I am 20 weeks pregnant and...

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Is this the right time to sell my house and buy a new one?

My husband and I have been planning to upgrade to a bigger house this year and in December, we've found out that I am pregnant.

I was unsure that we should move and thought we should wait until the baby arrives and we settle down a little bit before moving but my husband insisted that it will be fine.

We're now in march and the house has yet to go up on the market. My husband first set a deadline of end of February to get the house on the market.

I have raised my concerns with him and expressed that I do not want to be stressing about moving home when I'm near the due date.

So far, I've arranged for mortgage and got them all agreed and in place and arranged for all the valuations. We just need to decide on an agent and the house will be up(this part onwards is his responsibility as part of our prior agreement)

I felt like I have met my deadline in getting things done but he is delaying things. I have brought it up with him again today but ended up with him shouting at me which have left my in tears.

By the look of things, if we are able to sell and buy quickly, we'll be moving when I am in week 37/38. I will still need to get the nursery ready and I don't imagine I will be able to paint and fix furniture up when the time comes.

Aibu to tell him I don't want to move anymore? I really want to enjoy my first pregnancy but it seems like I will be constantly stressed about moving home.

What are your experiences when it comes to selling and buying new home? How quick is the process? When we purchased current house, I did all the organising and we moved in within 2.5 months from putting in an offer. I know selling AND buying would take longer and subject to several factors.

Please let me know your thoughts or tell me that I have nothing to worry about!

We did As easier with a baby than. A toddler. Mind you cant wait to get dd room ready as still doing it up as shes 7 months now

I wouldn't worry about having a sparkling nursery ready. Baby won't really use it Hunni, they'll be in with you in a basket/crib, or downstairs.

You want to be moved ideally by 36 weeks and I'd ask family/friends to help as you don't want to be exerting yourself. Hypothetically a decorator could go in before you move, so that's one less job.

Worst case scenario do you have relatives on either side that could let you stay during the move?

Why is your husband being so awkward? He wants to move, best he gets his arse in gear instead of fannying around then making it as difficult as possible for you.

Why did he shout so he made you cry?

I don't like the sound of him, sorry.

By the way, congratulations on the baby and please concentrate on yourself first

I think either moving when pregnant or with a baby is going to be tough but if you can afford removalists then it probably will be slightly easier when pregnant.

Speaking from experience as we moved when DD was 5 months old (and right before Christmas), it was total nightmare. We then moved again (200 miles away) when she was 3 and that was an even bigger nightmare.

However you cannot guarantee that you will sell and buy a house within 10 weeks so you could end up moving with a newborn or even worse when your are overdue at 40 weeks and you probably want to avoid either of those as much as possible.

We did this. I was five and a half months with DS2. Figured if we didn't do it then, there wouldn't really be a good time - especially with a small baby.
As Suggested by others, we hired movers and paid for them to pack. The packing service was far less expensive than I expected and absolutely worth it.

Echo that the market is painfully slow at the moment and you will be really, really lucky to move before baby arrives.