Your Guide to Traveling While Pregnant

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Newborn, Parent, Homebirth, Vbac, Kids & Family, Doula, Firsttimemom, Midwife, Pregnancy, Doctor, Parenting, Pregnant, Vanessamerten, Physician, Csection, Prenatalcare, Breastfeeding, Naturalbirth, Nursing, Birthcenter, Family, Baby, Hospitalbirth, Health, Obgyn, Research, Trimester, Expecting, Labor, Mom, Diet, Dad, Birth

4.5 • 948 Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Traveling during pregnancy can be completely safe and even enjoyable with the right preparation. Whether you are planning a road trip, boarding a plane, or heading out on a babymoon, this episode covers everything you need to know to stay healthy and comfortable while traveling. Learn about the best time to travel, what to expect from airline policies, and how to minimize swelling and reduce your risk of blood clots. Learn practical tips for packing, dressing, and planning. Plus, find out how to safely navigate airport security, support your immune system, and prepare for the unexpected so your trip goes as smoothly as possible.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Martin.
0:10.6	Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast.
0:15.6	Today's episode is your guide to traveling while pregnant.
0:20.1	Traveling during pregnancy can be completely safe and even
0:23.6	enjoyable with the right preparation. Whether you're planning a road trip, boarding a plane, or heading out on a baby moon,
0:30.4	this episode will cover everything you need to know to stay healthy and stay comfortable when you travel.
0:37.5	Learn about the best time to travel, what to expect from airline policies,
0:43.0	and how to minimize things like swelling and reduce your risk of blood clots.
0:48.7	Plus, you will learn practical tips for packing, dressing, and planning,
0:53.3	and find out how to safely navigate things like airport security, dressing, and planning, and find out how to safely navigate things
0:56.4	like airport security, support your immune system, and prepare for the unexpected so your
1:02.9	trip goes as smoothly as possible. You can find the complete article and all of the resources for
1:09.9	this episode at Pregnancypodcast.com
1:14.6	slash travel. You're currently listening to the public feed of the podcast, which gives you
1:21.4	access to add supported content for the last year. Become a pregnancy podcast premium member and get access to the entire back catalog
1:31.6	with episodes on everything for pregnancy and planning for your birth.
1:37.3	Plus, all of the premium episodes are ad-free.
1:41.3	If you have any travel coming up, you definitely want to download some podcast.
1:46.8	And being stuck on an airplane or in a car is the perfect excuse to catch up on past episodes.
1:53.7	Check out Pregnancy Podcast Premium at Pregnancypodcast.com slash premium.
2:02.0	Thank you to Zoller for their support of this episode.
2:06.2	Zoller goes above and beyond to use high-quality bioavailable ingredients,
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