Glastonbury at 16 weeks pregnant

[DuelingFanjo]

If I stay pregnant I will be 16 weeks at Glastonbury. One option is to get a refund on the tickets but we only have a couple of weeks in which to do that and I don't want to. DH favours one of the options below, I favour another. One is a compromise. What do you all think? Am posting in here because I know it will get lots of views. If you want me to tell you which is my favoured option then I will but I would be grateful if seasoned Glastonbury goers could give me an opinion on each option below, or if there are other options we've not thought of maybe make suggestions?

Also - anyone been 16 ish weeks at Glastonbury? What's it like?

we have 3 options

1. Camp off-site and travel to and from the festival every day (in our car or taxi) but also pitch a small tent in the festival near family so I will have somewhere to rest in the day if I feel tired.

Pros - no lugging stuff from carpark to the camping areas as we will be able to park our car near our tent at the campsite.
- Showers
- Cleaner toilets
- less noise at night
- fewer rowdy people at night

cons - taxi will take us only as far as the main gate, we'd then have to walk a bit onto the site. this would be harder if very muddy or very hot or if we can only park our car in one of the furthest away carparks.
- only basic stuff in the onsite tent
- Not sure if taxis will pick us up to take us back to the campsite. Might have to rely on the car which would mean a long walk in the dark to the carpark.

1. Try to get hold of a campervan pass (they are sold out but more may become available if people cancel) and a campervan/caravan (We are watching some on e-bay and would buy it with my sister and boyfriend) and also pitch a small tent on site.

pros - no lugging stuff from carpark to the camping areas as we will be able to bring everything in, in the campervan.
- Driving straight in to the site
- altogether more civilised
- Showers (I think)
- Cleaner toilets
- less noise at night
- fewer rowdy people at night

cons - a long walk up hill to the campervan field and down hill to the festival. We would only do this once a day.
- sharing with more than one person who snores.
- Risky as we may not get a campervan ticket or a campervan.

1. Camp on site as usual in a tent with family, possibly in the family field.

pros - Will have somewhere to crash in a relative hurry if I feel knackered or unwell.
- If it rains I can just stay in the tent rather than having to walk back to campsite or campervan field.

cons - getting the tent, sleeping bags, blow up mattress etc onto the site from the carparks is quite a trek and I wouldn't be able to help at all.
- More drunk people at night and possible risk of people falling on me etc
- Difficult to get a good pitch unless we leave really early so could end up in less favourable rowdy area
- if we need to leave in a hurry for any eason we would have to spend time packing up.

thank you for reading.

[Librashavinganotherbiscuit]

Have you got children already? How did you feel when you were pregnant with them at 16 weeks?

[SloanyPony]

Why would you not be able to help get tent, sleeping bags etc?

[SloanyPony]

Onto the site I mean

[susssiq]

at 16 weeks I would carry on as normal do what you were planning from the start, no reason to think you won't be able to walk set stuff up or need to rest during day. if this change closer to the time come up with a back up then.

[DemonChild]

I went to festivals at 5months and 6 months pregnant, last summer (although not Glasto). It was brilliant and far easier that I thought. Except for the not drinking I practically forgot I was pregnant!

I'd totally do it again, except I'd have an airbed, so I'd say go for the tent as long as it's a decent size and make it as comfy as possible.

Good luck!

[DuelingFanjo]

no - I don't have children and I have never been 16 weeks pregnant before so I have no idea what it is like.

To get stuff on site we'd need to carry it all from the car-parks to the camping areas and we would definitely avoid the outer camping areas so it would be a trek.

We will have help but we need to co-ordinate it and make sure the helpers and we are happy to compromise on arrival and leaving times.

[iMum]

I did glasto at about that stage (19wks)

Was fine, we camped onsite as per the norm. I got up each morning and did the que for the shower thing and had a blast really.

Dont see it as any kind of problem really.

[sophieandbelly]

iam am planning on going camping with a toddler aswell at over 6 months preg, as long as u feel well carry on as normal a long ish walk in mud or sun wnt kill u!!,

[DuelingFanjo]

"if this changes closer to the time come up with a back up then."

I do like this idea but with the campervan option we either get a campervan ticket or we don't so that could scupper that option.

I am prepared to pay a £20 deposit to the off-site camping place and then lose it if we decide not to do it but the dificulties of getting on and off teh site daily are a bit off-putting, specially if the weather is bad.

My favoured option is to carry on as normal and camp on site (option 3) but Dh is not very keen on that.

[DuelingFanjo]

thank you, you are mostly saying what I want to hear.

[Missus84]

16 weeks you'll probably be fine - hopefully over any first trimester sickness and tiredness, but no bump to get in the way or pregnancy aches and pains.

