Travel while pregnant -
May 21st 2013, 06:13 AM
My family has been planning a trip to Mexico since before I even became pregnant. We will be leaving in about 2 months and I will be roughly 26 weeks into my pregnancy. I am scared to go because I don't want to have complications with the baby. My family is going with or without me. We will be driving from Iowa to about the middle of Mexico. Almost 36 hours of driving. We will be there for 2 weeks. It will be mostly visiting family.
I am, overall, healthy and so is the baby. I know things can change in time before we leave. I really want to go because I have never been and my family has been planning for a long time. And who knows when Ill get the chance again when the baby comes. I will be going to the doctor next week for the regular check up on the baby. I was going to talk with the doctor about it then. But I still wanted to know your opinions and suggestions.
Do you think it would be better to stay home for the sake of the baby?
If I do go, are there things I should be aware of during travel?- Such as activities or foods to avoid.
Would there be any vaccines I would need?
Anything specific to take?
Would you go if you were in my shoes?
I just want the baby to be healthy and I'm afraid if I go it might jeopardize that.
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