I was pregnant and travelling and can only sing the praises of the airport staff at Stansted for their help. I knew it was not a good idea to travel, despite my doctor giving me a clean bill of health. It was an emergency though and I had to do it so I prepared myself well, making sure that I looked after myself before I was due to go. I was careful on the flight, walking about regularly, eating and drinking sensibly and keeping my legs and arms moving as much as I could.

It was all going really well, I had not felt at all unwell which was a bit of a miracle really! We had to descend slowly because there were a few planes queued up and that really helped things. The slowness of the pressure reducing, meant that I didn’t even have trouble with my ears, which I normally get. As everyone got up to pack their things, I remained seated, deciding that I didn’t want to be bashed about in the rush but wait. I did get up eventually and went really dizzy. It is common in pregnancy for this to happen but this was really bad, I could not see and had to sit back down. This is where the staff were fantastic, getting me off the plane, with support, sorting out my luggage and even cancelling my hire car and ordering me a taxi instead so I go safely to my destination.