Flying After C Section

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Flying after c section. We moved 1200 miles 9 days after my emergency c section. If your cesarean incision is healing well and you are in good health you should be able to travel safely by plane three or four weeks after your cesarean. It wasn t a fun drive but we did it because we had to air force orders.

But it s also important during this time to listen carefully to the signals your body is sending. Hi there i am planning a trip flying 2 hours approximately 8 10 weeks after the birth and was wondering if you think that would be ok after a planned c section. By russell turk m d obstetrician for most new mothers who have had few if any complications and are recuperating well not too strenuous travel one to two weeks after a vaginal delivery and three to four weeks after a c section is fine.

The highest period of risk is in the period 6 weeks after birth. In may 2010 we booked premium economy tickets to florida for end of may 2011 at a price of about 1k per person. Personally i would not fly until at least 6 weeks post c s.

We normally book early because of school holidays when the tickets sell out quickly get more expensive later etc. Obviously i will have to ask the gp consultant etc but just wondering from those who have had c sections before are you back to normal at that point. This was before i knew i was going to get pregnant again.

The risk of dvt is much higher after pregnancy plus surgery than after surgery in the non pregnant state iyswim. I definitely don t plan to go anywhere anytime soon after this baby if i end up with another c section.