Flight booked to new zealand - going to be 30 weeks pregnant!!

Martin Lewis is crying…

You take out travel insurance WHEN YOU BOOK YOUR TRAVEL!!!

I hope you get it sorted OP and congratulations.

ps. We have annual travel insurance, renewed once per year. Means we don’t forget on individual trips, and we’re always covered. Not that much more expensive and probably works out cheaper than individual trips. Might be worth doing in future!

Yep, and fraud might make it a tad harder to get future insurance.

Contact BA. Be polite and plead your case. They might offer to help as a goodwill measure.

Phone BA, they may not be willing to refund but may be willing to give you credit that lasts 2 years typically

No, because your pregnancy is a pre-existing condition.

You might get a credit if you speak to someone at the airline - Virgin gave us a 2 year credit when i found out i was pregnant and just didn’t want to fly due to previous issues in pregnancy (wouldn’t have got a doctors note as it was a choice) and it was a normal non-refundable ticket.

No harm in calling the airline, explaining your situation. They May let you re book another flight for after the child is born. Doubt you’d get a refund, it was a totally manageable situation over which you had control (as far as the airline is concerned).

Good luck - it might just depend on the individual you talk to at the airline!

That won’t work - it’s fraud.

OP, you’re buggered. You can try to call and explain, but most airlines and hotels etc will be firm on their policies

Definitely don’t travel - you’re unlikely to get approved to do so anyway as you’re high risk, but just in case. It’s a total nightmare to give birth in another country.

Your best bet is to call and explain. I wouldn’t guess you’d get a refund but you certainly won’t get anything if you don’t ask. Might as well try.

Have you perhaps got travel insurance through your bank account, home insurance or something like that?

Just a comment that AFAIK BA itself doesn't go to NZ at all, there must be at least two airlines on the OPs booking (BA plus ??).

They'll maybe need to be aware of the conditions of carriage of all the elevant operators, not just BA.

Nor will it cover you for any illnesses / conditions that you already know about

The OP has already had a scan so it will be on her medical records. When anyone claims under their travel insurance the insurer requests copies of all their medical records, which will show the pregnancy preceded the start of the policy plus the condition the OP has that makes this a risky pregnancy.

How pregnant are you? You could take it out now and then say you only found out later if you haven't had any appointments yet.

I think BA should cash in for vouchers I'd hope

I think I know what you're trying to say, but the way you've written it isn't correct.

You can buy travel insurance at any time up until the date of travel and you would be covered for the flights, accommodation etc already spent on that trip. It just won't cover you for events (such as death, illness etc) that happen before you bought the policy.

Almost everyone buys their tickets first, then the insurance.

This is why you take out travel insurance sooner not later. Ideally have it in place when you book your flights.

i don’t think the airlines will refund you but give it a go.

congrats on your pregnancy op.

MARTIN LEWIS "Always take out insurance as soon as you book".

Get a Dr's note from your consultant there is no way they will let you fly at that gestation due to your complications & being high risk for pre term birth so the airline will have to refund you x

You need to have taken out travel insurance at the time of booking. They check medical records so even if you took it out know they would know you visited doctors for spotting.

i had travel insurance and a flight booked when I found out I was pregnant. Even with insurance it was a nightmare to cancel with the airline and they didn’t refund it all.

I panicked and cancelled too early as my friend was pressurising me as she wanted her money back so she could book another summer holiday before price went up. I hadn’t even had my 12 week scan and I was 41.

sadly my scan showed problems after I cancelled with airline and travel insurance were difficult. They said no to my friend but then she asked them to read the file as I would have been high risk pregnancy and her travel insurance gave money back. My baby sadly didn’t make it earth side

I would just wait and see what happens with pregnancy as you don’t have travel insurance anyway so read airline T&C carefully.

next time you book anywhere, take out travel insurance at the same time. or just book an annual policy.

Congratulations! I wouldn't be making any changes until you've had a scan showing a heart beat. BA are usually pretty good re changing flights. Working on the assumption that you have friends in NZ, I would bring your trip forwards to second trimester, and have a lovely "babymoon" spending some quality time with your friends, maybe helping with the wedding prep and exploring the country.

She has a confirmed pregnancy, not a late period.

One successful but very prem, two miscarriages, currently 30 weeks. It is possible but your risk is very high to be even considering going anywhere abroad in a pregnancy full stop.