So Torn Need Some Advice

[kimhano1982]

My daughter is currently 6 and we are planning a huge family trip with her dad and I and her grandparents for next April. As soon as the dates post we will be booking. What I am torn about is my daughter has never been to WDW and I always said I wanted to take her when she was still young enough to light up at the sight of Princesses and characters (even though I'm 30 and probably still will). My other struggle is I so desperately want to try to have another baby. She will be 7 when we go and feel like I shouldn't wait much longer but if I were to get pregnant say this month my new baby would be a month old and too young to travel. I even thought of just holding off ttc until November then the max I would be would be 5 months but then I look at all the rides I couldn't (and wouldn't want to cause I would hate to hurt my unborn baby) and wonder should I just put off trying to have another baby until we get back? I mean I really want my daughter to experience her first trip with her not feeling like I can't do this or that but I also feel like I'm not getting any younger and they already will have a big age gap. Typing this I have realized that maybe one more year won't hurt but idk I don't know anyone who has gone pregnant before. Just getting ya'll take one things. Thanks

 

[DizneyPryncess]

I went to Disney World when I was 18 weeks pregnant, and still had a wonderful time! There's still so many things that you can do. It was the perfect time during pregnancy to go, I thought. Morning sickness wasn't as bad as it was in the beginning, and I wasn't showing a ton yet so it wasn't uncomfortable walking around.

The only rides I skipped were the coasters, the safari, and a few other things with pregnancy warnings on them. Since you'll have so many other people there, your daughter will still be able to go on the thrill rides if she wants to. But at her age, I bet she'll mostly love all the Fantasyland rides, and you can do all of those! Same with things like Jungle Cruise, all the 3-D shows, all the walking trails in DAK, meeting the characters...the list goes on & on. I actually really liked being there pregnant, and I wouldn't hesitate to go back again around 4-5 months of pregnancy.

Right now, we are planning to take DD for her 3rd birthday, but we're also thinking about another baby. My brain is starting to try to figure out "what if I have a newborn? what if I'm 8 months pregnant? what if all this time goes by and it doesn't happen at all?" It's just so tough to plan things around pregnancy because you never know what will happen, so I've decided just to let life take me where it will. Whatever is meant to be will be.

 

[Sumrdog]

I went when I was about 15 weeks and it was perfect. I could still move freely, and I was over the morning sickness of my first trimester. I rode everything except the real thrill rides. My OBGYN even told me it was ok to do roller coasters, but I didn't just because I didn't want to risk it. She said that the only things she really wanted me to avoid were waterslides and things with extreme G-force like Mission Space. Our daughter was 5 and we had a great time.

 

[star77kc]

I went to Disney when I was 4-5 months pregnant with my twins, and I had a great time!! True, I couldn't go on the thrill rides, but that was fine because I had been on them a million times before. I also love all the "kiddie" rides too, so it was still a blast.
We will be taking our twins who will then be 2 years old in December. I am beyond excited to share the magic with them.
As far as your personal decision about a possible pregnancy, it's your choice on what works best for you. I will say this though for you to think about. I think it would be more fun for you and your family to go earlier while you were pregnant rather than with a newborn. This way you could get to spend every moment you could with your 7 year old daughter rather than have a newborn to take care of also. The other option is to wait to get pregnant until after the trip. Like you said, what's one more year? 30 is still really young. If you did wait, then you could go on all of the rides with her. But like I said, it's whatever you think is best for you and your family.
Whichever you decide, I know you will have a magical time with your loved ones.

 

[alissafalco]

I went this past September when I was 7 months pregnant. I couldn't go on some rides but I was able to do a lot. I really had a great time with my 2 1/2 year old daughter and I'm glad I did it before my son came along

 

[MickeyPeace]

I went when I was 7 months.. Oh wait I was never pregnant.

 

[cowanfamily]

Hold off a few months. Have one last trip with your daughter before you are pinned down with an infant.

