Moving house

If it’s your dream house and you love it after viewing it then you should go for it! You’ll figure it out. Like you said it can take a while to complete especially if you end up being in a chain so could be later down the line you never know. We bought our house last year and are currently doing a loft conversion, not exactly the same as moving house but still messy! I am 28 weeks pregnant and they should be done in around 4 weeks

We’re a military family so done more moves than I’d have liked the last few years. Me and my now husband moved out together for the first time while I was pregnant with my first, we then moved for the second time while we all had Covid which was a lot more stressful, we then moved again when our first was just turning 2 and our second was 6 months (that was probably the worst move but my husband was abroad with the army and my in laws came to help with the move and my FIL ended up having 5 heart attacks the night before the move and a quadruple bypass). Our most recent move our two were 1 and 2 and we just left them with my parents for 2 nights and got as much done as possible in those days. The best move haha. Honestly newborn life is chaotic anyway, if it’s your dream house then you can absolutely make it work! Just make sure grandparents or your village are available and it’s absolutely doable x

we are relocating 200 miles during this process. we’ve just had an offer accepted on our next and just accepted an offer on ours. expecting to move when little one is 1-2 months old the timing isn’t great but i’ve accepted it is what it is if it’s your dream house 100% do it

I moved a few weeks ago at 6 months pregnant, it was stressful but it was more the lead up to it than the moving itself which caused the stress! Life admin/the emotional side of it etc. However mine was out of necessity (a separation!) so it couldn't be avoided. If it's your dream house it's worth a look but I'll be honest, it's a lot to deal with at a really busy time! Fortunately your other half should be able to take on a lot of the burden for you while you're already struggling though, that'll take off a lot of the stress I had which would put me off advocating for moving during pregnancy 🙂

Thanks for putting my mind at ease everyone… if we love it, then I think we’ll do it! We’re fortunate to have both sets of parents who will help lots with babysitting and dog sitting. And we both work from home for a significant amount of time making life admin and home stuff easier.

We put an offer in and completed the chain at the end of January, with the hopes of moving before baby in mid June but it’s looking more unlikely by the day! But my thought was it’s easier with a newborn than a toddler who’s running around. Fortunately my parents have been super supportive and have offered loads of helps with the physical moving etc, and I put my husband in charge of paperwork from the start and said I wouldn’t be managing that side of things due to the stress. Think it helped to have that support and plan in place from the start so we’ve been very clear on the expectations x

@Chloe hope the chain gets moving soon for you! I agree, it’s probably easier now than with a toddler running around!

We’re moving end of April, with my 3 year old, I feel stressed 🤣🤣 but mainly because I want to get organised and I can’t as everything is in storage 🤦🏼‍♀️ as soon as we’re in this house all the baby stuff will be out and I can get washing & organising 🤣 xxx

We're currently mid renovation so I say do what your heart desires! Youll know if its the one and if it is, I am sure you'll never regret raising your baby in your dream home even if it is more stressful to begin with x