Guide

Dubai Nightlife: The Best Bars for Women in 2026

The Best Dining Offers in Dubai: Chic Restaurants, Lounges, Beach Clubs and Girls Nights

Sink Into Serenity: Inside Dubai’s Most Luxurious Sand Bath Experience at Cinq Mondes Spa

The Case for Music: Why Dubai’s Expat Mums Are Choosing Aureus

Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series - An Experience They Keep Coming Back To

Top 10 Most Affordable Budget Airlines in the UAE For Your Next Trip

Outdoor Movie Nights Return to JLT Dubai: Cinema Under the Stars Is Back for the Winter Season

Dubai Expat Resident Receives Commemorate Passport Stamp After 60 Years

Dubai Just Launched a Travel Influencer Academy

Classifieds

Jobs

How to Get a UAE Influencer License: Step-By-Step Guide & Requirements

Dubai Announces Pilot Launch of 4-Day Work Week For Employees

UAE Job Loss Insurance Claim Rejected? Here's Why It Could Happen

How to Claim UAE Job Loss Insurance: Eligibility and Step-by-Step Guide

Dubai Ranked Among Top 5 Cities in the World to Work In

Can I Get Fired in the UAE For My Mental Health Condition?

Dubai Dedicates AED 150 Million Government Support Fund For Influencers

How to Deal With Workplace Harassment in the UAE

The UAE's New End-of-Service Programme, Explained for Residents

Events

Don’t Miss It: DAZ Festival 2026 is the Ultimate Family Day Out This April

Dubai Polo Gold Cup Series - An Experience They Keep Coming Back To

Wicked Makes Its Middle East Debut at Dubai Opera and It's Unmissable

Outdoor Movie Nights Return to JLT Dubai: Cinema Under the Stars Is Back for the Winter Season

Real Madrid World is Celebrating World Football Day With AED 199 Tickets

List of UAE Public Holidays in 2025: Announced and Expected Dates

Win Cash Prizes Up to AED 300 For Every Kilo Lost With UAE's Weight Loss Challenge

Eid Al Fitr 2025 in the UAE: When is the Long Weekend?

Ramadan 2025 in Dubai: List of Ramadan Markets to Explore

Education

The Case for Music: Why Dubai’s Expat Mums Are Choosing Aureus

AL JABR EFI Opens Its French Nursery and Kindergarten in Dubai

Why Expat Families in the UAE Are Choosing Online School Over Traditional Classrooms

Dubai Private School Hosts Rare Art Exhibition: "Royal Lineage Across a Thousand Years of History"

The Education Plan Every Expat Parent Wishes They’d Started Sooner

Art, Culture, and Inspiration Come Alive: A One-of-a-Kind Celebration at BC Academy

Getting Kids to Cooperate Without Punishment or Rewards - Aware Parenting with Eva from Kisari.Kids

Back-to-School, Reimagined: How UAE Families Are Choosing a Smarter Start to the School Year

Embark on a Summer Adventure at Kids First Group Universe!

Money

Divorce in Dubai Explained: A 2026 Guide to UAE Family Law, Custody and Your Rights

The Legal Framework of Real Estate in Dubai

Marital Breakdown & Divorce: A Guide for Expat Mums Living in Dubai and Across the UAE

The Education Plan Every Expat Parent Wishes They’d Started Sooner

How to Pay UAE Fines in Instalments Using Tabby

Hidden Costs of Expat Life in Dubai (and How to Outsmart Them)

UAE Unveils New Official Dirham Symbol, Inspired By the Country's Flag

6 Financial Resolutions to Make for the New Year

Meet Dr. Hassan Elhais: A Pillar of Legal Expertise for Expats in the UAE

Home

The Legal Framework of Real Estate in Dubai

Getting Kids to Cooperate Without Punishment or Rewards - Aware Parenting with Eva from Kisari.Kids

Are "Own Visa" and Freelancer Visa Domestic Workers Legal in the UAE?

Hiring a Maid in the UAE: 5 Legal Red Flags

Ask a UAE Flower Shop: Your Most Common Questions, Answered

FYI Dubai is Banning All Single Use Bags From June 1

Carrefour's 'Choose Better' Programme is Here to Reward Healthier Choices With 10x the Points

Are UAE Domestic Helpers Allowed to Work on a Trial Period and Hired After?

Pet Breeding in the UAE: Is it Allowed and Where to Find Legal Pet Breeders

Car

How to Convert a Non-UAE Driving License in Dubai: A Complete Guide

Booking Taxis in Dubai: How to Hail a Taxi Through WhatsApp

What Are the Requirements For a Car Loan in Dubai?

