To move or not to move while pregnant. What would you do??

Question

I am 26 weeks pregnant and have had no complications. My husband travels and I am alone a lot and we just moved to this area about 8 months ago so I don't really know a lot of people. 1 month after buying our house if flooded because of high amounts of rainfall. I just cannot seem to bounce back from all of this.

We've decided that we do need to move. We want to move to where we have family and friends so I'm not so alone and so our baby will be showered with love. We are just now in the process of having our house worked on and put back together. The plan was to move after the baby was born but that means staying here another 6 months. Should I just quit my job and leave now and get settled in or move with a 2-3 month old baby????

Oh, here's the kicker. I have family in Arkansas as well as Ontario Canada. So the move could possible be to Canada.

What would you do???

Please not hateful comments bashing Arkansas or Canada or anything else. This is hard enough as it is.

Answer 1

If i were you, i'd move as soon as the house was ready enough to sell! My husband travels for a living too, so he is gone ALOT. Lucky for me though, i do have family in the area. I also have 3 kids to occupy me, and i am 20 wks.pregnant with #4. Don't get me wrong, with my husband being gone so much, i do get overwhelmed and feel like a single mom. You do not need that, especially with a new baby coming. Get back to family and friends as soon as possible...for your sanity. And what's wrong with Canada? Alot of Americans give it a bad rap for no reason. I personally envy their healthcare plan for it's citizens! Wherever you choose to relocate, i hope it is soon, and i hope you will be happy. Good luck with your little one! God bless.

Answer 2

I would recommend moving now. I was in a similar situation and waited until my son was 2 months old to move cross country. It was difficult and would have been much easier if I had moved before. You would have more support for the rest of your pregnancy as well as the first few months after the baby is born which is by far, the hardest time.

One thing to consider, however....Is it important for your child to be an American citizen? I'm not sure how that works, or it may not be important to your family, but it's something to consider. Good luck to you and congrats!

Answer 3

I have been on both sides of this. I moved while 9 months pregnant. I also moved again, not once but twice, with a baby. I say move now. You can still help some since you're not extremely far along. But at least you won't have to worry about keeping a baby out of the way. It'll be much easier for you to move now before the baby is born. That way everything can be ready for the baby.

Answer 4

i am sorry to hear all of this bad things but you should do what you feel is right for your baby. I would move to be closer to family that's because i hat to be alone and with your husband being gone all the time that would be hard so you are in a good position to move now. Waiting until the baby is born would complicate things to much because you would have to deal with the baby too. Just pack up and move i hope everything works out good luck.

Answer 5

Well if i were in the same position as you i would move. Its probably going to be alot of work - especially at 26wks pregnant but if you are finding it hard now (being alone with your husband travelling so much) then you will find it alot harder once baby is born and you aren't getting much of a break. Atleast if you move before baby then you will have the family and friend network of support once baby is here and that will probably be of great help to you.

Best of luck to you and your baby!

Answer 6

It sounds to me that either way will be rough. We moved less than 2 weeks after my daughter was born (plus we have 2 other children). She was two weeks early or else I would have been full term when we moved. I imagine it will take awhile to get your home repairs done, sell your house, and get packed, so I would wait and see how it goes. If you wait until after the baby is born, maybe you can sweet talk a relative to come to your current home and take care of the baby during the moving process. Good luck!!

Answer 7

I personally would move. We moved into our new apartment when I was 7 months. It was a lot easier, than if we had waited for the baby to come. Still being pregnant, we had time to set up her room and get the house in order without having to work around her scheldule. Also, it will take the baby awhile to adjust to a new enviroment if you move. I would say go ahead and get it done and over with.

Answer 8

Move now. Easier to move while pregnant, of course people are going to help you. But having a small baby and having to move is gonna be a lot harder because you'll have A LOT of baby stuff to move as well, whereas right now you probably don't have much at all. Good luck

Answer 9

Go now! I moved while 5 months preg and it was fine (and I had complications). I cant even imagine if we had waited to move and had to deal with moving plus a baby. Move now and get settled and fix up your "nest". You will be so glad once it is done and you aren't thinking about it while the little one is getting to know you. Best of luck to you with your move and have a wonderful pregnancy!

Answer 10

considering the fact which you're extraordinarily early on your being pregnant it particularly is okay to return and forth. ensure which you do not one of the heavy lifting. attempt to get your hubby to get a number of his acquaintances or kin that might actually assist you out. you're able to do the countless packing or unpacking jointly as they convey the heavy stuff in. Pregnant women persons shouldn't carry something which would be over 20lb. I advise you progression now, because of the fact as quickly as the infant comes you wont have a unfastened minute to your self, no longer to show %. something. So its the two circulate now or circulate approximately 6 months when you supply. sturdy success