Fun on Kauai While Pregnant

My wife and I are visiting Kauai for the first time later this week.
She is about six months pregnant, so we're wondering what kind of
island activities would be suitable for a pregnant woman to enjoy? We
thought about doing the Zodiac ride to the Napili coast, but that
looks too strenuous for a woman in her condition. So what about
kayaking? Hiking? What adventures might she enjoy besides lying in
the shade on the beach?

-Fleemo

fleemo17@ wrote:
> My wife and I are visiting Kauai for the first time later this week.
> She is about six months pregnant, so we're wondering what kind of
> island activities would be suitable for a pregnant woman to enjoy? We
> thought about doing the Zodiac ride to the Napili coast, but that
> looks too strenuous for a woman in her condition. So what about
> kayaking? Hiking? What adventures might she enjoy besides lying in
> the shade on the beach?
>
> -Fleemo
>


Kayaking would be fine -- but avoid any of our
Na Pali boat rides, as surf conditions are still
in the winter-rough mode. :-)

There are wonderful and easy hiking trails all
over Kaua`i. Check with any of the activity
desks for suggestions.

Have a _great_ visit!

-- auntie maria

On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, Auntie Maria wrote:

>
> fleemo17@ wrote:
>> My wife and I are visiting Kauai for the first time
>> later this week. She is about six months pregnant,
>> so we're wondering what kind of island activities
>> would be suitable for a pregnant woman to enjoy?
>> We thought about doing the Zodiac ride to the Napili
>> coast, but that looks too strenuous for a woman in
>> her condition. So what about kayaking? Hiking?
>> What adventures might she enjoy besides lying in the
>> shade on the beach?
>>
>> -Fleemo
>>
>
>
> Kayaking would be fine -- but avoid any of our Na
> Pali boat rides, as surf conditions are still in the
> winter-rough mode. :-)
>
> There are wonderful and easy hiking trails all over
> Kaua`i. Check with any of the activity desks for
> suggestions.
>
> Have a _great_ visit!
>
> -- auntie maria

Hate to mention this, but I guess no one has up to now.
It's kind of dangerous for the fetus to travel to
higher altitudes. For example, women who return home in
Peru to higher altitudes often have still births. I'm
not sure how safe is a 6 month fetus, but I think that
the doctor should know about this. Perhaps a five hour
plane ride is not enough to be a problem?

"Alvin E. Toda" <aet@lava.net> wrote in message
news:1176349202-sch@news.lava.net...
>
> Hate to mention this, but I guess no one has up to now.
> It's kind of dangerous for the fetus to travel to
> higher altitudes. For example, women who return home in
> Peru to higher altitudes often have still births. I'm
> not sure how safe is a 6 month fetus, but I think that
> the doctor should know about this. Perhaps a five hour
> plane ride is not enough to be a problem?
>
Up until the 36th week (1 month before expected delivery date) of a
normal, uncomplicated pregnancy, air travel is generally okay. Anyone
with a complicated pregnancy (eg, pre-term labor, diabetes,
hypertension, placental abnormalities, etc.) should not travel by air
(or sea, I guess). Definitely run it by your doctor. They do still
deliver babies on Kauai, as far as I know, but aren't set up for any
"high-risk" pregnancies.

"Alvin E. Toda" <aet@lava.net> wrote in message
news:1176438903-sch@news.lava.net...
>
> On Thu, 12 Apr 2007, RI Kanaka wrote:
>
>> "Alvin E. Toda" <aet@lava.net> wrote in message
>> news:1176349202-sch@news.lava.net...
>>>
>>> Hate to mention this, but I guess no one has up to
>>> now. It's kind of dangerous for the fetus to travel
>>> to higher altitudes. For example, women who return
>>> home in Peru to higher altitudes often have still
>>> births. I'm not sure how safe is a 6 month fetus,
>>> but I think that the doctor should know about this.
>>> Perhaps a five hour plane ride is not enough to be a
>>> problem?
>>>
>> Up until the 36th week (1 month before expected
>> delivery date) of a normal, uncomplicated pregnancy,
>> air travel is generally okay. Anyone with a
>> complicated pregnancy (eg, pre-term labor, diabetes,
>> hypertension, placental abnormalities, etc.) should
>> not travel by air (or sea, I guess). Definitely run
>> it by your doctor. They do still deliver babies on
>> Kauai, as far as I know, but aren't set up for any
>> "high-risk" pregnancies.
>
> Great... but isn't 36 weeks 9 months? You mean 32
> weeks? But wouldn't the practice be to guardband the
> time by about one month, say to the end of 7 months?
>
Human gestation is approx. 280 days (40 weeks) which is usually rounded
off to 9 months (it's a little longer). There are more than 28 days in
a month, 30.416 actually (365/12), so 280/30.416 = 9.2 months

