New to pregnancy

[Emiliaangell]

Hi all! I'm new to all of this and have come here hoping for comfort and advice. My partner and family are very supportive but either way I feel like this site will benefit me personally.
I'm 21, employed full time, have a driving licence and finished my qualifications for the job I want/have. I have recently got into a relationship (August 2017) - I couldn't ask for anyone better... it was like fate really and I honestly can say we are the perfect match. Anyway we moved into our new 1 bed house not long ago... which were renting. I've recently found out im pregnant by 2 weeks, which I new instantly anyway. I know it's early days and anything can happen but I feel really excited and positive at the moment. I know I'm capable, even if I am young. I'm very mature and have good experience due to teenage years and the nature of my work. What I'm hoping you can advise me with; is my living arrangements. As i said, we live in a one bed and have a contract until November 2018 - is this ok? Do you think we need a 2 bed before? I'm just worried we are tight on space and it could impact a baby negatively. Any advice or experiences will really help, I'm super intrigued by everyone's personal views!

babys dont need there own room til at least 1 year :) im pregnant and only in 1 bed,they tend to stay in your bedroom til there older anyhow

The general idea is for babies to stay in their parents room until 6 months to reduce the risk of SIDS any how 🙂 you will be fine. Congratulations!

Thank you both 😊 I'm hoping everything will be ok! I should be thankful to have a roof over my head in the first place! Just abit of reassurance helps. Thanks again😊

Congratulations! Sounds like baby will be brought up into a lovely home environment.

I'm currently pregnant and when he finally decides to come he will be in our room till at least 6 months and my sister in law has her baby in with her still at 8 months with no rush to move her so I wouldn't worry about having a one bed place at the moment

Enjoy your pregnancy I hope it goes really well for you both

That's absolutely fine. I wouldn't stress about moving late in pregnancy or with a very small baby. You can easily share a room with your baby until at least a year old or longer as long as you have space for separate sleeping space or a big enough bed for all of you when baby is a bit bigger (and you follow safe co-sleeping guidelines). We co-slept by choice (we have a 4 bed house, so plenty of rooms) until our daughter was 3.5. She slept in a cot attached to our bed until she was probably 6 months, then in bed with me (safely) until she was 2, then she slept in a small floor bed in our room until she was 3.5 and asked to move to her own room. So absolutely no reason to panic about space. You'll want baby close to you anyway and it's safest for them too. You will eventually want more space, so I'd look to perhaps move once baby has arrived and is getting a bit older and you feel you need the space/can afford it, but you don't need to stress about it now as you'll still have plenty of room for awhile. Congrats on your pregnancy.