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How to manage moving stress while pregnant

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SereneCrow · 26/10/2026 15:43

Hello, I posted recently on another topic around preparing our toddler for a house and therefore pre-school move and got some great advice. I'm back because now I need it for myself!

I'm 25 weeks pregnant and I've been trying really hard to not get stressed during the house moving process, and have been happy that I've felt quite calm throughout, but it's all got on top of me today - trying to navigate useless solicitors and estate agents, the logistics of a new preschool, then pregnancy and work and toddler has just bubbled up today and I'm struggling to calm myself down.

We were on track to exchange today, until I found out via our seller's estate agent that our solicitor has requested more enquiries - news to us. Apparently our solicitor is now on annual leave, and the woman taking it up as 'priority' is only looking at the file now after we have been chasing them all morning and I let rip on the phone.

I feel SO stressed, and I'm worried about the baby! I know people go through so much worse, but we are really up against it now to keep our buyer and get in the new place for my little boy to start a new preschool.

I'm just so cross with the solicitors - communication has been terrible and this today has just pushed me over the edge. Any tips on how to regulate myself and stay calm would be much appreciated, because I feel like it's going to get worse.

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mugglewump · 26/10/2026 15:49

So sorry you are struggling with this. I had something similar 25 years ago as I moved home whilst pregnant. They things that helped me was getting colleagues to answer my phone to the estate agent and say I was in a meeting, and getting my partner to deal with them as much as possible. I also constantly said to myself, if it doesn't work out, it was not meant to be. And just know that it will all be good in the end.

SereneCrow · 26/10/2026 16:37

Thank you @mugglewump you're right, it will happen if it is going to happen! Thanks for your reply, it's helpful to vent!

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