Holidaying abroad while pregnant - good idea or bad?

[MrsCLH]

Hi everyone

Hope you're all doing well. My in-laws bought hubby and me a ski-ing trip for Christmas. I know I won't be able to ski but wondering if its even wise to be out of the country during the pregnancy? I'll be 13 weeks by the time we're supposed to go.

Thanks

C x

 

[Strawberrygirl]

Yeah, go for it and enjoy it while you can. I had the same reservations. I went to Croatia for 1 week when I was 10 weeks pregnant and ended up traveling to Venice and Sloveinia on day trips aswell and I had a fantastic time. Just make sure you wear your flight socks if the flight is over 2 hrs long and be careful with what you eat, the same as you would if you were at home.
The hardest thing I found was not being able to have cocktails when the rest of the family were enjoying them, but I did have a sneaky 1/2 glass of champagne on the gondla in Venice - it would have been rude not too 😉

 

[MrsCLH]

Thanks so much for the advice. My gut feeling was that I'd be okay, but its so hard knowing what to think at the moment. I'm only 5 weeks and its all just mad right now, I'm doing okay with bloods I think, although struggling a bit a night. I just feel like my head is all over the place at the moment! And I have to make a decision about this holiday pretty much now in case we have to make arrangements to get someone else to go in our place. In-laws don't even know we're pregnant yet, no one does!

Am gutted I'll be missing out on the apres ski vin chaud and hot chocolate!!

 

[PhoebeC]

Id go if i was you. Get some rest.

I was 18 weeks when we where supposed to be going to spain for 2 weeks. Hot weather makes my suagr levels crazy and i didnt want to be flying at 20 weeks, so we didnt go, was very upset had been looking forward to it for months.

Have fun xxx

 

[beckyp]

Definitely...go for it! I went to Greece for 2 weeks and got back the day before my 13 week scan!

 

[rachelha]

Go for it. Just take the normal precautions about food etc.

 

[Lizzzie]

I just came back from skiing in the Alps (am 25 weeks)- we chose a resort with some Nordic Ski-routes (luckily have access to skis) which are fairly flat and easy, so I skied a couple of days and had a lot of fun. Or if skiing at all is a bit much (there's always some degree of risk), there's often snow-shoeing for some time out! But Watch out for French cafes that put a sneaky runny egg inside your cheese-and-ham crepe......