut off.

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I drove 4 hours one way to see my family at 36 weeks then 4 hours back and this was all by myself. It was awful and I wouldn't even want to think about flying this far along

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I drove 8 hours at 36 weeks for a funeral. I talked about it with my midwife ahead of time. She said it wasn't recommended but the 2 biggest risks are going into labor (obviously) and blood clots. I haven't had any signs of preterm labor so I took my medical records with me as well as the car seat and hospital bag. For the second I got out of the car every hour or two and walked around. For a longer flight id recommend compression stockings.

As far as if it went well or not, I didn't have the baby on the road but I have been very uncomfortable and took naps every day. Whether that would have been true at home, who knows.

Good luck.

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Have you been approved by your doctor to fly?? Very risky that late in pregnancy.

How many ladies have traveled long distance at 36 weeks?

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