My husband and I are going to Paris for Christmas and I will be 6 months pregnant. We went in 2000, and loved our visit. Does anyone have a pregnant Paris experience to share?

I do I do.<BR><BR>I went. <BR>I ate and I ate and I ate and I ate and I ate..... I was great!!!!<BR><BR>I also bought my baby 2 beautiful dresses and a Sorbonne sweatshirt.

I was in Paris in August MANY years ago, 5 months along. I almost fainted in front of the Arc de Tripmphe because I was overtired, or dehydrated, or something! But everything else was wonderful.

My pregnant daughter (due 11/09!), her husband, and I went to Paris in May. We'd all been there several times before, so we just went to &quot;hang out&quot;, this probably being the last time for a few years that she'd be able to do so, unencumbered! We stayed in our favorite little 2 star hotel in the 6th,Hotel du Lys, walked a lot, ate in good but relatively inexpensive restaurants, went to a concert at Ste. Chapelle, and did a splurge lunch at Grand Vefour. No wine or unpasteurized cheese for her this time. One of my missions was to find one lovely little outfit for bebe (gender unknown) in Paris, and my son-in-law tells the story that we spent three days doing that! A bit of an exaggeration, but we did see beautiful things at Bon Point, Petit Faune, Jacadi, and Tartine et Chocolat, where I found a tiny white velour sleeper that he/she will wear home from the hospital.<BR><BR>I think it was a special time for all of us; my daughter lived in France for 2 years--jr. year in college and then back as an au pair after graduation--, and I visited her both times. And she and her husband spent a few days in Paris on their honeymoon 3 yrs. ago. Paris, with all of its beauty and meaning for all of us seemed to be the perfect place for a little trip.

Personally I wouldn't travel while pregnant. It's great if everything went well healthwise, but sometimes one never knows what'll happen. When I was pregnant I wouldn't think of traveling and I thought that it's against airline policy to fly after you're quite a few months along? Not sure but I wouldn't do it.

Thanks for sharing your archaic views, xxx. And this helps this thread how?

Sorry, xxx,<BR> I missed the part where Victoria asks 'If She Should Fly' or not.

Victoria,<BR><BR>I don't have any experience to share but we will be going the 2nd week in Jan. with our daughter who will be 5 months pregnant. I am a little worried but her Dr. said it should be ok. I know not to eat the cheese and maybe the salads but hopefully everything will be ok. This opportunity may not come up again. I hope that you have a wonderful and safe trip! I will enjoy reading the posts that you get on this question for our information also.

I'm not trying to be archaic. If you want to risk your health by traveling just so you can squeeze in a few last moments to yourselves before the baby is born, that's your decision. I just don't see why the travel cannot wait until after the baby is born.

My wife &amp; I were there @ the same point in her pregnancy last year &amp; have a great time. We did not know what we were having but I insisted on a beautiful dress &amp; I also purchased a small painting in Montmartre that showed a Cafe Sophie. Our daughter Sofia was born 10 weeks later. Just allow yourself plenty of time to rest &amp; don't overdo it. &amp; enjoy the food ! Sofia will of course be joining us our next trip in March.

I think XXX makes very good sense when they said they do not highly advise or recommend traveling when pregnant. My sister was 5 months pregnant when her husband surprised her with a long weekend in Paris for her birthday. Two days into the trip she started having contractions and they spent so much time getting moved from hospital to hospital that she lost the baby. I'm not saying that the travel caused this to happen but if she had been home and closer to her doctors maybe the outcome would have been different. I've known friends to work, horseride, play tennis, travel - until the day they gave birth and they were fine where other women have to be more careful and watch what they do. There isn't one right answer that covers ALL women - it has to be a totally individual decision and the doctor should be included on this.

life is short - go - have a good time and don't worry!!

How many kids does xxx have, my $$ is on zero..

I don't necessarily think xxx is being archaic. My wife and I went to Washington when she was 3 months pregnant. After fainting in a restaurant, we spent 4 hours in the emergency room. Upon returning home, she was put in bed for the last 6 months of her pregnancy before our son was born. If we had been overseas at the time, I'm not so sure things would have turned out as well as they did.<BR><BR>I wouldn't necessarily say Victoria should not travel but she should be careful. If she has been pregnant before and not had any problems, perhaps there is less to worry about.<BR><BR>She definitely needs to be conscious of how much activity she undertakes and the risks involved.

Being way has about zip to do with anything. we were at home when our pregnancy problems began, and following two months of complete bed rest, more bad news. so, go on your trip, take reasonable care, and have a good life. everybody has a tale to tell, make yours a successful one. your kids will thank you for getting them on the travel trek at first opportunity. I'm sure the little one is listening, and champing to go. Enjoy your life and believe in your own plans.

Having posted already about my trip to Paris when I was 5 months pregnant, I must come to the defense of xxx, about being cautious. <BR><BR>Knowing what I do now, I would not fly during pregnancy. For one thing, even though doctors say it is safe, this is only because of an absence of proof that it's dangerous, not because it has been proven safe. There is a difference! The medical profession doesn't get answers to questions it doesn't ask -- it took them until the late 1970s to realize that it's not a good idea to drink alcohol when pregnant. Over the years, I have heard alot of anecdotal evidence about problems after flights, and had bleeding of my own after a flght with big-timepressure problems. My doctor didn't ask me what I'd been doing, so he never had a chance to develop any sense that his pregnant patients might have complications from flying.<BR><BR>I didn't bring this up originally, since it wasn't the OP's question, but since there seems to be a lack of evidence that flying is safe, as well as a lack of evidence that it's dangerous, I personally would wait until the right questions have been asked and answered.

and driving in a car with a belt and airbag are acceptable risks? perhaps we need to step back and leave the anecdotal out this. victoria has decided to go, lets help her make it a safe trip, this is not a debate about whether she ought to go. respect victoria. she asked for a shared experience, not some scarey horror story.