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I flew the day after I found out I was pregnant (at 4 weeks) to the Cayman Islands. I miscarried that one, but that didn't stop me from flying to the Cayman Islands again when I was 16 weeks along with Charlie.

I've never flown in a commercial plane. My dad has a small plane (6 seater, single engine) and he asked me to fly with him to see my grandma last weekend (I was 6.5 weeks). I read that some people believe that the pressure issues in small planes can cause miscarriages, so I didn't risk it.

Everything I read about commercial planes seemed fine though.

I flew at 5 weeks. Yes, just don't go through the new body scanners. Otherwise it should be fine.

I flew at six weeks and again at 12 weeks. I also went through the body scanners each time. I'm currently 23 weeks and I'm planning to do two more trips before I stop flying. I havent had any issues so far.

Yup, I flew at 14 and 16 weeks. No problems whatsoever!

I flew at 8 weeks and at 19 weeks (and will fly again around 25-26 weeks) and have gone through the body scanner too. I didn't have any problems aside from needing to use the ladies room a lot

Yes, at 8 week I went to the Bahamas and back. My OB and RE both assured me that it was a wives tale - I'd had 4 miscarriages leading up to that pregnancy so I was quite concerned.

I flew at 8 weeks. No issues

@mrsjazz: ditto.

I flew at around 6 weeks from LA to DC (long cross-country flight). I even went through the X-ray machine... I'm overdue now, so I guess we'll see if there were any effects once the kid is finally out!

Yup...and 2nd and 3rd.

I didn't fly at all during the first trimester, but have been flying a lot during the second. My OB was completely OK with it and didn't event caution me against the scanners. I did ask for a manual pat down (up close and personal!) on this last flight (23 weeks) and felt fine on the long flight (NY to London). The only complaint I have is that I did have some swelling in my feet, but it came down after some sleep and lots of water.

I flew at 6 weeks across country and then once a week for an hour for 2 more months. My son is now 15 months old.

I flew at 15 weeks on a 2.5 flight to FL~

I flew to Denver at 8 weeks, and then to Michigan at 13 weeks. No problems, other than being really really tired when I got home. Oh, and the Memphis airport is my least favorite. We had a one hour layover, and it was so crowded and the options were so limited that was impossible to get something to eat. I was STARVING and had to make do with Chex Mix for dinner (that I had to wait in a 10 person line to pay for).

My doc told me not to go through the new fancy machines. I asked to go through the old one (as many people were doing), but I was informed that I was an "opt out" and had to get the pat down. I've been felt up by TSA four times now. Honestly, the women were all very professional and it wasn't a big deal.

I was 6 weeks pregnant when we flew to Bora Bora, which was a LONG INTERNATIONAL flight and I was fine. Just make sure you move around and have some antinausea meds and tons of snacks around. I felt so nauseated, but that could just be me.

I've flown so far at 8 weeks and 15 weeks. At 8, I felt totally normal. At 15, I was uncomfortable and just made a point to get up and walk/pee every hour or so.

I flew internationally during my first trimester. I made sure to sit near the bathroom, drank a ton of water and walked and stretched often. I also packed some candy to offset the nausea. I refused to go through the scanners and was patted down instead (the only place that gave me a hard time was in Amsterdam, within the States, it was a given and very convenient).

LO is here now and she's healthy. But I honestly would not do it again. I was absolutely miserable. If we had the option to postpone the trip, I would have done it in a heartbeat. Maybe because it was so far, but it would been so much easier if we traveled during my 2nd trimester.