Community› The Bump Message Boards› 3rd Trimester
3rd Trimester
New Discussion

Moving during the Third trimester...any advice?

Mstalls16Mstalls16
in 3rd Trimester

Hi everyone,

This will most likely come out as a jumbled mess, but DH and I decided to put our house on the market because we're looking for a good school system for DD, a yard for her to play in, and 3 bedrooms (for us, DD and DD on the way). We figured we'd list and if someone came close, we'd sell.

Well, because of the tax breaks that are due to expire at the end of November, there has actually been alot of interest in our little starter home. We have an offer close to our asking price (we're countering to get closer), but now that this is a reality, I'm panicking. I just didn't think it would happen so fast. We'll potentially need to find suitable housing (they're looking to close 11/20), and while if we were in a pickle, we could stay with family and put things in storage, that wouldn't be preferable. I'm also now wondering if I'm nuts for deciding on this at this point, with me set to deliver on12/30 or 12/21.

I think the practical part of me realizes that moving is a good idea. We'll be able to get a better house at this point in the market, and who knows what would happen if the tax credit wasn't pushing people to look at our house-maybe we would have gotten no bites. The other side of that coin is that we do have some time before DD starts school, and we could have both girls living in one room, and the mortgage would be alot smaller at our house now, and I also am reaching a rut at work where I'm not sure what I want to do with that once DD2 comes along. Also, there's the sentimentality of the situation...we've been at this house for our marriage, first child, etc. To think I might not be here for Christmas makes me cry (probably hormones?).

I don't really know why I'm posting. I guess I just have alot going on in the next couple of months and I'm looking to vent. If we do move, it's going to be incredibly taxing, physcially and mentally, has anyone else had to do this? Or are going through it right now? Any tips? TIA

Report Reply to Post

Re: Moving during the Third trimester...any advice?

  • mandaphillymandaphilly member

    I have no experience with renting anything or buying a home, so I don't have any advice in that department.

    On the hand hand I do wish you the best of luck and hope it all works out for you! Moving could keep you very busy which is good for your 3rd tri, cause it gives you a nice big project to finish before LO gets here. I wish I had a big project like that to do so these next few days would fly by for me.

    But whatever happens, Good luck and I hope it all falls into place!

    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • Jessalicious01Jessalicious01 member

    Things will work out. I think now is the time to move being that the whole housing stimulus is about to run out. If we could do it, we would do it in a heartbeat!! (we are doing the "staying with family" bit right now.....NOT ideal!"

    We moved across the country when I was in 1st tri. We packed up all our stuff into boxes and then paid a company to pack all our stuff into the u-haul since technically I shouldn't have been helping DH carry furniture anyway and if you can pay someone to do it, why not? It only cost us $240, definitely worth it!  

    GL! 

    Miscarriage/D&E 10w6d 10/3/14 (baby's heart stopped beating)

    Ectopic Pregnancy discovered @ 10 weeks 5/6/14 (Lost right tube and ovary)

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker


    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
     
    Miscarriage @ 9 weeks 11/9/08



    Report Reply
  • nv2009nv2009
    You aren't the only one.  We are in the midst of selling our apartment and also buying a house.  We have contracts signed in both, but are waiting on finacning from the buyer of our apartment.  It has been very stressful and I won't be moving until four weeks before my due date.  To make matters worse, we sold all our furniture to the buyer and need to start from scratch which takes weeks to order.  So everything is going to come down to the wire.  So yes, is it stressful, absolutely.  Is it doable...for sure. 
    Report Reply
  • Lindsey7521Lindsey7521

    I've never moved while pregnant..but I have moved 6 times in the last 7 years until we bought our house 18 months ago! Movings a pain...but I understand your wanting to move. Right now were are zoned for not-so-great schools. The middle and highschools are actually really bad. Our neighborhood its self is great though! We put a lot of work and $ into our house and selling in this market we would barely break even on what we owe plus what we put into it. But if it was feasable I would move.

    You could always rent a 3 bedroom apt. or house until you fin the right house to buy. I think that you get what your asking for for the house, go for it! But def. hire movers!!!

    When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. -FDR
    Report Reply
  • Melaina25Melaina25 member

    We sold our flat 2 weeks ago and are moving into our new house on 10/30, so I will be 30+ weeks.

    DH has basically already said my role will be mostly organizing and sitting with the dog since I won't be able to lift anything.

    ?Transatlantic Blonde?
    image
    it's called a kilt, he's scottish     image
    Report Reply
  • ehicksehicks member

    All I can say is, the tax credit rocks! We put in wood floors all through the main floor of the house. and tile in the kitchen. and will use the credit to pay it off.

    We wouldn't have gotten the house we did had we not been able to get that credit. Its allowed us to turn an ok house into exactly what we wanted. So we got something cheaper and did the changes ourselves, instead of buying something more expensive with the things included.

    If you are able to do it, as in, if you feel like you physically can handle a move, then do it. I was just going through the morning sickness part, so it wasn't too too bad. 

    but i feel so much better knowing baby will be coming into a home we have all set up for her, and has a big yard, and plenty of space inside. 

    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
    Report Reply
  • Mstalls16Mstalls16
    Thank you for the words of encouragement ladies...that's exactly what I needed to hear. I can do this.
    Report Reply
  • BScarBScar
    Hi - I'm actually going through a move as we speak (I'm 35 w 3 days) and we are moving into the new house this Friday.  It really hasn't been that bad.  A lot of packing but no heavy lifting. Plus a lot of my family is coming in town to help us so it will be a good time to catch up before the baby comes.  I was concerned about moving so close to my due date, but now that I am going through it I realize it's the best decision. Moving after the baby comes would just be waaaay too much and a lot more difficult in my opinion. The one thing I'm doing though is holding off on big decisions like new furniture and painting the living room because I heard that your brain can be clouded from pregnancy :)  so  I am just waiting until we've been living there for awhile and see how I feel. Good luck, you can do it!  Just don't work too hard or lift anything too heavy. 
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"