Having a Baby While Doing Post-Grad Study - Departure

We knew we're going to be parents about 3 months before departure. Setting and packing everything up for a long flight is daunting task. Coming to know that I have to make sure my wife and our baby safe is an extra responsible, yet we don't see it as an extra problem. As soon as we knew there was a baby in my wife's tummy, we rang a women and children hospital to have our daughter checked. We're fortunate to had already visited the hospital a few times beforehand. Several months in advance, We visited a gynecologist in the hospital to plan a pregnancy program. It was a several simple medical treatment to help us having a baby as we're already married 3 years and my wife have not been pregnant.

The first concern was the pregnancy age eligible for a flight. Some say that we should have no problem once the pregnancy reaches 3 months. Other say it is preferably 5 months old. The earlier was confirmed by the doctor, however, he stressed that it was his own opinion and put no pressure on us. 

In the end, we departed from Indonesia for Birmingham, UK on the 25th of July, 2021. This was quite long flight. The plane took off from Jakarta at 11.30 PM Indonesia time and touched down in Birmingham International Airport on the 26th of July at 17.00 PM. 

Having a pregnant wife in a long flight was a fun experience for me. Having a baby is such a great news and everyone who knew it during the flight extended good wishes, congratulations and other nice words. In the first airplane, Emirates, the stewardess provided an extra mineral water for my wife without being asked. And two stewardess in the last airplane, KLM, gave my wife a pack of extra full snack, souvenirs and a sweet greeting and wishes on a post card.