> WD> Now I can tell a somewhat funny story about contractions on an
> WD> airplane.
 
> I bet it was less funny as it was happening?  :)
 
Wellll ... my wife was pregnant of the 4th and we decided to go on vacation
to the US, departing around the 7th month.
 
The docter said we could if we were back by the 8th month. So that's what we did.
 
Airline staff looked a bit strange as it is not a daily occurence but they
couldn't stop us. So we went.
 
My wife told that during take-off's the baby reacted strongly probably
noticing the shift in gravity but quickly returned to its normal business.
 
The amazing thing is that everywhere we (that included 3 small kids) went
we got put in front of all the queues. The US Immigration got us out of the
line and put us first, in the subway people ceded their seat, etc...
 
When going back we were at Kennedy Airport checked-in for our flight to
Amsterdam and my wife was having these funny looks on her face. So I asked
her "How many minutes in between?" and she said "About
10".
 
From the past we knew about early contractions as well as about the long
time our deliveries took (the 3rd one well over 24hrs) and had consulted
the docter about this. He said to just board and not to worry. So we
boarded, plane took-off, baby jumped up and down, contractions stopped and
she was born the normal way a month later.
 
Turns out now 15 years later she is crazy about flying and she is a high
flying gymnast as well.
 
Coincidence?
 
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