Dubai Public Commute Timings & Road Closures for New Year's Eve

UAE Petrol Prices Will Increase in August 2024

Head's Up! Dubai Taxi Fares Will Increase in May 2024

UAE Announces New Fuel Prices For May 2024

Missing UAE License Plates: How to Report a Lost Plate or Reclaim Yours

Authorities to Waive All Dubai Traffic Fines Incurred on April 16

Wellness

Managing Anxiety During Uncertain Times: Practical Strategies to Stay Mentally Strong

Top Tips to Have a Healthy Heart in the UAE

9 Warning Signs for Breast Cancer

Where to Get Free Breast Cancer Screening in the UAE 2025

Win Cash Prizes Up to AED 300 For Every Kilo Lost With UAE's Weight Loss Challenge

Discover "The New You" at Zieda's Aesthetic Clinic in Dubai

Top Ladies-Only Gyms and Fitness Centres in Dubai

Say Goodbye to Wrinkles With Mediclinic's Botox Mondays Offer

Get Expert Healthcare and Wellness Delivered to Your Doorstep in Dubai Within 30 Minutes

Shop

Shopping In Dubai

Best Online Shopping Sites in Dubai and UAE

An A-Z Guide to Dubai's Popular Malls

What To Wear At The Beach In Dubai

14 Hilarious Realities of Visiting Dubai Mall

Every Day is a Discount Day on THIS Deals Site

Cityland Mall Preview: Dubai's New Nature-Inspired Shopping Mall

EWmums

EWfood

ewmoda

How late did you take a holiday in pregnancy?

117

Posts

EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 10 November 2011 - 09:06

I am looking at booking a holiday about 4-5 hours away but would be closer to 30 weeks pregnant, has anyone done this and would you recommend against? Obviously if all is well with the pregnancy. Thanks!

Log in to post new content in the forum.

117

Posts

EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 13 November 2011 - 14:54

Good advice, I will check how i'm doing at next doc appointment and think about booking. Thanks for all your feedback

2937

Posts

EW EXPERT

Latest post on 11 November 2011 - 19:59

PS DC camping at 27 weeks, were you insane????? I think I must have been. I was suffering really badly with acid indigestion at this stage and ended up outside the tent chucking up in the grass at 3am. Nice! We took a futon mattress with us which was woefully inadequate. Never again!

149

Posts

EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 11 November 2011 - 10:49

I fly a lot and took a month long trip from the UK to the States from my 33rd through to the start of my 38th week. No problems at all. Spoke with my midwife about it but as long as you have a single, non-complicated pregnancy you should have no problems at all. Like someone below said, wear the ever-so-sexy compression socks and get up and move around a bit. I found it easy to travel so pregnant. It is easy to get rides on those little carts and jump the cue for security. :) Ask for a bulkhead row but I just made sure I sat on an aisle seat and got up quite a bit... which isn't hard with as much as you go to the restroom at that stage anyway. I let my midwife know, took my maternity notes and looked at the hospitals and doctors in the area where I was visiting so I knew where I would want to go should I need to call someone. I also had my midwife's number on hand and so I could easily call her if I had any questions. Also, check with the airline. They will all have different rules for who can fly and when. Although, I had a doctor friend write up a note and the airline never even checked it and I was BIG at that stage. And, as someone said, check your insurance also. Like Kiwispers said, make sure you have a relaxing time on the holiday. Try to do more time in the pool rather than time walking through town squares. But I loved having that last lone holiday with my husband before baby arrived. Hope that helps. <em>edited by SweetLily on 11/11/2011</em>

kiwispiers15400

2782

Posts

EW EXPERT

Latest post on 11 November 2011 - 09:40

The flying part should be no big deal, just make sure you wear the compression stockings and move around a lot, but 4-5 hours should be fine, try and get a front row so no-one can recline onto your bump. Much more important is to make sure your "holiday" is actually relaxing. We took a trip at 27 weeks and I didn't enjoy it all that much, wasn't really up for walking around all day looking at stuff, needed to go to bed early at night which was frustrating for DH, hotel beds were to small to accommodate the nest of pillows I was using under my bump by that stage etc etc. If you are going somewhere where you'll just be sitting around relaxing then go for it, but skip the sightseeing or roughing it type stuff and make sure its not somewhere where you'll be too scared to eat the food etc. PS DC camping at 27 weeks, were you insane?????

