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amother

OP ↓

Mon, Oct 21 2024, 10:29 pm

We are for first days and chol hamod in Tampa was a great trip but I HATEEEEE flying!!!!! I forgot that I don’t like it since it has been ages since I last flew. The way here I calmed myself but now I’m insanely nervous!!! Anyone has tips! Please!!? What can calm me?

amother

Buttercup

Mon, Oct 21 2024, 10:30 pm

Medication-it works!

amother

↑ OP ↓

Mon, Oct 21 2024, 10:34 pm

Don’t have here. And I’m really early pregnant

DrMom ↓

Mon, Oct 21 2024, 11:18 pm

You flew to Tampa, right? Now you just need to fly back home?

How did you manage to fly there? Can you just do whatever you did on the outbound flight? I assume it worked.

amother

White ↓

Mon, Oct 21 2024, 11:22 pm

Hire a car and drive home.

Byvthe time you're a week into the drive, you might be willing to consider the merits of flying!

amother

Chambray ↓

Mon, Oct 21 2024, 11:26 pm

Start walking....

Alternatively, ask a Dr for Xanax or similar. He can advise on the pregnancy issue.

amother

Wandflower

Mon, Oct 21 2024, 11:27 pm

Meds, or rent a car and drive

amother

Tan

Mon, Oct 21 2024, 11:31 pm

Who are you flying with? What can you do to stay and keep busy?
Can your husband, kids talk to you so you can be distracted?

amother

Gardenia

Tue, Oct 22 2024, 12:26 am

I also HATE flying!!! The last time I flew, I said tehillim the entire plain ride. I was so calm!! Was the best flight ever!

amother

Daffodil

Tue, Oct 22 2024, 1:18 am

Take the xanax and get home. You'll be fine (confim with doc to be sure).
Don't fly again during pregnancy.

amother

Forestgreen

Tue, Oct 22 2024, 2:38 am

Many years ago I was flying back to the states with my (then) baby
I wss obviously nervous and an Israeli chiloni woman…dressed in shorts and halter top…came over and asked me what the problem was…I told her I’m not a good traveler and nervous to get on the plane ( besides I feel clostrofobic). I’ll (hopefully) never forget what she told me…She said ‘just imagine yourself in a bubble with your baby, think of your favorite color, and the RIBONO SHEL OLAM will watch over you!’
There I was…a chareidi woman and SHE, the chiloni woman gave me a short lesson in emuna and bitochen!
My “baby” now has a baby of her own but I have kept thus message in my heart every time I fly

amother

↑ Chambray ↓

Tue, Oct 22 2024, 4:13 am

I was on a plane which was landing through verrrrrrrry bumpy clouds Surprised

and I noticed that the young man next to me was even more anxious than I was (and that was saying something!)

In an effort to calm both of us, I started chatting to him and discovered his job.

He was a pilot!

He said he had hoped the job would cure his fear of flying.

Spoiler alert: it hadn't!

amother

Bluebell

Tue, Oct 22 2024, 4:45 am

You can just relocate to Tampa, problem solved

amother

↑ OP

Tue, Oct 22 2024, 5:59 am

U guys are sometimes just so nice 😞 mocking an innocent fear. Cool

The rest that gave some ideas thank you

justforfun87

Tue, Oct 22 2024, 6:19 am

amother Chambray wrote:

I was on a plane which was landing through verrrrrrrry bumpy clouds Surprised

That's Hilarious. I wonder if he only felt that way when he isn't in control. Sort of like me holding on for dear life whenever a certain someone in my life drives Smile

agreer

Wed, Oct 23 2024, 1:41 am

OP, since I hate flying and ONLY fly super-medicated, I am so interested in you! How'd it go? Are you home? How was the flight?

(Also...the nervous pilot post is hysterical!!!)

amother

Pistachio ↓

Wed, Oct 23 2024, 1:47 am

amother Gardenia wrote:

I also HATE flying!!! The last time I flew, I said tehillim the entire plain ride. I was so calm!! Was the best flight ever!

I second this
Tehilim is my best companion and works every time!

amother

↑ Pistachio

Wed, Oct 23 2024, 1:49 am

Also btw stewardesses carry anti anxiety meds so if you don’t have you can ask from them on the flight. I took once and it helped

amother

↑ Chambray

Wed, Oct 23 2024, 1:55 am

agreer wrote:

(Also...the nervous pilot post is hysterical!!!)

Thank you, I'm glad you...agree LOL

amother

Celeste

Wed, Oct 23 2024, 5:58 am

I also had a fear but I had to go overseas for something and bh I managed with tehillim and thinking about my family who I was visiting. Now BH not as nervous but still a little.

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