Better to travel heavily pregnant or with a 1 month old?

[Rlar105]

Hi there,

This is a bit of a funny one!

My other half and I are talking about trying for baby number 2 and we already have a gorgeous 8 month old. The only thing is, my sister is getting married in Greece next year and we want to avoid not being able to go (as in me being too pregnant to travel)!

The question id like to put out there is, is it easier to travel to Greece with a one month old or 35 weeks pregnant?

We will have an 19 month old with us too. Another thing to note is our son will either be 19 months or 20 months when the new baby is born (I should note we are thinking of having 3 kids and I'll be 35).

Any thoughts an opinions are all welcome!

Many thanks,

Rachel

Not RTFT

Check insurance will cover you and also the flights will take you

You haven't been able to get a first passport for a child same day for quite a few years now so don't bank on being able to do that. I'd wait and see what happens and make your plans accordingly.

@NiceGerbil

Not RTFT

Check insurance will cover you and also the flights will take you

Sorry what does RTFT stand for? Yep sure I've clocked that I need to check with the airline thanks.

@JessicaPeach

You haven't been able to get a first passport for a child same day for quite a few years now so don't bank on being able to do that. I'd wait and see what happens and make your plans accordingly.

Yea I thought this may be an issue!

We have decided to just get to the month that would mean we would need to start trying have a baby before the wedding and see if it feels right.

If it doesn't we will wait and I will probably be heavily pregnant and possibly not able to go if it doesn't go to plan! I'm sure she will understand.

I haven't mentioned... we planned the first baby around her initial wedding date which was meant to happen this July! It got postponed but our plans need to carry on to a certain extent.

Not RTFT = not read the fucking thread

Usually like this- I put it because I thought someone may well have said it, didn't want to read the whole thread, but thought it was important if no one had already said it!

@NiceGerbil

Not RTFT = not read the fucking thread

Usually like this- I put it because I thought someone may well have said it, didn't want to read the whole thread, but thought it was important if no one had already said it!

Ah gotcha! Mumsnet acronyms need a glossary for infrequent users haha

Not to dwell on stuff that can go wrong but if something happened with the pregnancy and you needed family support (bedrest or hospitalised for final months or a premature baby in a hospital further away and you unable to drive back and forth for example) are their people you’d be comfortable relying on to help with your existing child for an extended period who aren’t invited to the wedding? Or if the worst happens would you be essentially wiping out half the guest list?

There used to be one OP

My baby arrived 2 weeks late and I was pretty much bed ridden for 2 weeks after that. Went to a local wedding at 3 weeks but stitches had burst by then so still had an open wound across part of my perineum (couldn’t sit properly) and was bleeding clots. So my “one month old” by due date would’ve actually been while I was still really poorly.

I’d delay a bit I think.

Don't put your plans on hold. Please don't put plans on hold for a wedding that may or may not happen. Similar happened to a close friend of mine. She was very heavily pregnant when her youngest sister got married in Spain. They are a very close family but my friend decided it wasn't worth the risk flying. She also had a toddler and said she felt exhausted and wiped out by the second pregnancy and didn't fancy a trip to the sun. As it turned out he was born a few weeks early anyway