Would you attend a wedding 1.5 hours away 2.5 weeks before due date?

[Newmum1996]

would you go to a wedding 1.5 hours away 2.5 weeks before your due date? My partner is groomsman and doesn’t drive at the moment (medical) so I would have to drive it or rely on somebody else. All our friends are staying in hotels but I’d rather come home so if I do happen to go into labor the night, my mum would be round the corner. And my dad would look about my older child.

I feel like it’s silly to go and somewhat dangerous for me to drive being that close to DD but I’d be soooo gutted to miss it!! :(

I wouldn't go. I had my eldest at 37 weeks. I went from 0cm to 10cm in 28 minutes. If you decide to go you need to take your read book and hospital bag just in case.

I think it’s fine. It’s not so far.

Yes absolutely I worked to 38 weeks and travelled for work, driving long distances, was fine other than regular pee stops, I was driving till I went into labour.

She’d call an ambulance or taxi I assume.

With dc1 I went to a wedding on August bank holiday and my due date was 9th Sept, so pretty close. The wedding was just over an hour away, but this difference is dh drove. I managed the wedding fine, but I was really uncomfortable and wouldn’t have wanted to do a busy drive on the motorway at that point. I think your main problem is that you’re the driver so if anything happened it’d be on you to get yourself home or to hospital. So in your scenario I probably wouldn’t go.

I did - well, it was 1 hour away and a few days closer to due date. I was pregnant for another 3 weeks afterwards!

I think it's fine to go, presuming that you feel well (enough to drive), haven't got a new born baby, and aren't in labour. You do need to make sure that you have a way of getting back, in labour and not driving if you need to, and the wedding couple need warning that it may be both of you or just DH or neither of you, and both of you may need to pull out at any point before or on the day with no warning. I wouldn't have DH as groomsman though, if you are in labour or go into it at the wedding, he'll need to be with you.

No one goes into labour with a baby MSc has it within an hour. Take your bag and go to your maternity unit if baby starts moving ! You will have loads of time. Consider what you will do if you are uncomfortable. Many of us would have only just stopped work by then!

I’d go. I know you’ve said you don’t want to stay in a hotel but it might be nice to have the option of going to bed early, or even for a rest/nap. Otherwise I’d tell DP you reserve the right to leave early if you’re knackered.

I had to drive 1.5 hours to give birth lol. Yes I would.