Unfortunately I don't think you will find an insurance that will cover you if you go into premature labour..
Almost all of the Travel Insurances have the same policies with regards to pregnancy.
Have been doing research and Columbus Direct seems to cover travel up to 30 weeks which fits in with our dates. Just researching if they cover the baby if it does happen to arrive early.
sorry I have no suggestions for travel insurance but just last week I returned to Australia from East Africa at about 25 weeks. I didn't actually have any cover, my travel insurance had expired when I was living o/s and I kind of forgot about it. Anyway, for me, travelling at that stage was awful, so I just want to share my experience and hopefully some advice! Make sure your flights are as direct as possible, I had a few changeovers so the whole trip was almost 2 whole days. Be prepared for not being able to stretch out horizontally for the whole time (unless you're happy to lie on benches like I did out of desperation), and having to sleep upright is not very comfy with a belly. Hopefully you're not travelling alone, its a nightmare to have to go to the toilet every five minutes at the airport with bags and stuff. And big mistake I made, make sure you have US dollars (obviously you will anyway, going to US) to buy water with if you have any stop overs in other countries.. I didn't and due to being overly tired and full of pregnancy hormones almost balled my eyes out when I couldn't pay for a bottle of water! It was sooo embarrassing, the girls in the duty free insisted I just take a bottle without paying. Also the obvious, keep some snacks in your bag for between in-flight meals and request lots of water while flying. Oh also if you buy heaps of stuff for baby while you're away consider posting it back home, I almost got a massive charge for excess baggage but also embarrassingly, I started crying and they let me off.. Oh also if you're travelling economy ask for the first row behind business class for all the extra leg room, unless you're lucky enough to get upgraded!
Sorry for all the negativeness, and I hope your flight is much better than mine. Have fun!
Last edited by bec293; June 17th, 2010 at 09:03 PM.
Thanks Bec. Sorry you didn't have a memorable time!
Luckily we are traveling business class and although we have a short flight from Melb to Syd our Sydney to the USA flight is direct. Will be traveling with 2 1/2 yo & husband so he will be able to help out! We have already picked our seats on the flight so are happy with where we are sitting and DD has her own seat so no worrying about having to accommodate her on a lap.
We will be doing heaps of shopping at the outlets (stocking up) but we have done this many times before and know our limits - we actually pack an empty suitcase to bring our purchases back in! We are even leaving our stroller at home as we want a double baby jogger and they are half the price over there so we are pre-ordering one and picking it up the day we arrive!
marknjo - curious - what did you find about travel insurance covering your US trip? ...and which online US site did you shop from? sorry not to be helpful in answering your questions
cool, lucky you, business class and direct flight I wish I could've done that, but flights from Africa are soooo expensive as it is! Sounds like you're all sorted. I've had the travel bug for ages (last 'trip' lasted a year and a half!), so wishing I could go somewhere in the next couple of months but after the last flight I think I'll have to wait Great idea about the empty suitcase, and hopefully the exchange rate is good for you. Have fun!!
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Great idea about the empty suitcase, and hopefully the exchange rate is good for you. Have fun!!
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