Travelling to Bali while pregnant

[sunshine_sieben]

Hi, I wonder if anybody has anything to say about a trip to Bali while pregnant.

My best friend lives in Bali and I've been meaning to visit her for about 9 years. DH and I would have a window of opportunity in the first week of march. I would be about 26 weeks pregnant. We are thinking of going now, because we won't be able to make it for quite some time after this baby is born. And it would be easier with 1 kid than with 2.
My only concern is the whole Bali belly "threat". Is it "safe" to make a trip like that while pregnant? I'm not quite sure what "dangers" loom over there, so any advice or opinion would be appreciated.

Thanks, Saša

[angelaartsstudent]

My Mum travelled to Bali and holidayed with everyone else when very pregnant with my sister and she had no food problems or anything whatsoever.

All was well.

It's only a short flight too so hopefully you won't be too uncomfortable on the plane.

[misty]

So long as you make sensible food choices, the 'threats' aren't really any biiger then if you were in Australia. I say go for it and enjoy yourself! It would be a good idea to look into travel insurance however, some will cover pg and some won't as it is a pre-existing condition.

[sunshine_sieben]

Thanks, girls, for your input. Unfortunately I just spoke to my friend and she said that the rainy season is coming really late this year so the only time we could go, at the beginning of march, is not a good time to travel. So we might give Bali a miss this year :-(

[angelaartsstudent]

I've been there in the rains season and it's actually not too bad. Wear areoguard always just in case but my family never had any problems.

To be perfectly honest, the wet London winter I experienced in 2007 was far worse than an Indonesian rainy season.

It's very tropical so gets humid and yes wet but I never experienced monsoonal type rains.

[Cassius2]

i honestly think it will be fine and not worth sacrificing your trip.

i lived in fiji for a couple of years and many ex pat friends were pg there and had babies there and although it was a developing country and had the usual problems of water bugs etc, it was avoidable.

drink the bottled water, and use it for brushing your teeth etc etc and you should be good to go! and of course avoid ice cubes and that kind of stuff (and fresh squeezed juices). just go for packaged and ensure that things are cooked well (as you would do at home).

i reckon you might find yourself disappointed if you dont go, and dont worry about it being the rainy season as long as you are on the bottled water you'll be fine.

HTH