https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:26:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2601047 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 10:00:36 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2601047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Matcha Latte: Ahhh! So happy to hear from someone who has done it! And during your first pregnancy (as this would be my first as well). </p> <p>Before you left, did your OB have any thoughts/advice for you that you found helpful? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2601046 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 09:58:58 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2601046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: totally - I think we wouldn't purchase any tickets or make any sort of reservations until we're officially on our way ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600823 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 19:29:35 +0000 Matcha Latte 2600823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Went to Japan to visit my in laws for 5 weeks from week 18 of my first pregnancy. I didn't bother with insurance as health care over there is not outrageously expensive like the US. But the medical systems my be different depending on where you go so maybe look into it?</p> <p> I had a OB appointment before I left and once again as soon as I came back. I did end up going for an exam while in Japan after I took a hard fall on some ice, but luckily everything was alright! </p> <p>I was pretty miserable on the long plane ride there but I still was able to enjoy myself and think it was worth it to go! As long as you're having a regular pregnancy I don't see why you shouldn't go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600751 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 17:25:19 +0000 catlady 2600751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would only do it if you could wait until the last minute to plan the trip, not if you needed to plan everything while TTC and just hope that the timing and everything else worked out. You just can't know how long TTC will take, if you will experience loss, or if you will have morning sickness and how long it will last or how bad it will be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600750 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 17:25:12 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2600750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: makes sense! Thanks for sharing :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600745 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 17:21:03 +0000 nana87 2600745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Blush: I didn't look into it, but it probably depends on the health system of the country/ies you're visiting. I have a friend from my phd program who was abroad during her pregnancy-- she had appointments in Japan, 2 us cities, and gave birth in Brazil and she said she had the hardest time finding care in the us! For me, I already knew I loved my ob and it didn't seem worth the hassle to find a dr abroad for just an appointment or two, plus I had other dissertation work I could do at home instead </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600744 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 17:17:11 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2600744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kaykay: YES totally! Right now we're going through so many different permutations of The Timeline for baby. But there's too many variables to plan properly so we're just going to have to pick something and move on! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600742 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 17:14:17 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2600742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: Did you look into what it would take to have OB visits abroad? I have been googling up a storm, but surprisingly can't find much info on if you can have those appointments away from home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600739 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 17:11:44 +0000 nana87 2600739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought about doing this during my first pregnancy as I was in the middle of conducting dissertation research abroad, BUT my ob told me I would have to have appointments abroad if I wanted to leave for too long-- she schedules appointments at least every 4 weeks until 28 weeks (more frequently after) and I had lots of other appointments in between for various tests and ultrasounds. This was a totally normal, low risk pregnancy too. So, I ended up only traveling for about 3 weeks at a time </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600683 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:29:04 +0000 KayKay 2600683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As long as you were low-risk, I would, and I would just schedule your OB visits for right before you go and then right when you get back. Just for information's sake, I'd also look into what sort of international coverage your health insurance has, too, and consider buying coverage if you don't have any and/or are the type of person who likes to have all of those sorts of scenarios covered.</p> <p>Especially since you're just TTC now, I'd just plan what makes sense and what you're comfortable with. As everyone on these boards is aware, BFP doesn't always happen right away or when you expect (although sometimes it does!), and baby doesn't always come exactly to target either. But I think you need to just live your life making the choices you can, without planning for all eventualities! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600664 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:01:30 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2600664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: good ideas! thx! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600655 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:55:16 +0000 madger 2600655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've done overseas trips (only 2-3 weeks) with both pregnancies. it wasn't super ideal in the first tri because I felt crappy and I couldn't enjoy EVERYTHING to the fullest, but it really wasn't that bad! I'd chat with your OB to see what they would think about you potentially doing it while pregnant and what they would think about missed appointments. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600651 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:53:53 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2600651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kitkat: very good idea about the seats! We'd be coming from the east coast - but I also will potentially be making visits to see mom and dad from the west coast too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600648 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:52:53 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2600648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Blush: You could also look at taking an at home blood pressure cuff with you. Or finding a generic walk in clinic type thing that you could just go get a check up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600646 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:51:31 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2600646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebit7: Yes totally thinking about health insurance haha! And more power to you - I don't think I will be skiing, pregnant or no. But love your fearlessness! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600632 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:34:15 +0000 lamariniere 2600632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Blush: I did not. I don't see any reason to unless you have some kind of emergency. You would also have to consider travel insurance or think about paying out of pocket. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600630 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:31:18 +0000 Littlebit7 2600630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It wasn't the 6-8 weeks you're thinking of, but I was in Europe at 7 months pregnant for a few weeks. It was totally fine. I was also in countries with very high levels of prenatal care in the event something had happened. Looking back on it, however, I might have been screwed without health insurance coverage there so I really should have purchased a travel plan. That might be my only recommendation. But otherwise, I'd say go for it. I also went skiing at 7 months pregnant so take my advice however you want ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600629 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:30:45 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2600629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks guys! </p> <p>Did any of you have an OB visit while overseas? I mean, if we are gone 4+ weeks wouldn't I have to miss an appointment or have it later than you are supposed to? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600626 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:28:31 +0000 Banana330 2600626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends on the pregnancy. I had a terrible first 20-22 weeks, I was so sick and miserable. I wouldn't have wanted to waste Europe on that. Also missing out on the amazing food and drink would be tough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600620 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:20:47 +0000 looch 2600620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends where it is. I would want to be in a place where someone was proficient in the local language at a minimum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600619 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:20:21 +0000 Kitkat 2600619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went to Europe for two weeks during this pregnancy (I was 12-14) weeks and it was completely fine. I think I would've been fine on a longer trip too. I've had a really easy pregnancy - no morning sickness or other complications, so it was just like any other trip. One thing we did do was upgrade our seats on the plane so we had more legroom (so worth it) and I made sure to walk around a lot. We're on the west coast though, so flights to Europe are 10-12 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600606 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:11:02 +0000 LCTBQE 2600606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think you're crazy at all, but agree that it's a good idea to plan the trip around the pregnancy--that way you could pass the scary stuff in the first tri and get your OB's blessing. also think a trip of fewer than 6 weeks (like 4-5) is nothing to sniff at, and after the 20-wk anatomy scan you go 4 weeks without an appointment, anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600605 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:10:49 +0000 lamariniere 2600605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did it during both of my pregnancies. For the 1st I was already in the 2nd tri, which was good because I was much less tired. For the second it was the first tri and I was exhausted and feeling nauseous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600603 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:09:35 +0000 raspberries 2600603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Given a low-risk pregnancy, I think you'd be fine travelling internationally at any point between 13 and 26 weeks or so - I think it was as I was approaching 30 weeks that I started to slow down a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/extended-overseas-travel-while-pregnant#post-2600587 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 13:55:29 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2600587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hello bees!</p> <p>My husband and are thinking about an extended trip to Europe. My parents recently moved abroad, and we could stay with them half of the time, and travel half of the time. </p> <p>However, we don't want to put off TTC any longer. Have you ever traveled outside the country for 6-8 weeks (or more) when pregnant? Is this a crazy idea?</p> <p>We're aware that I may not be feeling my best, and that of course if there are any complications/risk the trip would be off. We'd try to time the trip to take place during the 2nd trimester. </p>