On Fri, 13 Apr 2007, RI Kanaka wrote:

> "Alvin E. Toda" <aet@lava.net> wrote in message
> news:1176438903-sch@news.lava.net...
>>
>> On Thu, 12 Apr 2007, RI Kanaka wrote:
>>
>>> "Alvin E. Toda" <aet@lava.net> wrote in message
>>> news:1176349202-sch@news.lava.net...
>>>>
>>>> Hate to mention this, but I guess no one has up to
>>>> now. It's kind of dangerous for the fetus to
>>>> travel to higher altitudes. For example, women who
>>>> return home in Peru to higher altitudes often have
>>>> still births. I'm not sure how safe is a 6 month
>>>> fetus, but I think that the doctor should know
>>>> about this. Perhaps a five hour plane ride is not
>>>> enough to be a problem?
>>>>
>>> Up until the 36th week (1 month before expected
>>> delivery date) of a normal, uncomplicated
>>> pregnancy, air travel is generally okay. Anyone
>>> with a complicated pregnancy (eg, pre-term labor,
>>> diabetes, hypertension, placental abnormalities,
>>> etc.) should not travel by air (or sea, I guess).
>>> Definitely run it by your doctor. They do still
>>> deliver babies on Kauai, as far as I know, but
>>> aren't set up for any "high-risk" pregnancies.
>>
>> Great... but isn't 36 weeks 9 months? You mean 32
>> weeks? But wouldn't the practice be to guardband the
>> time by about one month, say to the end of 7 months?
>>
> Human gestation is approx. 280 days (40 weeks) which
> is usually rounded off to 9 months (it's a little
> longer). There are more than 28 days in a month,
> 30.416 actually (365/12), so 280/30.416 = 9.2 months

Great. So women who try to figure the father could
easily make a mistake? ;) They could be off by four
weeks. Actually, I guess they count back from their
missed period.

"Alvin E. Toda" <aet@lava.net> wrote in message
news:1176521702-sch@news.lava.net...
>
> On Fri, 13 Apr 2007, RI Kanaka wrote:
>
>> "Alvin E. Toda" <aet@lava.net> wrote in message
>> news:1176438903-sch@news.lava.net...
>>>
>>> On Thu, 12 Apr 2007, RI Kanaka wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Alvin E. Toda" <aet@lava.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:1176349202-sch@news.lava.net...
>>>>>
>>>>> Hate to mention this, but I guess no one has up to
>>>>> now. It's kind of dangerous for the fetus to
>>>>> travel to higher altitudes. For example, women who
>>>>> return home in Peru to higher altitudes often have
>>>>> still births. I'm not sure how safe is a 6 month
>>>>> fetus, but I think that the doctor should know
>>>>> about this. Perhaps a five hour plane ride is not
>>>>> enough to be a problem?
>>>>>
>>>> Up until the 36th week (1 month before expected
>>>> delivery date) of a normal, uncomplicated
>>>> pregnancy, air travel is generally okay. Anyone
>>>> with a complicated pregnancy (eg, pre-term labor,
>>>> diabetes, hypertension, placental abnormalities,
>>>> etc.) should not travel by air (or sea, I guess).
>>>> Definitely run it by your doctor. They do still
>>>> deliver babies on Kauai, as far as I know, but
>>>> aren't set up for any "high-risk" pregnancies.
>>>
>>> Great... but isn't 36 weeks 9 months? You mean 32
>>> weeks? But wouldn't the practice be to guardband the
>>> time by about one month, say to the end of 7 months?
>>>
>> Human gestation is approx. 280 days (40 weeks) which
>> is usually rounded off to 9 months (it's a little
>> longer). There are more than 28 days in a month,
>> 30.416 actually (365/12), so 280/30.416 = 9.2 months
>
> Great. So women who try to figure the father could
> easily make a mistake? ;) They could be off by four
> weeks. Actually, I guess they count back from their
> missed period.
>
The 40 week gestational period, estimated delivery date, and gestational
age are calculated from from the 1st day of the last menstrual period
(LMP), but the pregnancy generally lasts 38 weeks (9 lunar months, each
lunar month is 29.5 days) after conception, which is usually estimated
at 2 weeks after the 1st day of LMP. Fewer than 5% of deliveries are
actually on the calculated delivery date.

