Many pregnant women are afraid of travel because of emergency and effects on pregnancy. In fact, travel in pregnant time is good for both mother and pregnancy. For pregnant safety during travel, some websites like Travelgc, Huffington offers pregnant women some following advices:
Time for travel
The best time for pregnant women to travel is period of 20th-30th pregnant weeks. Specially, SHOULD NOT travel in period of 36th-38th pregnant weeks. From 13th to 28th pregnant weeks, almost women don’t have morning sickness and feel tired anymore, so you can consider a travel around this time. Before the trip, you should go for a prenatal check-up and listen to gynecologists’ advices.
Travel to approximate destinations
Instead of choosing far destinations, pregnant women should select near-house or inland places. Going to a far destination requires long journey, which is not good for mother and pregnancy. Additionally, you also have to worry about food and especially necessary medical supports. Taking walks, playing gentle games and breathing fresh air can make better condition for health of baby and mother. DO NOT play adventure games like parachuting and some other strong-feeling games.
Take medical report book with you
Remember to bring your medical report book and medical insurance (if you have) for your pregnant check-up duration. The information in book can help the doctor to deal with your unexpected situations during your travel. You also need to save information about medical establishments and hospitals near your travel destinations.
Travel Vehicles
The top recommended vehicle for your travel is car because it’s easy for you to access to emergency services, medical care and stop anytime for necessary break. During movement, don’t forget to take seat belt to protect yourself and baby. If you drive by yourself, you need to keep the distance between your chest and steering wheel at 30 centimeters, the safe distance for pregnancy in case of air bag.
If you travel by plane, you should avoid some high-technique scanning devices at airport because of their bad effect on your pregnancy. You should ask for manual labour security procedures whenever possible. Moreover, you should have the airport staff to take your luggage from conveyor belt to avoid heavy carrying.
In addition, you should choose comfortable seats, near windows and open-air ambiance to feel more pleasant during movement. Specially, don’t forget to bring antiemetic following prescription given by doctors.
Keep contact with gynecologist
Pregnant women should meet doctor for advices and careful check-up before journey as well as keep contact with doctor for advisory about extraordinary symptoms. Extra medicines are also important to be taken with you.
Bring health certificate
Usually, the airlines refuse to serve over-34-week pregnant women. However, just contact customer care staff to learn about some rules and possible priorities of transferring pregnant customers. They often ask you to fill in a special formality attached with heath certificate to complete get-on-plane formalities.
Wear comfortable clothes
Learn in advance about weather of destinations you will arrive to bring suitable clothes. Avoid tight clothes, which is not easy to move. A soft and fit pair of shoes will be the best companion during your trip. If you intend to stay at resort for relaxation, swimming and enjoy fruit juice, let your feet comfortable with sandals or even barefooted.
Do some gentle exercises and logical relaxation
Exercises during pregnancy is very important for blood circulation. Thus, pregnant women should exercise gently, play simple games and breathe fresh air that makes good condition for health of baby and mother. Avoid adventure games like skating, parachuting and so on. Moreover, the importance during your pregnant period is to keep your mind relax and happy.
Bring snacks and drink more water
Thanks to the air-conditioners in the planes, you don’t feel thirsty but you do quickly when the plane reaches the height of 10.000 metres. As the statistic released by American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), a pregnant woman need 12 cups of water daily to ensure that her amniotic fluid will be renewed and breast milk will be produced rightly. Water also offers many other health benefits such as enhancing immunity, eliminating toxins and help skin look fuller. Don’t forget to bring some snack to recover your energy during transfer.
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