Re: DR ~ altitude in 3rd trimester........

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At Wed, 28 May 2003, emme wrote: >
>At Mon, 26 May 2003, emme wrote:
>>
>>DR, is it good or bad to go up from a level of 5,000 ft (here in denver)
>>up to a mountain at a level of 12,000 feet???? (the mountains are
>>actually above 14,000 ft at the top, but i wouldn't go that
>>far..........
>>
>>i know planes are ok, cuz they're pressurized..........but is traveling
>>up a mountain by car safe for my pregnancy? i'm 31 wks pg.........
>>
>>the reason i'm concerned is that in my birthing class, the nurse
>>mentioned that as it is, our babies will be born blue due to our higher
>>altitude.........so it's got me and my husband wondering if we should
>>stay where we are........?
>>
>>TIA, emme

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