We paid people to pack as well as move. Zero stress. I had DD in a sling and got out quickly in the morning to be out of the way; DP supervised movers, packed the car and did the final hoover, then came and met us in a cafe. We chose to drive up with lots of DD’s stuff such as high chair, playmat, toys, so we could have a normal morning and knew where it all was at the other end.
Our movers assembled beds etc at the other end and we made sure they prioritised getting our bed and the sidecar cot sorted, then DP did the sidecar part and made up the bed, put up blackout blinds, got her bedtime stuff sorted, ASAP, so things went as smoothly as possible.
In the usual moving-day box (kettle, milk, biscuits, loo roll, cleaning products, bacon and bread and frying pan, washing up liquid, whatever you usually do for moving day), add everything that makes life easier with a baby or you might want to have to hand – the calpol, thermometer, etc; stuff you don’t always need but when you do need it, you need it NOW. Ditto a family suitcase with the baby’s clothes, nightwear, sleeping bag, etc, and all the nappies and paraphernalia in the car – the goal is to get in and set-up for the baby ASAP, everything else can be done on a slower schedule.