On Sat, 14 Apr 2007, RI Kanaka wrote:

> "Alvin E. Toda" <aet@lava.net> wrote in message
> news:1176521702-sch@news.lava.net...
>>
>> On Fri, 13 Apr 2007, RI Kanaka wrote:
>>
>>> "Alvin E. Toda" <aet@lava.net> wrote in message
>>> news:1176438903-sch@news.lava.net...
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, 12 Apr 2007, RI Kanaka wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Alvin E. Toda" <aet@lava.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:1176349202-sch@news.lava.net...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hate to mention this, but I guess no one has up to
>>>>>> now. It's kind of dangerous for the fetus to
>>>>>> travel to higher altitudes. For example, women who
>>>>>> return home in Peru to higher altitudes often have
>>>>>> still births. I'm not sure how safe is a 6 month
>>>>>> fetus, but I think that the doctor should know
>>>>>> about this. Perhaps a five hour plane ride is not
>>>>>> enough to be a problem?
>>>>>>
>>>>> Up until the 36th week (1 month before expected
>>>>> delivery date) of a normal, uncomplicated
>>>>> pregnancy, air travel is generally okay. Anyone
>>>>> with a complicated pregnancy (eg, pre-term labor,
>>>>> diabetes, hypertension, placental abnormalities,
>>>>> etc.) should not travel by air (or sea, I guess).
>>>>> Definitely run it by your doctor. They do still
>>>>> deliver babies on Kauai, as far as I know, but
>>>>> aren't set up for any "high-risk" pregnancies.
>>>>
>>>> Great... but isn't 36 weeks 9 months? You mean 32
>>>> weeks? But wouldn't the practice be to guardband
>>>> the time by about one month, say to the end of 7
>>>> months?
>>>>
>>> Human gestation is approx. 280 days (40 weeks)
>>> which is usually rounded off to 9 months (it's a
>>> little longer). There are more than 28 days in a
>>> month, 30.416 actually (365/12), so 280/30.416 =
>>> 9.2 months
>>
>> Great. So women who try to figure the father could
>> easily make a mistake? ;) They could be off by four
>> weeks. Actually, I guess they count back from their
>> missed period.
>>
> The 40 week gestational period, estimated delivery
> date, and gestational age are calculated from from
> the 1st day of the last menstrual period (LMP), but
> the pregnancy generally lasts 38 weeks (9 lunar
> months, each lunar month is 29.5 days) after
> conception, which is usually estimated at 2 weeks
> after the 1st day of LMP. Fewer than 5% of
> deliveries are actually on the calculated delivery
> date.

Ah so it looks like about two weeks from the LMP is the
most likely date of conception. I remember looking at
the special thermometer for about a .1 degree change to
figure out the best time of conception. I guess that
was about a day before the conception time. Women have
strong lunar rhythms. I guess that's why they can tell
that nine lunar months have passed. Even if the
delivery is not on the calculated day, I would still
guess that a majority of delivers do take place close
to this day of the 9th lunar month. Millions of women
couldn't be wrong.

On Sun, 15 Apr 2007, Nai`a wrote:

> Alvin E. Toda wrote:
>

>> Perhaps a five hour plane ride is not enough to be a
>> problem?
>
> I am unaware of any airlines that fly to Hawai`i from
> the mainland that do not use pressurized cabins.
> Pregnant ladies fly all the time with no ill effects
> to the baby.

Well, that's the risk. IIRC pressurized cabins can lose
pressue. Pregnant ladies shouldn't be at risk for that.
I guess a lot would depend on her and her doctor. And
there are other risks with travel mentioned earlier in
this thread for mothers with risky pregnancies. And
risks change over the course of the pregnancy. Hence
the 8th month rule of thumb mentioned earlier-- ie 36
week rule (as measured from the Last Menstral Period).