[YallaYalla]

Erm....you're pregnant! Not having your legs chopped off or suffering some sort of horrible illness

I think you're over-thinking this WAY too much. It's Glastonbury! You're supposed to be tired and muddy and not get very much sleep.

Why on earth can't you help carry stuff if you're 16 weeks? OK maybe you won't be carrying the heaviest bags but you are capable of carrying something aren't you?

Think you might be being a little bit precious here!

[MissWooWoo]

aww give the girl a break Yalla she's newly pregnant and has no idea what to expect.

Go! you'll be fine

[Mrs1GeneGenie]

Go while you can! When your little one arrives life will never be the same again...
Life is fantastic with a baby but very different to before and if you're like us pennies may be a little tight so festivals may not be an option!

Don't think you are being precious just worrying about the unknown which is very normal. At 16 weeks you should be starting to bloom and feeling lovely

Having a back up plan is sensible!

[Devendra]

I think you are being unreasonable going to Glastonbury festival... its shit, smelly and there are much much better ones!! You will be fine at 16 weeks though seriously...Have fun x

[EricNorthmansmistress]

Try to get a campervan pass if you were planning to buy a campervan anyway, but if not, just go! Go early to get a spot in a quiet area, take blankets to sit on and stop worrying about it

Hopefully you'll be over mroning sickness if you get it at all, and by 16 weeks most people find they have more energy.

I went to a festival at 9 months pregnant, and had to leave to go into labour...but I enjoyed it up to that point!

[welshandproud]

I went 12 years ago when i was 5 months pregnant. It was unfortunately a very wet year and the mud made everything very difficult. Not only did i slip and slide everytime we moved which made me very nervous of falling but it was almost impossible to find anywhere to sit down so i ended up with back ache and being very tired. If the weather is good then camping on site should be fine but if it's wet i'm not sure i would go knowing the experience i had. Sorry not much help as even long term forecasts wont help you predict the weather at this stage!

[Orangesarenottheonlyfruit]

To be honest, being dirty,uncomfortable and kept awake by inconsiderate others is the perfect practice for motherhood!

Go, enjoy. I RAN a festival at 22 weeks, believe me sitting around in the sun (or rain!) is about a million times easier than actually working behind the scenes!

[DuelingFanjo]

"I think you're over-thinking this WAY too much. It's Glastonbury! You're supposed to be tired and muddy and not get very much sleep."

it's not me who is over thinking to be fair. It's my DH.

I WANT to camp on site, and I want to help but It wouldn't really be advisable for me to do what I usually do which is drag a trolley full of tents all the way up to pennards when everyone else has stopped for a rest. I suspect that my DH, well I KNOW that my DH, won't 'let' me do this.

"Think you might be being a little bit precious here! "

it's not me who is. But I can understand why me posting it in AIBU might make you think so

I have been 13 times so I know what it's like and although I haven't been 16 weeks pregnant before I do understand that from 16 weeks pregnant women start to get their mojo back.

I just need help convincing my poor DH that it will be ok.

This baby was conceived by IVF and I have miscarried before (just before last year's glastonbury) so I think he is just being over cautious.

[MissWooWoo]

oh and congratulations!

[3l15a8eth]

I went to a festival when I was seven mouths near there I was worried about a few things during the week but there was medical care there which I imagine would be the same a Glastonbury I had a lovely time and was properly better looked after than I would be at home. I now have the option of staying 5 mins away at my dads but it would have to be very bad on site as the queues to get in and out and the time I would have to get up and organized with two kids even though I am disabled mean I would always stay on site.

[MrsYamada]

I reckon I'd pay the deposit on the off-site camping but plan on camping onsite unless weather really bad or not feeling great.

[YallaYalla]

Didn't mean to have a pop at you Fanjo just saying that - if at all possible! - you need to get your DH to take a bit of a chill pill

Yes, you might get a bit more tired than normal, yes, you won't be able to lug all the gear about alone (although it sounds like there's a group of you) but, really, there will be much bigger physical challenges ahead.

Go about your Glasto as normal - you'll have a blast!

[DuelingFanjo]

my DH is worried about people falling on our tent, getting shoved about etc.

In all the time I have been I think I have only had one person fall on my tent and I don't intend on joining any scrums at the front of the stages so I keep telling him it will be ok.

I'll show him this thread as I think he doesn't understand that all being well 16 weeks is not a bad stage of pregnancy. I think I would reconsider going if I was over 7 months or if I knew it was going to be a mudbath.

[DuelingFanjo]

thanks Yalla

I think a chill pill is in order, though maybe it's the prospect of not being able to take a chill pill which is bugging him - it will be a very different Glastonbury for him this year, though not for me as the only thing I wil be missing is the cider .