Moving/Selling Home while pregnant or with newborn

citymama2012

H and I just started discussing the possibility of a nearby move.  We'd also have to sell our current house.  Seems a little daunting at this point...  Although I'd love to have it wrapped up while pregnant, since I imagine moving with a newborn or even showing our current home to prospective buyers could be a nightmare.  (But maybe I'm wrong?)  Problem is we feel spring/summer would be the best time to sell the home since that's when most people in our area are looking.  

Anyone gone through this or consider this?  Any words of wisdom or advice?  Maybe it's not as terrible as I'm thinking, which would be great to hear, but looking for honesty overall.  Thanks!

Cali2090

I feel your pain!! An amazing opportunity for our dream house came up and we will start our build in April which means we need to move out of our house and into a condo in the meantime and I'm due in April so I too am alittle worried. But if it is what you guys really want, you have to think of the long-term benefits instead of the short-term 'sucky-ness'. For us, I know it will definitely suck at the time but will be so worth it when everything is said and done! Good luck:)

Ncountrygal

We moved with a 5 week old. It was...hard? Worth it? If you love your new house, plan your move well, and have a ton of either hired or volunteer help, go for it. If you anticipate doing much packing yourself, make other arrangements!

A move while pregnant I can see as totally doable. A bit chaotic but, hey, we are superwomen!

aeith11

We sold our house right before I found out I was pregnant with #2 and while we are waiting for our new house to wrap up we have been living with my inlaws. It has been a challenge to say the least not having our own space but we are so happy to be doing it now then when we have a new baby. We will be able to get settled and get DD settled before the new baby...It's completely doable...

taahira

When I was pregnabt with #2 we decided to sell our small house and buy a bigger house. We had try to time it so we would move before our DD was born. Things took a little longer than expected, we moved when our DD was 2 weeks old. We had a lot of help, hired and family. We got through it, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Our DD slept through most of the day.

anna&jl2011

We are starting to build a house in November. The plan is to be in it before the baby comes. We have a lot of people who can help us move so I'm not really worried about it. We don't have enough room in our current house.

pnutg

We just moved in August, during the peak of my morning sickness. It is the third time I've moved while sick and pregnant. My poor husband. We sold our house (showing your house with a newborn would be a nightmare in my opinion) but are still waiting on a job transfer so we will be moving AGAIN, most likely before the baby comes. We've heard rumors of Feb (shoot me now..lol).

If I were you, I would want to move and get it over with before April, but if it's not a good time to sell maybe wait for Fall.

nbkist

We moved while I was pregnant and I delivered less then 36 hours later.  My story is different because we lost our baby...but I just have to say the stress of moving is very hard physically and emotionally so make sure you have lots of help.

pnutg

nbkist said:

We moved while I was pregnant and I delivered less then 36 hours later.  My story is different because we lost our baby...but I just have to say the stress of moving is very hard physically and emotionally so make sure you have lots of help.

Wow, I'm so sorry about your baby.

nbkist

Let me add in that the move had nothing to do with loss of our baby....don't want to freak anyone out or anything.  Just stating it was a lot of stress.

picklesx

I packed up most of our apartment by myself at just about 8 months pregnant. We closed when DS was 6 weeks old. Moving with a newborn wasn't really that stressful - I was more stressed because our closing date had been pushed back multiple times and DS ended up being a month early and I was concerned that we'd have to stay with my parents if the closing didnt happen before our lease was up, as we had already given our landlord notice that we'd be out by a certain date (and she had been patient with us after it was pushed back twice). We ended up closing on the very last day of our lease.

Jaysway08

We put our last condo on the market when dd was 4weeks old (our hand was forced due to market timing as well). It was a bit of a PITA to show it at that age, but I agree with above that any time you're trying to keep the house clean with a little kid is annoying. We just asked for 24h notice for showings, and I would pack her up to spend a few hours with family or friends whenever people were coming by.

In the end, we got a great deal, so we were glad we put it on the market when we did.

shoeflypie

We (I) sold our house, bought and moved less than 1 month ago. Dd was almost 9mo. Somewhat of a nightmare because moving is a ton of work, even with my family's help, and Dd is teething, not used to her new room.

I'm a teacher and did FSBO in June. We were lucky enough to have a phone call the night we put the sign up. Once they made me an offer, my lawyer wrote up the contract and we got preapproved. Found our house within 3 weeks and offer was accepted! (Oh and i found out i was pregnant!) I kicked ass as an agent but I wasn't teaching and Dd wasn't mobile yet.

I love our new house but it needs a ton of work. I wish I was on an HGTv show and it was done in a few weeks!


Best of luck in whichever avenue you choose! Everything happens for a reason. The right house and buyer will come along at the right time for you. If it's not completely right, don't force it!

Munchkin42015

We just moved last week. Currently living with the grandparent in-laws until we know for sure if my husband gets this new job. If so, we will be looking, buying, and moving into a new house all by march (I'm due the beginning of April). I also refuse to move with a newborn, so I would do it before or when the baby is older.

GWhizzers

We moved to a different state while 7 months pregnant. It was a fairly easy move. I gave myself a lot of time to pack up things ahead of time that we weren't using. I hired cleaning people so I wouldn't have to clean the house before moving out.  We also bought a house when we had a 4 month old. 10000% easier when I was pregnant than with a baby.

mnharkcom

I'll be moving when the baby is 3-4 months old. I'm just trying not to even think about it but hopefully with the help of friends it'll go smoothly Good luck!

Puppies+Rainbows+Unicorns

We started the buying process when I was three months pregnant, but ran into title issues and did not move in until I was six months pg. my husband was out of town for work during the move so I hired movers who took care of all of the heavy boxes. It really was not that hard...just cost more than if we had done it all ourselves.

Our house then burned down when DS was nine months old. Let me tell you living out of a suitcase and moving around with a mobile toddler is miserable. I would highly recommend moving before the baby comes.

fartsandcrafts

My lease is up at the end of June so the baby will be 11ish weeks old. I definitely want to move, as we are in a 1 bedroom. I'd love to break our lease and move before the baby arrives, but the lack of paid maternity leave has me saving up for that time, rather than a move.

For either choice, I'd just recommend lots of help.

fartsandcrafts

@Puppies+Rainbows+Unicorns‌ so sorry to hear that that happened to you! I can't imagine how difficult that must have been!

xuxachi

With my 1st we moved a month before I was due to temp housing while we were looking for a house. We finally found and closed on the house 6 months later, and there was a 2 wk gap in there where we were homeless so put our stuff in storage and visited my in laws in Romania. Was it ideal? No. But you get through it.

FWIW, I agree with some others that moving with a band new baby would be very hard. Too much change going on and moving would be incredibly stressful. Ideally that time is spent getting to know your LO and recovering.

court476

I had my son in April of 2012 and we drove from Alaska back home to Louisiana. Just over a 4,000 mile trip. It actually wasn't as hard as you would think. Yes, it was a lot of stopping and stating but he also slept a lot too.

bowman958

We moved with a four week old and it wasn't horrible - not great either, but not the end of the world. Getting packed was stressful, but it wasn't so bad getting out of the house. You can have your realtor put restrictions on when the house can be seen, like only between noon-2, and 5-7, except on weekends. Depending on your area, your house may go fast, lots of markets have tight inventory right now. We moved with a one year old and that was waaaaay worse. Moving while pregnant would be my first choice.