Holls 1505 Posted December 2, 2021 Hi all!!! It's been so long. I'm currently 15 weeks pregnant! A total shock, but a great one. I'm 41 lol and it's our 4rth. Just found out it's a girl. My anxiety has been great but we all know with hormones, all bets are off. 😂 While this isn't health related, sorry. I love y'all and trust you with my fears. We are flying on a short flight in 2 weeks. It's 1 hour and 30 min flight to Florida. I have been on a plane twice and the last one I had a horrible panic attack..I cried and felt like I couldn't breath. I swore I'd never do it again. I can't drive 12 hours to FL pregnant sooo, flying it is. I will be with my husband and three kiddo and I sure don't want them to see me anxious or become anxious because I am. Can anyone give me a rational pep talk on plane safety lol or what they do for plane anxiety? Hugs all. And happy holidays!!!! 🎄🎄🎄❄️⛄ 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acie 3 Posted December 2, 2021 Hello Holls, As an aircraft maintenance engineer I can assure you that modern airplanes are state of art from the safety point of view. All systems are redundant and pilots in USA undergo trainings of a highest standards. Always remember that today it is the safest way of transportation. You are free to ask me if have any questions on this topic. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davide.h 26 Posted December 2, 2021 I found it helpful to observe the airport itself, how many people come and go and how routine it all is. I don't fly often either, certainly haven't since the Rona hit, but in the past that's helped me. For me it was always the anticipation of the flight and not that flight itself that caused anxiety. Oh, and congrats on the kid! 😁 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARC 431 Posted December 2, 2021 Congratulations on your pregnancy. I have flown probably over 100 times and it is the safest and fastest way to go. I take a half of a diazepam as I feel bad sometimes from motion. You could talk to your doctor to see if you can take anything to relax you a bit. You will be fine and have a safe trip and good time!!!!!!!!!! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrightPhoenix 78 Posted December 2, 2021 Welcome back Holls, and congratulations on your kid! My sister is 36 and having one as well, so I know how interesting it can be at that age. Lots of precautions to take and having to be careful. Don't want to trigger things so I'll say it this, you are *way* safer flying in a plane than you are driving your way to Florida. I have the same fears of flying as well too, even for short trips of 30-40 minutes. I think it's part of the reason why I don't take that many trips as well. Site is going on as always, health anxiety is always a beast that is difficult to tame. Hope you got your HA under control as well. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PennyPanic 276 Posted December 2, 2021 16 hours ago, Holls said: Hi all!!! It's been so long. I'm currently 15 weeks pregnant! A total shock, but a great one. I'm 41 lol and it's our 4rth. Just found out it's a girl. My anxiety has been great but we all know with hormones, all bets are off. 😂 While this isn't health related, sorry. I love y'all and trust you with my fears. We are flying on a short flight in 2 weeks. It's 1 hour and 30 min flight to Florida. I have been on a plane twice and the last one I had a horrible panic attack..I cried and felt like I couldn't breath. I swore I'd never do it again. I can't drive 12 hours to FL pregnant sooo, flying it is. I will be with my husband and three kiddo and I sure don't want them to see me anxious or become anxious because I am. Can anyone give me a rational pep talk on plane safety lol or what they do for plane anxiety? Hugs all. And happy holidays!!!! 🎄🎄🎄❄️⛄ Congrats on the baby! How exciting and such wonderful news! I don't like to fly...at all. I mean I really hate it. I get all up in my head about it and freak myself out. But I discovered something that helped me tremendously and it goes against what I thought. Whenever I've had the good fortune to sit in the exit row or by a window, my anxiety goes down tremendously. I used to make the hubs sit by the window...no more, I grab it for myself and ***everyone*** is much happier. LOL ! Seems like if I look out or feel like I have "room" I feel better. I used to be afraid to look out...but for some strange reason...the feeling of having more space around me helps ... a lot. and I'm not claustrophobic...so that doesn't explain it. Also, I wear my "Lucky flying shirt" every single time. It's a christmas shirt (think ugly christmas sweater but it's a t-shirt)...I don't care what time of year it is...I wear it. I swear it keeps the plane flying. LOL! But seriously, if you can get an exit row or look out the window, it might help you as well. I don't understand it...but I promise it works. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Holls 1505 Posted December 3, 2021 21 hours ago, davide.h said: I found it helpful to observe the airport itself, how many people come and go and how routine it all is. I don't fly often either, certainly haven't since the Rona hit, but in the past that's helped me. For me it was always the anticipation of the flight and not that flight itself that caused anxiety. Oh, and congrats on the kid! 