https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 10:16:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142929 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 06:31:32 +0000 NovBaby1112 2142929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I flew 3 times with my first, and will only fly once this time, but I always opt for a pay down anyways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142876 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 05:26:50 +0000 ValentineMommy 2142876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not once. Not a big traveler anyway, but it would scare me to do while pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142874 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 04:28:01 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 2142874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did in the first trimester and it sucked so bad, it put me off traveling for the rest of the pregnancy! :meh: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142700 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:01:17 +0000 Mrs. Rabbit 2142700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For my first pregnancy I flew three times (round trip, so six flights) and one of those (or two, rather) were overseas. For my second pregnancy I only flew once round trip. I got the pat down this last time since I was wearing my daughter! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142611 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 18:17:34 +0000 mfa_lady 2142611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I flew at 16 weeks, 20 weeks, and 28 weeks. Twice for work and once for my friend's wedding! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142604 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 18:04:25 +0000 birdofafeather 2142604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i flew at 9/10 weeks for a ~2 hr flight each way. i opted for a pat down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142498 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 16:39:31 +0000 dolphin 2142498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: I always ask for the pat down. I flew 4x this pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142432 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:59:12 +0000 Pumuckl 2142432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first I flew twice every week until 25 weeks.</p> <p>With my second I only flew a handful of times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142428 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:56:15 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2142428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I flew once with each of my pregnancies pretty early on (first trimester) and then will fly this pregnancy at 25 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142423 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:53:10 +0000 MrsADS 2142423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I flew super early, like 5 weeks, again at 19 weeks, and I will probably fly again when I'm around 29-30 weeks (if my OB okays it, but I don't think it would be a problem). I have opted out of the wave scanners for pat-downs each time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142208 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:52:35 +0000 yoursilverlining 2142208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Yeah, that's pretty much what happened to me too! On one flight they gave me a trash bag at the end, since they had been tipped by my asking for multiple in-flight bags that things were going to be bad. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142203 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:48:31 +0000 Alivoo01 2142203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't travel often, but took a few flights. I was 35 weeks along when I flew for the last time while pregnant. I wasn't having any difficulties and felt comfortable enough so it wasn't bad at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142170 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:31:44 +0000 Anagram 2142170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: what did you do with the throw up? I've thrown up once on a flight and I literally filled up that tiny barf bag...but then we started the descent, so I couldn't get out of my seat. When the flight attendant came by to collect trash, I asked if I could get up and throw it away, and she said she would take it....so I had to pass my warm, full bag of barf to that poor lady. The look on her face.... :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142155 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:27:41 +0000 yoursilverlining 2142155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: At my seat. At least it was the window and my husband had the middle so he sort of hung up his coat to make me a little barrier. But it was HORRIBLE. It was like nonstop. Nothing helped, except landing! Ugh, I still feel so badly for my fellow passengers lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142152 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:26:27 +0000 LindsayInNY 2142152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I flew international around 9-10 weeks, domestic around 20 weeks and will again domestic at 32 weeks. I opt out of the scan machines, if an old-school metal detector isn't available. Will do the same next time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142140 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:20:12 +0000 petunia354 2142140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only flew once and I think I went through the scanner.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142134 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:16:35 +0000 Anagram 2142134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've flown twice so far this pregnancy and have one more trip in May (RT, of course) and a potential flight in June. I don't even think about the scanners, tbh...I worry a lot more about my constant need to pee and how my feet swell for a couple of days after flights when I'm pregnant--it makes wearing shoes super uncomfortable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142103 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:38:43 +0000 BSB 2142103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: :( My flight at 8 weeks, I was eating pretzels to keep myself from throwing up. It was a 3 hr flight with an hour layover and then another 1.5 hr flight. Pretzels is what saved me. Did you puke in the bathroom or at your seat? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142099 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:34:20 +0000 yoursilverlining 2142099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I flew a couple times but refused to fly much because every time I flew while pregnant, my MS was out.of.control. Like, I took both meds I had Rx for before a flight and was still barfing nonstop the entire flight. Fun times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142093 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:29:34 +0000 BSB 2142093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I flew at 9 weeks and will be flying again for our baby moon in May (I should be 17-20 weeks along). </p> <p>Then I should be going home to the east coast when I'm about 26 weeks. </p> <p>I am invited to a wedding in Sept (I want to go) but I'll be pushing 30+ weeks and I don't think my Dr will approve the travel with twins. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142079 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:23:20 +0000 mrsjyw 2142079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: nope, Logan Int'l in Boston, but it might have been a fluke at that security checkpoint, they had the newer machines and the standard metal detector but they weren't using it/shut down! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142074 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:21:53 +0000 blackbird 2142074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: That's nuts! It has been forever since i've gone through one. Was it a super small airport? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142065 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:17:52 +0000 mrsjyw 2142065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: yesterday I walked through the old x-ray machine, the other times it was the new 3 second wave machine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142060 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:14:42 +0000 lamariniere 2142060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I flew 5-6 round trip flights when pregnant with LO1, including a transatlantic trip. With Lo2, I flew just 3 round trips, but one long haul. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142040 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:58:46 +0000 lawbee11 2142040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. Just once around 8 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142037 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:56:53 +0000 blackbird 2142037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought x-ray technology was being phased out of airports, in favor of milimeter wave. I always do the metal detector and pat down instead of mm wave technology. I haven't seen an x-ray machine in years! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-fly-often-during-pregnancy#post-2142027 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:49:37 +0000 mrsjyw 2142027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only took one trip to FL (2.5 hour flight) at 15 weeks with DS1.</p> <p>This time, I've flown at 23, 25 weeks and will again at 30 and 31 weeks.</p> <p>I haven't thought much of it. But it crossed my mind when I was on my way home yesterday and going through the x-ray machine. </p>