51

Posts

EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 11 November 2011 - 00:29

I flew alot during my pregnancy for work to the States, Asia, Australia & the UK up until the 28th week. I also went on holidays to Thailand at 29weeks and flew to Australia at 32weeks & returned to Dubai at 36weeks. That was a 14hour flight with no problems. I actually enjoyed it. I guess each pregnancy is different. Ask your doctor, as you would need a doctors certificate stating that you are fit to fly, and when your due date is prior to being allowed on the flight. Most carriers need this from the start of your 29th week. Go and enjoy your last holiday with just you and your bump. You deserve it :)

140

Posts

EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 10 November 2011 - 23:32

With my last pregnancy I flew from Oz to Singapore and back at 28wks and was fine. My doctor OKed it and I stayed hydrated and ate lightly on the flight. You may still feel the usual after flight niggles (swollen feet and gassy) but if all is well in your pregnancy then it shouldn't be a problem. Listen to your body though!

2937

Posts

EW EXPERT

Latest post on 10 November 2011 - 20:06

Over the summer (from the UK) I went to Spain at 23 weeks, France at 25 weeks and then camping at 27 weeks. Had I not had all that booked in advance, there's no way I would have done it all. I was worn out at the end of it! Then I came back here at 29 weeks and that just about finished me off. Not that I'm ever planning on being pregnant again but if I was, I'd be sitting at home like a big fat slug, not moving and definitely not going on holiday!

298

Posts

EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 10 November 2011 - 15:28

I travelled out at 25 and returned at close to 27. Was pretty large and had SPD to boot. Took an 8.5 hour flight to Thailand. But when there we had a really chilled holiday so i guess that matters as well as flying distance. My doctor cleared me for travel till 36 weeks (at the time of return obviously coz of airline restrictions) if I wanted but I went early as planned. I had to carry a 'foetal travel certificate' which just is a doctors note saying I'm fit for travel. Nobody asked to see it though on the way back every emirates staff member that saw me stopped and asked me how far along I was. Told you I was large ;) Eta: oh yeah and a 4 hour transit in Bangkok with an hours flight to koh samui. And got there to discover emirates left our luggage behind. So had to walk aound for agesssss trying to find something other than bikinis to wear until the next day! So I say go for it if you feel fine :). Just book refundable everything if you're booking way in advance. <em>edited by susandiaz on 10/11/2011</em>

270

Posts

EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 10 November 2011 - 13:38

I personally would not do it. I am 19 weeks pregnant and I took my last flight before delivery last week. I would not risk plus think how uncomfortable you are going to be in the plane.

232

Posts

EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 10 November 2011 - 12:39

I was scheduled to take a trip in March next year and would be 24 weeks pregnant then. As it is a 8.5hour flight followed by a 3 hour car journey I have decided not to travel since finding out I am pregnant. When doing research, it says to make sure that your insurance covers you at the destination and that you have a doctor that you can use there if there are any problems. Whilst researching as well, I also found out that a lady was refused boarding from the airline when she was returning to her home country after taking a trip! She needed a letter from a doctor in the country that she was departing from before they would let her take a flight. If this is your first pregnancy it is hard to predict how you will feel at 30 weeks. Last time I was pregnant I took a hotel break at a local hotel in late pregnancy. This time, I am already having bad leg cramps so I know I could not face a long flight. That said, plenty of people do travel well in to their pregnancies and have no problems. Just remember to drink plenty of fluids on the flight, wear support socks to prevent blood clots and eating light meals the day before and the day of travel is supposed to help.

178

Posts

EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 10 November 2011 - 11:12

Agree with Shellly - ask your doctor. We went to Cyprus when I was about 26weeks pregnant (about 4hrs flight away) - I did ok it with my doctor and made sure I had insurance for a decent hospital in Cyprus too! TBH I was huge by this point and wouldn't really have wanted to fly much later.

1403

Posts

EW OLDHAND

Latest post on 10 November 2011 - 09:25

With all our holidays during pregnancy I always left it up to my Ob/gyn to decide yes or no, I figured she knew best, and she did. ;)

Log in to post new content in the forum.