😁 Thank you so much. And I love that advice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Holls 1505 Posted December 3, 2021 19 hours ago, PennyPanic said: Congrats on the baby! How exciting and such wonderful news! I don't like to fly...at all. I mean I really hate it. I get all up in my head about it and freak myself out. But I discovered something that helped me tremendously and it goes against what I thought. Whenever I've had the good fortune to sit in the exit row or by a window, my anxiety goes down tremendously. I used to make the hubs sit by the window...no more, I grab it for myself and ***everyone*** is much happier. LOL ! Seems like if I look out or feel like I have "room" I feel better. I used to be afraid to look out...but for some strange reason...the feeling of having more space around me helps ... a lot. and I'm not claustrophobic...so that doesn't explain it. Also, I wear my "Lucky flying shirt" every single time. It's a christmas shirt (think ugly christmas sweater but it's a t-shirt)...I don't care what time of year it is...I wear it. I swear it keeps the plane flying. LOL! But seriously, if you can get an exit row or look out the window, it might help you as well. I don't understand it...but I promise it works. Lol penny you are so cute. I can see you wearing your Christmas shirt in summer flying ☺️ I completely understand though and I will be wearing my angel pendant on the flight. I always avoided the window too! And I'm not claustrophobic either but I do feel like I'm not able to see anything or have room to run lol. I think the window is a great idea. Thank you. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PennyPanic 276 Posted December 3, 2021 18 minutes ago, Holls said: Lol penny you are so cute. I can see you wearing your Christmas shirt in summer flying ☺️ I completely understand though and I will be wearing my angel pendant on the flight. I always avoided the window too! And I'm not claustrophobic either but I do feel like I'm not able to see anything or have room to run lol. I think the window is a great idea. Thank you. Perfect idea on the Angel pin. As for the window (or exit row seat) It makes no logical sense to me...I can't explain it but it really works for me. Let us know how it goes for you! You got this! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davide.h 26 Posted December 3, 2021 7 hours ago, Holls said: Thank you so much. And I love that advice. Of course. If it's not too much, send me a personal message. My depression was getting better but I'm backsliding. So few people to talk to! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrightPhoenix 78 Posted December 6, 2021 On 12/3/2021 at 11:22 AM, davide.h said: Of course. If it's not too much, send me a personal message. My depression was getting better but I'm backsliding. So few people to talk to! Man I know that feeling - it feels like the world has gone upside-down in a handbasket. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARC 431 Posted December 7, 2021 I remember a number of years ago we were flying from Baltimore to Phoenix in January. It was snowing pretty hard out and they had to de-ice the plane twice. The pilot came out and walked down the isle and looked at the wings and said we were ready to go. We took off in the storm and we were fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARC 431 Posted December 7, 2021 The best flight I ever had was a direct non-stop flight from Baltimore to Cleveland. The flight was over so fast that it seemed to be over before I knew it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davide.h 26 Posted December 8, 2021 23 hours ago, MARC said: The best flight I ever had was a direct non-stop flight from Baltimore to Cleveland. The flight was over so fast that it seemed to be over before I knew it. I'd have just driven from Baltimore to Cleveland, I love road trips! I feel you miss out on a lot when you're just flying over everything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARC 431 Posted December 9, 2021 I have driven from Baltimore to Toronto twice and from Baltimore to Charlotte, then Charleston and then Savannah and it wore me out. The traffic was awful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobnnat 496 Posted December 13, 2021 Hi Holls and wow, congratulations on number 4! Our number 3 was also a “surprise” but she’s my now 10 year old little baby girl! By now perhaps your flight has been taken; if not, I echo everyone’s comments. In the 90’s I flew all over the country for my job, and loved it. Let us know how it went. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Holls 1505 Posted December 23, 2021 Hi all. I'm back from the trip and my feet are on the ground lol. I will say that the flight was smooth both there and back but wowza, I am an anxious flyer. I just couldn't seem to keep myself focused on anything other than the plane. I also had a hard time enjoying vacation knowing I would be back on the plane again.. needless to say.. I'm so glad to be home and with the new baby coming there is no flights in my near future ☺️ thank you all for helping me and I did keep all of your comments in my head and it did help when my anxiety was rising. Hugs everyone! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARC 431 Posted December 23, 2021 I am happy to hear you are back and in good shape. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PennyPanic 276 Posted December 23, 2021 So glad to hear you are home safe and sound. Hugs right back atcha! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 198 Posted December 23, 2021 It is important to know how we let things get to us. The plane was fine, but it caused the most anxiety. Pilots are trained to handle everything. I have only been on one trip via airplane and there was a brief moment of turbulence. It was mild but jarring. We got through it, and I thought "wow, this is what it is like". I had no idea lol. Would I fly again? If it's a long distance, yes, but after all this Corona crap goes away. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
