Flooring or kitchen first?

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We have just moved into our dream forever family home which we have been trying to buy for years and it's a bit of a renovation project. Nothing major structurally, just an empty shell really (a pipe burst whilst vacant before re bought it and so pretty much stripped out) and mostly cosmetic work, albeit a lot of it! Oh and I'm 32 weeks pregnant! The race is on to get moved in properly and the lump sum of cash we have to spend on work is less than originally planned due to expenditure securing the house in the first place. We're obviously doing the basics first, and have got electrics, plastering, plumbing etc underway. My next plan was to get flooring and carpets throughout so we could properly move in (we also have a 3yr old DD), but there MAY be a possibility of getting a kitchen, depending on how the budget pans out. We're unlikely to know for sure re kitchen/ have it designed and installed etc for a number of weeks. Would it be ridiculous to get all the flooring in first to allow us to at least get in? I happened to be in B&Q about something else and the kitchen design man seemed to think it would be ok as most units are standard size.... I should say it has an original 80's kitchen just now. Pretty hideous and appliances are old and original too. Just no idea if getting flooring in there would be a stupid idea (very open plan layout and same flooring throughout) TIA!

I would have thought flooring first right to the edges of the room so there are no gaps between the kitchen and outside world for small creatures to get in. Also makes the finish against the kitchen much neater.

Flooring first makes it easier to move any appliances out if they need replacing. Also means you can have the units laid out however you like. If you put flooring down now then it could get damaged when you fit the new kitchen and you will have to keep the kitchen layout exactly the same.

If I were you I would concentrate on getting att the rooms finished that you can definitely get done before you move in, bedrooms etc and then maybe get some rugs or cheap lino for the kitchen till you can save up and redo it.

As above, depends if you ever want to change the kitchen layout without replacing or repairing the floor.

If you don’t, you can put the kitchen in first, which will save on the cost of the floor. Appliances can (and arguable should) be laid on top of moisture resistant board, which can be made flush height of your floor.