Flying in first trimester?

[BettyButterknife]

DH is taking me to Paris next week, when I will be 8 weeks.

I'll be ok to fly, won't I? I can't remember from last time! It's only at the end you're not advised to fly, isn't it?

Hi - I read something the other evening in a baby book by Mirriam Stoppard that said it was ok to fly right up til your 7th month. 8 weeks is way early. I flew to Paris in my first trimester with no ill effects. Enjoy your trip.

Phew, thanks Meandacat! I will

Think its fine. I've had to fly loads of times now for work and once for hols.

Is it ok going through the security scanner things? Can you request to be done with a wand instead?

I did many European flight and 1 long distance in 1st and 2nd tri. You can fly up to 32-34 weeks I think.

In Germany, they are very good about not letting you walk through the scanner and give you a manual search. When I requested a manual search at Manchester, the security woman was a total b about it. I don't know if they are ignorant about it here but other countries seemed much more sensitive.

Flew to NY at 8 weeks (back at 10) no problem at all.

It's absolutley fine - flying and security thingies. You would have to fly literally hundreds and hundreds of times before any harm woulod be done

Flew long-haul (13 hours each way) at the end of the first trimester - I was 11 weeks when I went out, 14 weeks when I came home. The practice nurse we saw about jabs didn't seem particularly worried. Just told me to make sure I exercised at regular intervals, and to wear compression socks (lovely!).