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Barbara · 05-15-2004, 01:56 PM

We moved from 200' (PDX) to 5,400' (DEN) in September. We got pregnant on the move out here, or immediately afterward. I was BEYOND EXHAUSTED, from the high elevation, the new pregnancy, the moving & my (then) 14 mo old finding her inner (beast) toddler. My OB said it would take my body 3-4 months to adjust to the elevation. He would not allow me to go any further into the mountains until that 4 month period ended, as it could deprive the baby of oxygen. I'm not sure how the mechanics of that works, but if mama struggles for o2, baby struggles for o2. I'd fly to Europe, though. Aircraft cabins are pressurized to feel about 8000', which isn't too much higher elevation than we are here. People certainly live safely in the mountains. Make sure your sister drinks a TON of water, and walks the aisles a few times during the flight. Something about blood clots in the legs... The second trimester is the safest time to travel. At 17 weeks, she's right in there.

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Barbara Jetgirls Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 106 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Traveling... We moved from 200' (PDX) to 5,400' (DEN) in September. We got pregnant on the move out here, or immediately afterward. I was BEYOND EXHAUSTED, from the high elevation, the new pregnancy, the moving & my (then) 14 mo old finding her inner (beast) toddler. My OB said it would take my body 3-4 months to adjust to the elevation. He would not allow me to go any further into the mountains until that 4 month period ended, as it could deprive the baby of oxygen. I'm not sure how the mechanics of that works, but if mama struggles for o2, baby struggles for o2. I'd fly to Europe, though. Aircraft cabins are pressurized to feel about 8000', which isn't too much higher elevation than we are here. People certainly live safely in the mountains. Make sure your sister drinks a TON of water, and walks the aisles a few times during the flight. Something about blood clots in the legs... The second trimester is the safest time to travel. At 17 weeks, she's right in there.