**** Taking a 13+ hr road trip in a week.... need survival suggestion!!!! *******
My husband and I are from Michigan but we are stationed in NC, im pregnant with my 2nd child and for the summer my daughter wanted to spend her last yr as the only child with my mother, so we will be traveling (by car) back home to drop her off and visit family for a couple days. We've taken this Michigan bound trip 3 previous times before, but NEVER pregnant! I'm a little worried about being in the car that long because i already get body aches and pain just from sitting at home so i can just imagine how it will be traveling for 13+ hrs (maybe more since i have to pee all the time) ! I've been hearing different horror stories of swelling of the legs, feet, etc and horrible body pains from prego's that have travel during pregnancy and i'm a little worried. We are having a baby shower there once we get there as well and the last thing i want to look like is a swollen whale when everyone see's me... especially since most of our family havent seen us in over a yr! . ANy suggestions on how to make it through this trip????????????? THANKS
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@madilynn, 5 pillows huh?! lol... okay that might work lol. I already have a hard time just gettin comfortable on my couch, so i know in a car will be morbid! lol
@StarKrayzie , i'm from detroit!!
@theswift4 , When u swelled up was it because u didnt stop much or drink enough fluids or something? We are stayin in Michigan for the same amount of days (2-3days), and i was worried about taking that trip back and forth so close without my body having not enough time to recoup from the hrs on the road. Does this sound close to why ur body went through what it did when u got back home?
TO ALL OF YOU LADIES.... thank you so much for ur input, it will help me much and some of my worries are a little settle now. So thanks, i'll be sure to make an update once we get back to let u all know how it went!
@camommy, thanks a lot. I'm paying attention to the details of what time of snacks u ladies are saying to take. I had chips and fruit in my head... but i think another mom said to stay away from salt as much as possible, so im gonna use ur advice on the string cheese and veggies instead! THANKS!