Glastonbury at 16 weeks pregnant

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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.

You will be fine as long as it really is posh these days. I went in the 90's when it was a lord of the flies hell hole.

Thanks Mejon and BOF and everyone

cluckyduck - I am only 5 weeks, very early. We found out on Saturday after an agonizing 16 day wait. I was really good and didn't test early. I had acupuncture just before and after the transfer and then once halfway through the 2ww but if I do decide to have more it will have to be with someone new as my accupuncturist has gone on maternity leave

ilovemydogandmrobama we looked into gettng a tipi but they sold out

the really fancy ones are over a thousand pounds so just too much. Would have been brilliant though.

Meglet, my first was 89. It has changed but the toilets are still the same

I used to go the normal flush toilets at the top by the farm. They sprayed them out with bleach quite often.

Was ok as long as the wind didn't blow the cow smell towards the loo

i went to a european football match at 19 weeks pregnant that involved a 12 hour train journey from Vienna to Munich, a two mile walk from the train station to the stadium and 90 minutes of standing watching my team play the worst football they have ever done (which for me was the hardest part). I had a blast and was with some really good friends who acted as my barrier and shield in the busier parts of the stadium. You'll be fine!!

I was at Glastonbury in 2004 at 8.5 months pregnant, it was kind of hard work and I have to say being stone cold straight and sober kind of took the shine off it a bit (a lot).

Also I had the luxury of a 30 foot truck with all home comforts in the middle of the Green Fields, which meant that I had my very own bucket to piss in in private, and when I was knackered I just went back and put the telly on.

At 16 weeks you will be fine physically to do it, walking won't be hard work and you shouldn't feel sick. I wouldn't camp in a tent there in the punters camping fields pregnant or not, but I am a snob. You should be fine, except you could get a bit bored depending on what kind of person you are, it wasn't until I couldn't get wrecked that year I was pregnant that I realised that actually that's 90% of the fun of Glastonbury.

My friends are selling this if you're interested

i went to glasto last year at 29 weeks pregnant and it was fine and almost as fun as usual (although we left my 2 year old at home so it was a very rare child-free break which probably added to the fun!). as long as you're feeling well and no obvious pregnancy probs, i don't think going to glastonbury is particularly risky if you don't go wandering into the middle of moshpits etc... if i were you, i'd go and have a fantastic final child-free festival extravaganza!!

I went in 2004 at 6 months pregnant, and it was fine! I have to admit we B&B'd it in Glasto, as I don't do camping, ever, even without baby on board. But the walking around etc was fine. And DD came out with a bizarre liking for Kosheen .

I went last year at 26 weeks pregnant, and did most things I normally did - we camped in Kidney Mead which is very central, I carried stuff, I used the loos (loads of anti-bac gel) I did avoid some of the food I normally eat - ie burgers and pies! - and spent more money on food (lots of meals at Manic Organic!) I don't normally get too wrecked anyway, so I didn't miss that. We tended to get up much earlier and wander round the site before it got too hot and busy - that was the main difference, it was more difficult for me to get from stage to stage. And I fell asleep on the floor during Bruce SPringsteen. But I had a marvellous time. There are midwives on site, and nothing is going to happen to you that wouldn't happen anywhere else.

I'm so jealous - have a fab time!!

I had a full day at the races (in heels!) when I was 7 months pregnant and it was fine!

Just try to carry on as usual. As my mum would say, you're pregnant, not sick

She's a toughie though, and pratically danced me out of her at 9 months pregnant at an Irish wedding and then travelled 2 hours to the hospital sat in between the driver and passenger in a Fiesta (on the gear stick!).

Have a blast and good luck with your pregnancy xx

I'm going to be 19 weeks at this Glasto and I can't wait! Just going to enlist a bit of help with carrying stuff, although will still have a backpack to carry in myself - just packed with all the lighter stuff.

You seem worried about lots of different aspects and that's understandable (i've had a loss before so obviously want to be safe and not put my baby or myself in any danger), but it's GLASTONBURY! There are a zillion people on site who will be happy to give up a seat or welcome you into their warm cafe or let you push in to the front of the toilet queue. I'm thinking of wearing some kind of baby badge or something because i might just look a bit podgy rather than pregnant by then.

I'm also going to avoid the busiest areas in front of stages, take plenty of hand sanitiser, make sure i'm camped in reasonable distance from loos (obviously not too close), keep some snacks in my bag at all times, drink plenty of water, and visit the medical team once we're camped up so they know there's a 19 week preggo on site. There's a trained midwife in the kids field if you've got any questions while you're there. And the healing fields are super mellow for hanging out and lazing around - even having a nap if you can't be bothered to trek back to your tent. Oh, and a good tip from a friend is to not camp in the middle of a field where you have to navigate a crazy tangle of guy ropes in the dark. Towards the edge is better - and always carry a torch.

My main concern is the sun - it had better shine this time after being at the last two mudfests!

Can't wait for gorgeous sunsets, delicious food and seeing a side to the festival i never have before - the sober one!

Hope you're looking forward to it. I'm so excited to be taking my little passenger. It's going to be BRILL!!!

Hello there, if you come to Glasto, we would love it if you came to the grand opening of our Mum's Tattoo Parlour in The Park field on Friday at 11am. We'll be having a photo shoot with pregnant mums, parents with babies + special guests. Free tea and brownies for all!

We're working to raise awareness about the global campaign for safe pregnancies for all women around the world.

www.whiteribbonalliance www.mumsnet.com/campaigns/maternal-mortality

at 16 weeks you will be fine and will also be able to carry some of the stuff to the campsite........at the end of the day, when i was pg with DD2 I was carrying a 2 stone toddler and all the associated paraphenalia around .....as do most mums who have more than 1 LO. You should hopefully be past the sickness/knackeredness stage and not have a big bump yet.

My mate went to Glasto when 6 months pregnant- she was fine.