Hi! So I’ve had download festival booked since before I found out I was pregnant and it’s a month away now. I’ll be 27 weeks when I go and I’m starting to get super anxious. Donington is 3 hours away from home so if anything goes wrong I won’t really know what to do.
Has anyone else been to a festival while pregnant and has any tips?
Thank you in advance 🩶
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I’m also going and will be 25 weeks! With my one year old,12&15 year olds in tow

I also took my 1 year old last year x

Sorry at the excitement for a fellow downloader I’m
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We are 3 hour from home. Little was due Friday 13th but came v early last year but I live over an hour from any hospital too very rural area. My midwife told me I’d be safer going into labour there due to amount of hospitals and medical teams there.
If you feel reduced movements etc you must get checked out even if you’d rather not leave festival.
Where are you camping?
You need to make sure you stay hydrated. I’m talking constantly drinking and looking for water points before you run low, last year was a scorcher and i could not have managed pregnant.
Breastfeeding was hard enough.
Last year I met a girl who also goes every year and her babe was born same day as mine and we have made friends! She lives 4 hours away but we meet up often.
I’m taking my son’s large play pen to have inside the tent and me and him will sleep in that with thick foam mats under it.

Take a folding chair and REST often. Stay back from bulk crowd situations.
Make sure your food is well cooked, theirs a roast chicken place aparently the download mums rate for feeding children healthy veg etc while there but I’ve never tried it….
Feel free to drop me a message and say hi at download too!