If you intend to travel with your spouse during her pregnancy, the second trimester is a good time to plan the trip. As her pregnancy advances, and later once your child is born, it will be more difficult to do so. Here are some tips on traveling with your pregnant spouse: Discuss your travel plans with your spouse’s doctor. Check to see if your travel insurance … [Read more...] about Travel during pregnancy
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Is it safe to fly while pregnant?
As a dad flying with a pregnant wife, you have to wonder if it's safe to hit the friendly skies. Flying sounds like a perfect storm of strangely described cabin pressure, bizarre foods, cramped quarters, bad air and lots of stress, none of which sounds good for mom or baby. The bottom line is that the risk is small until 36 weeks, as an article in today's New York Times … [Read more...] about Is it safe to fly while pregnant?
Planning major travel with kids
We made a promise to our kids that when they reached their twelfth birthdays, my wife and I would take them any place in the world they wished to go. We called the program "Twelve and Travel." There were several pre-conditions to the travel. The first one was, we had to be notified of the choice at least 12 months before the birthdate and there had to be some kind of … [Read more...] about Planning major travel with kids