You may hear that you should not be flying when you are pregnant. While there are time when this is not true, there is no reason why you can not board a plane for vacation or even business during some point in your pregnancy. You just have to know when it is safe for you to fly and when you should stay home. The act of flying alone should not have an effect on your pregnancy, but at times it is unsafe or even extremely uncomfortable for you and you may be better of finding alternative transportation or postponing your trip for a later time when thinking about pregnancy and flying.
If you are thinking early on about pregnancy and flying, there should be no medical reasons why you can not fly if you are having a healthy pregnancy. The only problem may come from your end. If you are having bouts of morning (or all day) sickness, flying could be very uncomfortable, if not downright miserable for you. If you are prone to motion sickness, you could get very ill on an airplane. You will have to decide if you want to take the chance or not. It probably depends on why you are flying.
During your second trimester, pregnancy and flying should not be an issue for you, again, as long as you are having a healthy pregnancy. By this time your sickness may be gone and you may be feeling much better. Flying should not be an issue for you, but talk to your doctor about it anyway. If you are having a high risk pregnancy, you may want to stay on the ground. Those on bed rest for any reason should not fly. It could be near impossible to get you to a hospital when you need one. Otherwise, you should be free to fly if you feel good and are having a non-eventful pregnancy.
If you are in your third trimester of pregnancy, you may want to put some serious thought into getting onto an airplane. Pregnancy and flying during this time can be okay, but it does depend on your due date and how you are feeling. You do not want to fly within three weeks or even a month of your due date in the event your baby comes a bit early. Most airlines will not allow you to fly during this time because they can not promise any help if you go into labor. During the early part of the trimester, you should be okay if your pregnancy is normal.
You may be anxious to fly somewhere, but do not take your health or the well being of your baby for granted. There are always going to be other times to go on that vacation, even after you have your baby. If you have to go somewhere for an emergency, and pregnancy and flying are not a good idea for you, you may want to make other arrangements for other transportation. In some cases, those expecting you may have to understand that you simply can not make it. Luckily, most will understand why your baby must come first.
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