 

[allgiggles]

Personally, I would rather go to DW pregnant than with a newborn -- but I had fairly easy pregnancies (no morning sickness). In 2005 we went to DW when I was about 11 weeks pregnant. I was worried that I wouldn't have a good time because I wouldn't be able to go on a lot of rides (it feels like almost every ride has a pregnancy warning) but our youngest DD was 4 and we really wanted to take her at that age. I talked to my obgyn (who is a HUGE Disney World fanatic -- goes almost every year) and he told me to go have fun and not worry about all of the signs with pregnancy warnings. At that early stage of pregnancy, the only rides he recommended I not go on were Mission Space and Rock N Roller coaster because of the G-forces (I think it was just those 2...there might have been 1 more). Everything else was fair game. I chose not to do any roller coasters that trip, but I did ride Test Track and the Safari (but requested to sit in the front row so I wasn't bouncing around so much). I made sure to drink plenty of water (we went in June) and we took afternoon breaks so the kids could swim and I could nap.

 

[docdebbi]

My daughter brought her six week old with us.. So one month old really isn't too young to travel unless its flu season, which April really is not. Infection is really your only risk. We made sure that he was either in a chest carrier facing in or covered over in his stroller/car seat so little germy faces weren't poking their noses in at him. The fact that she breast feeds and therefore he has all of her immunities makes us feel much safer.
Babies at that point are MUCH easier to bring along in out opinion. We usually sneak a trip in before each kid is 6 or 7 months old for that reason. They are satisfied to just be carried around in a carrier, eat, poop and sleep. Doesn't get much easier. Older they actually want to crawl, move around, play, do their own thing.
So,I am in favor going after kid is born if this is more convenient for you.
If you prefer to go while pregnant, as an OB I can tell you it is very do-able. Follow the restriction signs, but you can do almost anything. Sadly, no drinking around the world! I have taken several family members while expecting, including my daughter, right up to 34 weeks! No wimps in our family! Of course having a private duty OB along with you makes you feel a little more invincible.
You should be fine going either time in my opinion, plan your trip and go, unless you are due right at trip time

 

[dopeylover]

Don't wait to have a child around a vacation! If you get pregnant or have a baby already before your trip, you will still enjoy yourself either way at WDW! I took my DD when she was a week shy of a year and we had an amazing time, and we're currently planning our next trip, and by then our little guy will be just over a year, and our DD will be 4 1/2.

Also, we were planning a trip when I was pregnant w/ my DD. We ended up needing to cancel b/c I was put in ICU (all went well!), but our plan was if I got too tired or winded to rent a scooter if need be, so that's always on option as well.

Good luck on all your endeavors!

 

[Nemo14]

kind of an odd first post, don't you think?

 

[PrincessNelly_NJ]

If you really don't want to go pregnant. I would move my trip up. Disney memories are great but a new family member is awesome!

 

[disneygirl76]

My daughter is currently 6 and we are planning a huge family trip with her dad and I and her grandparents for next April. As soon as the dates post we will be booking. What I am torn about is my daughter has never been to WDW and I always said I wanted to take her when she was still young enough to light up at the sight of Princesses and characters (even though I'm 30 and probably still will). My other struggle is I so desperately want to try to have another baby. She will be 7 when we go and feel like I shouldn't wait much longer but if I were to get pregnant say this month my new baby would be a month old and too young to travel. I even thought of just holding off ttc until November then the max I would be would be 5 months but then I look at all the rides I couldn't (and wouldn't want to cause I would hate to hurt my unborn baby) and wonder should I just put off trying to have another baby until we get back? I mean I really want my daughter to experience her first trip with her not feeling like I can't do this or that but I also feel like I'm not getting any younger and they already will have a big age gap. Typing this I have realized that maybe one more year won't hurt but idk I don't know anyone who has gone pregnant before. Just getting ya'll take one things. Thanks

This is such a personal decision but from me and what I have gone through, don't put off having a baby b/c you never know what will happen. I have been trying to have a baby for 8 years and have spent two years going through IVF and still nothing. I'm not trying to be a downer or to say in anyway you won't be blessed but you never know what will happen. If you get pregnant, then you can't go on all the rides but that's okay. You can still have an amazing time meeting characters and enjoying the food and sights and sounds of the world. I have had friends go while they are ready to pop b/c they are so pregnant and just barely into their pregnancy. And i've friends travel to WDW with itty bitty babies. Life happens. I wouldn't hold off going because that isn't fair to your daughter and I wouldn't hold off trying because that isn't fair to you. Best of luck and sending you pixie dust.

 

[alissafalco]

If you do get pregnant message me I will fill you in about everything that I did while I was 7 months pregnant and what I did and don't recommend. Also, many of the pregnancy restrictions on rides are just to cover Disneys butt. Good luck with everything.