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Pregnant and living in a 1 bed flat!

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messyjessy7 · 24/01/2015 19:13

I'm 6 weeks pregnant, we currently live in a 1 bedroom rented apartment that is far too small for the both of us never mind a baby.
Before we found out I was pregnant we had just started looking at buying a house as our contact on the apartment runs out in July.
I'm just worried what effect the stress of buying a house for the first time will have on me and the baby!
Anyone been in a similar situation, how did you cope?
Thanks :)

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BigCatFace · 24/01/2015 19:16

I was in a house fire then evicted from the same place when I was 6 weeks pregnant. You'll be fine. Moving in early pregnancy was tough as I felt rotten but my DH did the hard stuff. I was stressed but meh. Babies are born in war zones.

mum2benicole · 24/01/2015 19:22

I was 22 weeks pregnant with my 1st and had to move from a 1 bed flat to a house and had to decorate and be mooved in within 2 days was very stressful but had my partner who was great just moved again to a biter house with my 17 month old while pregnant with 2nd at 14 weeks this time was even more stressful and will not be moving anytime in the near future haha
Im sure you and baby will be fine as long as you take your time and have plenty of help xx
Good luck

grocklebox · 24/01/2015 19:28

I lived in a small 1 bed until I was due my second. Babies are pretty small, they don't need mu ch room!

babyblabber · 24/01/2015 19:49

You'll be fine. No personal experience but a friend of mine sold her house and then bought a house while pregnant, as well as having twins under two. She moved at 8 months pregnant & had a birthday party for her twins a week later in the new house and then gave birth a few weeks later!

goshhhhhh · 24/01/2015 19:54

We lived in a one bedroom flat until dd1 was 10 mths old. It was fine & in some ways easier with a little baby because everything is to hand. I wouldn't want to live there with a toddler but with a baby it was fine. We were going to move but I was told to slow down (placenta praevia issues). In hindsight I was glad.

museumum · 24/01/2015 19:55

If you can fit a crib in your bedroom then you don't actually have to move till your baby is around six months old. We are only just going to move from our bigger 1-bed flat this year and my ds is one. Since 6mo he's been sleeping in a sort of boxroom. Obviously if we hadn't had that space we'd have moved earlier but in the first few months we were good with him in our room.

LynetteScavo · 24/01/2015 19:55

I moved house with a new baby twice.

Don't look at it as stressful, look at it as getting a nice new house. Selling is far more stressful than buying IMO.

I would advise getting a company to pack and unpack for you if you can afford it. I have been know to be surrounded by boxes for weeks

goshhhhhh · 24/01/2015 19:56

What I meant to say was I had issues that precluded moving. But I think most people would be fine.

OhMjh · 24/01/2015 20:24

You have just described what was my situation! We moved when DD was 10 days old and despite the stress it was worth it. My baby blues were brought on by us not having space, and me needing a home for our daughter.
Moving house was fine, it's doable, just accept you'll be much more use looking after the baby and making tea

FishWithABicycle · 24/01/2015 20:34

We just had one bedroom - our plan was to finish the decorating while I was on maternity leave, sell up and move by the time baby was 6months. Didn't happen. Finally moved just after PFB's 2nd birthday. If there's no room for a cot, and if you and dh don't do anything that would make it high risk (smoking, drinking, drugs) then family bed sharing may be your ideal solution for as long as it takes to get something bigger.

caker · 24/01/2015 21:12

I thought we'd stay in our one bed flat until DD was a year old but she's almost two now and we're still happy here. Anything else seems like it would be inconvenient - stairs!

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messyjessy7 · 24/01/2015 22:21

Thanks for the advise!
Excited about the idea of a new home for a new baby. :)

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Mexicantortilla · 24/01/2015 22:25

With my first I sold my house when I was 5 months pregnant and couldn't find another one we liked so we lived in a two berth caravan until I was almost 8months!! It was really hard when I woke up wanting a wee and had to brave the freezing cold winter temperatures to get to the loo! We moved in to our new home 6 weeks before due date having seen, bought and completed on new house in 4 weeks. At the same time as this we had friends living in a 1 bed flat with a newborn and they managed for 3 years!

MinceSpy · 24/01/2015 22:28

You feel your housing is inadequate so what are you going to do to change that?

Skiingmaniac · 24/01/2015 22:31

Move.....it'll be fine.
I moved house when my dd was 8 days old and I also had a 13 month old to cope with - all good

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messyjessy7 · 24/01/2015 22:38

Still searching for the right house to buy, hopefully the right one will come along soon.

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Thurlow · 24/01/2015 22:44

It'll be absolutely fine

We were in a similar position, and then to add to the joy our landlord went bust and our flat was being sold out from underneath us.

Yes, it was slightly more stressful than I wanted during pregnancy, but we found a lovely house in a wonderful town and moved when I was 33w pregnant. Which was actually pretty good as it meant that I didn't have to do a thing! The only awkward thing was that I had to do a full booking in appointment with a new health service at 35w pregnant, which looked a little weird...

You don't need to rush it, though. The baby can share your room for a very long time. I know plenty of people who had one bedroom until their DC was 2 years old; they just hung a curtain to provide a little bit of privacy for everyone.

Congrats and good luck!

iniquity · 24/01/2015 23:19

In London its very common for whole families to live in one bedroom. I don't think the councils even class it as overcrowding. I was living in a bedsit when I pregnant with no 1. Then moved to a 1 bed which was fine for about a year.
My sil has 3 kids and they live in a single room.

fluffymouse · 25/01/2015 00:45

You will be fine. Without wanting to sound mean, you are really worrying over nothing.

Lots of people move during pregnancy. If the packing is too much work then hire a removals company to do it, it is surprisingly affordable.

You could also stay in the one bed. Babies don't need their own room anyway!

We lived in a one bed till dd was nearly 3. Neighbours had 2 kids in their same size one bed (which was literally 3 rooms: bed, bath and kitchen/living area).

WhatismyLife · 25/01/2015 07:01

I've moved house once when I was a week over due, once with a newborn and the last time we moved we had a baby and a toddler. Seriously, its fine you'll live.

mumofmunchkin · 25/01/2015 10:37

I'm 7 weeks pregnant with number two and we're currently in the middle of selling and buying a new house. You'll be fine! Easier to do it when pregnant than with a tiny baby imo.

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