Driving after 38 weeks?

[RoyaUK]

Never heard of not being insured pre: birth - but perhaps a quick phone call to your insurer would clarify? I kept driving till the day baby was born at 41 wks.

Afterwards, i've heard some insurers vary in their policy. But the main thing post birth and definately post c-section is not really insurance but your physical state if you had to break suddenly or had a jolt. C-section - you've just had MAJOR surgery and your body is in recovery mode so not a good idea to risk hurting yourself further.

Good luck with your birth!

[Kangaskippy]

I have never heard of this before either...

I drove up to 2 days before I had DS1 (41.5wks) and was driving the morning i was in labour with DS2 (40wks)...so it just never crossed my mind really...:0)

knowing my luck, I will probably have to drive myself to the hospy this time, lol

[Glamourcide]

I've always heard about the driving after c-sec rule, but never about driving past a certain point in pregnancy... my mum always said 'just stop driving when you can't fit your belly under the steering wheel any more' and I know she stopped driving at 34 weeks because she's very petite and literally could not fit behind the wheel, but I've got really long legs so I can always reach the pedals I drove right up until the day I gave birth at 40+7 and never had problems, I believe I drove while in labour on the day (but I hadn't realised I was in labour yet, waters were intact, just had killer contractions lol).
Maybe give your insurance company a quick call and just ask, they have probably dealt with 'sillier' questions before and if it helps put your mind at ease it can only be a good thing Good luck!

[diva det]

as long as you feel safe to drive- i.e you can reach the pedals safely and use the steering wheel OK- then its fine
btw i drove whilst i was in labour- contractions were only 1.30 apart oops- lucky i didnt have far to go and i ended up giving birth 4 hours later lol