If you have moved with a 6-9 month old...

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• acppa

  December 2008

  I had the same fears and DS did wonderful with our move. ?He was 8 months old at the time. ?Here are a few things I did to help with the transition. ?I don't know if they actually made a difference but maybe they did. ?

  I painted DS's room the same color it was in the old house. ?I also found a way to have the furniture so that he was looking at the same things as in the old house. ?(old house - he looked out the front of the crib and saw the rocker, same in the new house) ?

  I was very pushy that his room be completely set up before all others. ?Not so much decorations but furniture, crib bedding, a few familiar toys. ?

  DS was down to 2 naps at that point so we brought him over after his second nap. ?That way I didn't have to worry about the noise from moving stuff in disrupting his nap. ?We just kind of started the bedtime?routine?at the new place. ??

  I think I was very nervous for the move but really DS handled it well. ?He liked that things were a little different and he had a new place to explore.

  Hope it all goes well! ??

  
  Aiden 10.17.07 Emma 07.15.10
  

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• crackerjackprinter

  December 2008

  I'm mid move with my DD.  We're halfway to our final destination at my IL's house for the holidays.  So far DD has done fine, besides the time change.  I try to do my best to keep her on the same schedule, and ease her into new surroundings gently.  It might be helpful (if you're moving to a new place close by) to set up his room first.  That way, he has all his stuff that tells him that he's home.  He may still get his routine upset, but he will adjust I'm sure.  GL!
  

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• Tess12 member

  December 2008

  We moved when she was 5 months old.  She had been in a co-sleeper in our room up until then, so it was a huge change.  The first night we tried to put her in her own room, she screamed bloody murder and ended up in the pnp in our room.  The second night she did fine in her room and we've never looked back.
  

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• Jays-n-Shane

  December 2008

  She was :off" for a week or so, but I think that had more to do with her schedule/expectations being out of whack because I was home with her for a week when we moved, and she spent 1 night at the IL's (also DCP) for the first time.

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• JeremysMegan

  December 2008

  Thanks for all your replies!  We're moving 2 hours away, and it's not all going to happen overnight.  We've got to sell our house, probably rent something in between, and find a new house after this one sells.  It's going to be quite the transition, but once we're there, we plan to stay for a LOOOOOONG time, so it will be worth it!
  

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• LauraandMatt

  December 2008

  We moved 3000 miles and endured a 3 hour time change- followed by daylight savings a few days later, making it a 4 hour time change when DS was 9 mos old.  We stayed with my mom for a few days then moved to our new house and he slept in the PackNplay.  Thank God it went really smoothly! He took it like a champ and was never even really off with his schedule.  All of our furniture stayed the same, so he didn't really even seem to notice the new surroudnings otherwise. Best of luck to you!

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