Flying during pregnancy - Page 2

[OrangeMoon]

Anyone know why night flights have less radiation?

[bella99]

When I was pregnant with my daughter, I flew from the Northeast to Alaska via Atlanta at 25 weeks and did fine. Same trip back came at almost 27 weeks.

This pregnancy I flew from the Northeast to the Northwest at 16 weeks direct. No problems. Same trip back.

I'll fly down south this time around 26 weeks.

I probably wouldn't fly much later than I did, but everything was just fine. I just got up and walked around once an hour or so.

[new york momma]

Originally Posted by MegBoz

The fact that your OB seems to advocate a blanket ban on air travel for PG women makes me fear that she views pregnancy as an illness, a problem. Just concerns me. Something to think about, IMO.


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I should clarify, I've had some bleeding and am high-risk due to an uncommon blood incompatability caused by an earlier blood transfusion. My ob/gyn was concerned about bleeding while on the flight. She did say that it was good it was a trans-continental flight as opposed to trans-atlantic so if I started bleeding again, the plane could make an emergency stop."

[WifeofAnt]

Originally Posted by OrangeMoon

Anyone know why night flights have less radiation?

The sun is down?

[mama2eb]

Not to make you worried but I flew around 32 weeks and had completely unexpected, intense nausea (I never have this flying when not pregnant). Threw up on the plane and in the subway station. I had to call my OB and get the green light on dramamine in order to make the flight back. yuck. Otherwise, I think you should be fine!

[WifeofAnt]

I had some nausea on one of my 4 planes (2 there, 2 back) when I went to Michigan. It wasn't severe but it was enough to bug me and make me look around for the barf bag.

[Banana731]

Hey, do you think being pregnant could get me out of flying? I made a horrible mistake when buying plane tickets and ended up with a 6 week trip instead of a 2 week trip and I can't afford the fees to change the tickets...