Does vision really change during pregnancy?

I have never heard of this, but, I also havn’t been pregnant for 24 years. lol

If you already have a need for corrective lenses I guess it wouldn;t hurt to follow your docs advice now. After all, you still have too SEE until the baby is born. haha

I was textbook, couldn’t read small print right at 40. Maybe even the day I turned. ;-)

What I CAN tell you is, good luck trying to watch your birthing in the overhead mirrors. Really hard to keep your eyes wide open during a contraction. You just naturally squinch up your face. I was pissed off that I only got a couple glimpses of my daughter, then..I didn’t care anymore, just get this baby out! haha

You wouldn’t want to diaper the babies head instead of it’s bum. ;-)

I don’t know how valid this is, but both times I needed to get my prescription changed was right after my pregnancies and that was pretty close to each other. I noticed a significant change during my second pregnancy.

Your vision can change during pregnancy, but it’s usually only slightly and sometimes it reverses after the baby has been born. (source) Everything I’ve read about it recommends not getting a new prescription during pregnancy incase your vision readjusts after your baby is born.

I have heard this before. Maybe put off the new glasses for a few months, you are so close to the big day. Can you still see 20/40 right now? States usually require 20/40 for driving. Or, did you mean you are having trouble driving? If it is an obvious safety issue, get the new glasses. Or, actually contacts, just get one package of disposable (is that what they are called?). Couldn’t that be a temporary fix?

Mine did. It worsened post-pregnancy, as well. Each time.

@JLeslie Well the problem with waiting is that currently my glasses are broken and driving at night is almost impossible for me without them. Also, my insurance coverage will be running out right after the baby is born.

@ItalianPrincess1217 I see. Get the new glasses if you would like a new style, so your insurance can cover it. At worst you can just replace the lenses later, which is not very expensive.