[my3beautifulboys]

Hi, We we re planning a family holiday to Fiji in July with our 3 children. All being well i will be 6 months pregnant by then, is it ok to travel O.s and to Fiji when that far along or not? Thankyou

[baf65]

flying should be ok so long as your Dr says your fine...but your travel insurance will be the issue, they dont normally cover if you are more than 24weeks

[Fairey]

Pretty sure flying is a non-event before your third trimester.
But you can get a letter from your doc/ob to state that you're in good health and able to fly.

[nlman]

When I looked into years ago the vast majority of travel insurance policies will not cover pregancy issues beyond 20-24 weeks (depending on the insurer) and will not cover you if you go into early labour, and then obviously any NICU your child would need being delivered that early.

At 6 months the chances of that happening is slim, but only you know if it's a risk you are prepared to take.

I have travelled while pregnant a couple of times and have never had an issue but I was only 8 weeks and 16 weeks respectively.

It would be worth calling a couple of the big insurers and ask them about it, they may allow you to pay extra to cover the possibility.

This post has been edited by nlman: 16/02/2013, 12:42 PM

[.Jerry.]

Given I had my baby at 6 months pregnant, I would not recommend travel overseas at that stage. But then my case was pretty extreme and doesn't happen that often. (though I was perfectly fine up until 23 weeks)

There have been a few highly publicised cases recently of premature babies born overseas and the high medical costs involved.

I would just check out the insurance aspect. Fiji isn't far from Australia, so that's a positive.

[farfaraway]

I flew up to my 7th month in both pregnancies without issue. I flew a lot. Was never asked for a doctor's letter. I think you'll be fine - it's Fiji, not Siberia. Happy travels!

[my3beautifulboys]

Thanks for youre replies. We re just in the process of getting quotes at the moment for our holiday. I havnt had my first check up with the Gp yet, so i think i'll hold off from booking just for now, as i ve previously had three m/c, and most likely due to my age, so i may even be a high risk pregnancy now. So i ll have to see what the Doctor says about it.

[elmo_mum]

Given I had my baby at 6 months pregnant, I would not recommend travel overseas at that stage. But then my case was pretty extreme and doesn't happen that often. (though I was perfectly fine up until 23 weeks)

There have been a few highly publicised cases recently of premature babies born overseas and the high medical costs involved.

I would just check out the insurance aspect. Fiji isn't far from Australia, so that's a positive.

i agree!!!
i had a 24 weeker, although i was on bed rest before hand so unable to travel

yes fiji is a short flight, BUT

your insurer will cover YOU for flights etc but what if you go into pre term labour?
they will not cover your baby!!!
so, i had 4 months in nicu - are you able to afford the hospital bill? your accommodation?
flights back?
flights with a nurse - when bubs is old enough to travel

i wouldnt
i would travel interstae but not overseas

but as the saying goes, your body your life your choice

[Bunsen]

I personally would not do Fiji while pregnant.

Most of the food is buffet food so you'd have a hard time sticking to the recommendations re listeria etc.
Water is usually not recommended to drink so you would need to avoid salads, ice etc.
Medical care is pretty basic, I doubt there would even be a NICU never mind be covered for it by insurance - certainly if you are looking at an island resort you are lucky to have a nurse on the same island, most are a boat ride away.

[Clarial]

I flew to Thailand at 23-24 weeks. The only regret was the discomfort in that humid environment and the swelling of my feet on the plane was nigh on unbearable.

We had planned a cruise but the cruise liner doesnt accept women 24 weeks preg on the ship at any time of the trip.

looking around with airlines, different policies exist for each airline as to how many weeks pregnant you can be green lighted to fly. it seemed to me that 26 weeks was a common cut off - after this time not many airlines will accept you.

We made sure to get a comprehensive insurance policy that covered everything including flights to the best hospital if the local ones weren't considered up to scratch.

I think your situation may be more dependant upon how doc classifies your pregnancy as high risk or not?