Any tips on moving long distance with a 19 month old?

[Tomliboos]

Hello, this computer is about to be turned off and packed and I'm sending up this message in the hope that there will be some replies next week when it arrives at the new destination and is hooked up.
Our family is moving from one end of the country to the other. New home, new town, new people, new everything!
So far...and touch wood...my DD is just ticking along and being 'normal' (is there such a thing?) in her development. I'm guessing that there may be some 'issues' in the coming months with all the upheaval...
Would you mind adding your experience and advice to this thread so that when I log on when we've arrived at the new home, I know what I might be dealing with and any advice that you may have to deal with or avoid the moving fallout?
Thanks in advance for your time.

We moved house when DS was 17 months - not as far away as you but still 2.5 hr drive from all friends & family.

TBH DS adapted extremely well, and I think he barely noticed.

The main issues I had were being isolated from friends & family and in the house all day long, in a strange palce, and terribly homesick - I nearly went crazy. All sorted now though (2 years on!)

Don;t worry, I'm sure the move will go fine, and your DD will settle down really quickly. Adults take longer to settle ime!

We moved a few times when dd1 was younger, not long distance, but new towns. The only time she really seemed to notice was wne she was 2 and we were asked a few times when we were going home!

I'm sure she'll be fine, you'll all still be together so its just new surroundings to get used to.

Agree with frayedknot it will probably take you longer to adjust than your dd

I moved with my dd when she was 11 months. She is now a (very) happy 21 month old. I think the key for us was a happy mummy and a great nursery.

I moved a lot as a child so for me moving is exciting - new horizons, new possiblities etc.

Good luck and let us know how you get on.

We have moved twice in the past 5 years. First time DD was 1 1/2, second time DD was 3, DS 2.

They adjusted well, better than I did with the first move.

The most important thing is to make contact with other families. Try mother and child groups or swimming. Once you have made some friends (perhaps you have neighbours with small children) then you will all settle in well.

When you arrive, familiarise yourselves with your new town, find out where the docs, and the A&E is. That way if you need it (hopefully not!) you know where it is and how to get there. I can remember driving around trying to find a docs with DS throwing up next to me.

Sometimes it is alwost better to be really far away from your hometown, that way you are not tempted to go home every weekend.

Have a good move and welcome to your new home!

We moved long-distance when ds was 23 months - the day after the move I ended up in hospital with a placenta praevia bleed - he took the whole upheaval absolutely in his stride.

My dh is in the army and we have had several moves because of that and all my 3 Kids have taken those in their stride...really it is often more stressful for the adults, lol...saying that, I know that my es, who was 9 at the time of the last move had been a bit apprehensive, as it was the first move away from the army, and into the unknown...but he may have picked up on our own feelings...as it was all new to us to move into our own house, etc....
our younger children defiantely weren't to bothered, ys was 1 and ms was around 2 1/2