Has anyone else moved house at 36/37 weeks pregnant?

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We accepted an offer on our house at the beginning of March, and found a house to move to and had an offer accepted only a couple of weeks later. The vendors are moving to an empty property so that is the end of the chain and our buyers are first time buyers. We were clear with all concerned from the outset that if at all possible we would need to move in July due to the baby being due in August. Unfortunately we have still not exchanged, I am not sure why we are not ready to exchange and have received our solicitors out of the office reply. I have forwarded to his assistant and expressed the urgency and I’m hoping that they come back to me and we can make some progress.

I am due to be induced on 10 August when I am 38 weeks, if the baby doesn’t come before, and so we really do need to exchange asap even to get in when I am 36/37 weeks. The uncertainty of the whole thing is so stressful and almost makes me tempted to pull out altogether and stay where we are! Just wondered if anyone else has moved that late into their pregnancy, and survived!!

We’re moving when I’ll be 38 weeks, with a 2.5 year old in tow! I’m also a full time primary school teacher working a gazillion hours a week atm due to end of year madness (and no lunch breaks, thank you covid). We’re due to move the day after the school year ends.

We plan to survive by having my mum to stay the weekend before to entertain our daughter while we finish decluttering/packing, bribing DP’s friends to help with heavy lifting and sending our daughter to stay with my in laws on the night of the actual moving day. No idea if any of this will help. I am the sort of person who will refuse to sleep until the whole house is unpacked, so that’s going to be fun.

Our daughter arrived at 37 weeks. That is NOT allowed to happen this time. Moving with a new baby sounds horrendous.

Not ideal, but definitely easier to move while pregnant rather than with a newborn. Good luck OP.

A friend moved this year when she was almost 40wks 😱 They actually had to move 3 times. They found out 2 days before they were due to move originally that there was an issue with paperwork on the house they were buying. So went ahead with the sake of theirs. Stayed in a hotel for what they thought might be a week. Turned in to 3-4wks. Then stayed in a. Short term lease flat for 3-4 weeks and then finally got in to their house just before her due date. They also already had a 3-4yr old when all of this was happening.

Baby was born a week late which was surprising with all the stress and fact her first born was a week early.

I moved house when I was 40 +4 with my first! Timing wasn’t planned in that settlement had been delayed by a few weeks.
It was awful. Baby was born at 41 weeks. I think the whole experience contributed to my pnd

Having helped a friend move recently I would say that if you get the removal company to pack and move you, including assembling furniture on arrival then your input needs to be minimal. I would advise labelling boxes well (we wished we'd followed the packers round more as their labelling was quite generic "kitchen" whereas we'd have gone "pans", "crockery" etc) and have someone who can help with unpacking and things like making beds when you arrive. Keep overnight bags and hospital bags in the car and book a cleaner!

Yes we moved when I was 36 weeks, I mean I wouldn’t recommend it but we survived and it all worked out ok in the end! Worst part was I was admitted to hospital the week before so had to rely on family to finish packing for me (husband was also working away which didn’t help!).

I was in hospital Tue - Fri, released for the weekend, moved Saturday (didn’t tell the hospital we were moving or I knew they wouldn’t let me out!) and then re admitted Monday, gave birth on the Wednesday at 36.5 weeks.

On the day, I just stayed at the new house, found a chair and gave lots of directions! Made sure we could access the absolute essentials and worried about the rest later after we were home and settled.

I moved at 36 weeks. I remember sitting on a mattress in our lounge entertaining my toddler while my dad, uncle and DH just got on with it. Unpacking really satisfied the nesting urges and it worked out well. It actually kept time moving and kept me busy, whereas I found the last few weeks painfully slow with my first pregnancy.

I moved at 38 weeks. Induced early with pre-eclampsia. In fact, I was still in hospital when the move took place. Wouldn’t recommend that at all! Took us months to unpack and get back on our feet.

I had DD on the day we were due to move. Went into labour at around midnight, after having spent the day packing boxes. The moving truck was due to come at 7am. By that time I was on the way to the hospital. DH called his deputy, who took the day off and supervised the moving men at both houses.

The move went off with no problems, DD arrived at lunchtime, and my Mum and DH did the unpacking / organising the rooms during the next couple of days while DD and I were in hospital. By the time I went home, the new house was looking fine.

Anything is possible - especially since as you say you are still in the same locality. Good luck !