Travel during pregnancy?

[Mum23boys1987]

Hi we are currently ttc and I'm already 38 so time is not on my side .. me and my earthside children will be travelling abroad for a trip to visit family for 4 weeks end of July. I had a mmc in October which resulted in a d&c and and now terrified if I continue to ttc before the trip ill be in the fordt trimester and something will go wrong when we are away should i hold off ttc untill we are back even with my older age?

Don't hold off. Time is not on your side and travel is fine at that point of pregnancy. There's also nothing that can be done really if it does go wrong so you don't need to worry about taking a hospital bag and notes etc.. Have a lovely trip!

Where are you travelling to? My only concern would be going to some parts of the USA where you may not be able to get appropriate healthcare for any first trimester related pregnancy issues.

Sorry to hear of your previous loss.
The thing is, travel won't change the pregnancy outcome. It's usually not dangerous to fly, some advice to follow, potential issues with very long haul but the risk is to you not baby so doesn't increase risk of miscarriage. So I suppose if you are pregnant by then, travel won't change whether it's a successful pregnancy or not.

Something to think about might be where in the world you're travelling to and in the worst case scenario if you miscarried could you access healthcare and have insurance to cover it? And is it a relatively safe part of the world for pregnant women (think Zika etc.)
Sorry to sound morbid but just like to think of all scenarios. The more likely scenario if you're pregnant is that everything goes smoothly, plus you get to visit your family.

If you delay TTC and it ends up taking a long time would you be kicking yourself for missing the extra few months? Especially when you mention time not being on your side.

I am a british expat & would be going back to the UK with full travel insurance.
My husband cannot come due to work & says he would be anxious of me going through loss again without him by my side he also says most women my age still have a couple of years fertility so will a few minths make much difference holding off. For me mentally both optione are hard if i fall ill be anxious something will go wrong if I hold off ill be anxious it'll be too late

Makes it tougher knowing you won't have your husband there. Do you have good family support in the UK if something were to happen? Could they stand in to look after DC? Someone you'd feel comfortable going to the hospital with?
Some women definitely do conceive naturally into their 40s but I think I'd be looking at it from the perspective of well it's probably going to get harder the longer I wait. That's my personal stance but only you will know which scenario you're most comfortable with. Pros and cons to both, for sure.

I wouldn’t wait to be honest

I wouldn’t wait, OP

I wouldn't wait, how easily could your husband get to the UK should it be necessary? With my first loss it was 2 days between bleeding starting and the loss being confirmed and the second time we were having early scans and it was a week between the second scan that showed no heartbeat and the scan where the confirmed the pregnancy has been lost as I needed to transfer from the rainbow room to the epu and had to be scanned by two different sonographers before they would initiate treatment to pass the pregnancy. There would potentially be time for your partner to travel to be by your side

I might be more hesitant if it was to a countryman with strict abortion laws as they can impact care in the case of miscarriages too.

I'm 37 and am on my 3rd pregnancy since June last year TTC number 2. I'm now 18 weeks I've really felt the pressure of time compared to conceiving my daughter in 2019.