Practical advice on moving when pregnant 
(20/07/2010)
According to a recent survey from Helpiammoving.com, 72% of women found it harder to emotionally move from their house after their baby was born and 66% were more reluctant to move from the place where their baby was born.
This begs the question - is it better to move house before your little one arrives or is it just too stressful? Well the simple answer is nothing in life is planned and there is never an ideal time to move house, but if you do find yourself moving when pregnant, with careful planning you can make the process as stress free as possible.
Helpiammoving.com has now added a whole new section offering practical advice on moving when pregnant to make the move a little less painful. Here are their top tips to help keep sane for moving when pregnant:
• Plan ahead and do everything in stages, you may be very tired so you shouldn’t attempt to do everything in one go.
• Pack as early as possible. You probably have clothes that no longer fit that can be boxed up early or CDs, books and DVDs. Buying quality boxes and good size modular boxes means less trips to the van and they are easier to stack. Remember to put essential baby items in a couple of boxes so that you have them to hand.
• Register with your new doctor, midwife and dentist as soon as possible. They will be able to transfer over your files and get familiar with your midwife as soon as you can.
• Try and do a stork walk of your chosen hospital before you move so that you are familiar with the layout and comfortable with the hospital. If you do go into labour early then you will be prepared.
• Use the internet to notify all relevant companies of your new address (i.e. utilities, club cards, charities). Helpiammoving.com currently offers this service free of charge.
• Register with an online supermarket delivery service and do a shop beforehand so that all your favourites are saved on your account. When the baby is born you can shop faster as items remain on your account.
• Avoid too much bending down when packing or unpacking and do not lift any heavy boxes.
• Even though you won’t be lifting anything on moving day you will be on your feet all day, pack some relaxing items i.e. bubble bath and candles so that you have them easily to hand in the evening.
• Most important is your hospital bag, put this in your car at least six weeks before so it won’t get mixed up with the packing. Don’t pack your hospital notes - always keep these to hand.
• Remember to drink plenty of fluids on moving day; after all you have precious cargo on board as well.
• And remember one major perk of moving when pregnant you won’t have to lift any boxes!
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