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Hi Archie,
i called my OB and asked for an appointment on friday..so that in case my HPT is positive..i can talk to her, consult few things and cud ask her abt the travel..but she seems busy trow and friday and she spoke to me over the fone..she said..even if the HPT is positive..i can travel..This makes even more confusing..I will take the test on friday morning..Thanks, Take care. Archie replied. Dear Pridu,
I am here to provide insights. Knowing how difficult it's to get conceived and worrying to keep till term, I would suggest to rest and skip plans on travel for hours of driving. It should not make a difference if you travel, but in first trimester I always recommend people to take things easy and from second trimester they can resume life to routine. In third trimester depending on body comfort girls can choose to work more or less, they have to listen to their baby/body more than anyone, remember mother knows lot more about baby in the womb than Dr.

If it was me then I would not travel for 6 hours one way on the weekend with just a positive hpt. Each case is different and Dr. usually go by considering all is well and fine.

If you want to take my suggestion you can travel sometime later, same thing I been through last year. On this very weekend I was in doubt as to should I travel to DC or not. When I noticed primary signs of period I let my husband go with his plans. I travelled in my period, I have the worst period. Heavy bleeding, lot of pain 3 days before and full 5 days of menses. I loose all energy in my legs also, can't walk. Still I travelled as I knew I was already on period and we were ttc so this cycle was a failure and I did not wanted to travel in second half of next cycle. We skipped plans of Niagra, which were in pipeline for end of October or just the weekend before it's closed, but I conceived in the second week of October. I knew about that even before hpt, I took hpt only after a week I missed my period. I called Dr. only 2 weeks after missing period, then things were quick and all appointments in queue.

Follow your heart, I trust however better to be careful. You are in confusion only after knowing hpt results. Do not stress on this un-necessary aspect. Do what your heart says and do not get confused in two opinions, your Drs and mine.

Archie