ON EXPATWOMAN TODAY

AL JABR EFI Early Childhood Centre | French nursery in Dubai

AL JABR EFI Opens Its French Nursery and Kindergarten in Dubai

Dubai women dining offers guide 2026

The Best Dining Offers in Dubai: Chic Restaurants, Lounges, Beach Clubs and Girls Nights

Best music schools for kids in Dubai | Aureus Academy UAE

The Case for Music: Why Dubai’s Expat Mums Are Choosing Aureus

Dubai Nightlife: The Best Bars for Women in 2026

Dubai Nightlife: The Best Bars for Women in 2026

UAE Family Law 2026 | Divorce, Custody & Personal Status Guide for Expat Residents

Divorce in Dubai Explained: A 2026 Guide to UAE Family Law, Custody and Your Rights

Managing Anxiety during Uncertain Times: Practical Strategies to Stay Mentally Strong

Managing Anxiety During Uncertain Times: Practical Strategies to Stay Mentally Strong

The Legal Framework of Real Estate in Dubai | Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy

The Legal Framework of Real Estate in Dubai

Top Online Schools in the UAE for Kids and Teenagers: CambriLearn

Why Expat Families in the UAE Are Choosing Online School Over Traditional Classrooms

A Guide to DAZ Festival 2026 in Al Ain | Tickets, Activities, Food & Beverages, Shows, Events & More

Don’t Miss It: DAZ Festival 2026 is the Ultimate Family Day Out This April

How to get a divorce in Dubai as an expat resident

Marital Breakdown & Divorce: A Guide for Expat Mums Living in Dubai and Across the UAE

Royal Lineage Across a Thousand Years of History exhibition at BC Academy International School Dubai news

Dubai Private School Hosts Rare Art Exhibition: "Royal Lineage Across a Thousand Years of History"

10 Essential Steps to Secure Your Child’s Educational Future

The Education Plan Every Expat Parent Wishes They’d Started Sooner

Psammotherapy at Raffles the Palm Dubai

Sink Into Serenity: Inside Dubai’s Most Luxurious Sand Bath Experience at Cinq Mondes Spa

How to Pay UAE Fines in Instalments Using Tabby

How to Pay UAE Fines in Instalments Using Tabby

Kisari Kids - Awareness Parenting Coach Eva Szorad Interview

Getting Kids to Cooperate Without Punishment or Rewards - Aware Parenting with Eva from Kisari.Kids

Top online British and US High Schools in the UAE: CambriLearn

Back-to-School, Reimagined: How UAE Families Are Choosing a Smarter Start to the School Year

Top 10 Low Cost Airlines in the UAE

Top 10 Most Affordable Budget Airlines in the UAE For Your Next Trip

Top Nursery School Kids Summer Camps in Dubai 2025

Embark on a Summer Adventure at Kids First Group Universe!

Dubai Expat Resident Receives Commemorate Passport Stamp After 60 Years

Dubai Expat Resident Receives Commemorate Passport Stamp After 60 Years

Top 5 UK curriculum online schools for expat families and kids abroad

Top 5 Online Schools For Expat Families in the Middle East

Hidden Costs of Expat Life in Dubai (and How to Outsmart Them)

Hidden Costs of Expat Life in Dubai (and How to Outsmart Them)

Travel influencer academy in Dubai

Dubai Just Launched a Travel Influencer Academy

Central Bank of UAE reveals new official currency symbol for the Emirati dirham

UAE Unveils New Official Dirham Symbol, Inspired By the Country's Flag

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed announces 3 best UAE government departments

Pictured: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed at a UAE Cabinet meeting.

H.H Sheikh Mohammed Ranks 3 Best & Worst UAE Government Departments

New 10-Year UAE Residency Visa for Dubai Content Creators and Influencers

There's a 10-Year UAE Residency Visa for Dubai Content Creators and Influencers

Breakfast with penguins at Ski Dubai Mall of the Emirates

You Can Now Enjoy Breakfast With Penguins in Dubai

How to convert another country's drivers license in Dubai

How to Convert a Non-UAE Driving License in Dubai: A Complete Guide

Registrations open for EYFS curriculum Willow Children's Nursery in Dubai

Where to Choose the Best EYFS Children's Nursery in Dubai Marina

Outdoor cinemas in Dubai for the winter season 2024

The Best Outdoor Cinemas in Dubai to See Open-Air Movies This Winter

Executive Hospitality Programme at South View School in Dubai

Introducing the Executive Hospitality Programme at South View School Dubai

Expat legal consultants in the UAE | Dr. Hassan Elhais

Meet Dr. Hassan Elhais: A Pillar of Legal Expertise for Expats in the UAE

Saray Spa promotions at JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai

This Luxury Dubai Spa Has Some of the Very Best Breaks To Escape To

A Complete Guide How to Get an Influencer License in Dubai and UAE

How to Get a UAE Influencer License: Step-By-Step Guide & Requirements