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In an ideal world, you can schedule your move for the perfect date and take a few weeks off of work to prepare for the challenge. In real life, your lease can end unexpectedly and leave you relocating while you're nine months pregnant. Get through the moving day without hurting yourself or giving up by using these five tips for heavily pregnant women who can't handle any more strain and stress.

Hire Plenty of Help

From the movers who actually handle all the heavy lifting to personal assistants you hire to help you deal with the minute details of packing, bring in as many helpers as possible for the preparations and moving day. Even just a friend who can lend moral support and fetch you a glass of water while you rest can make the entire process go a lot smoother. Definitely pay for personal packing services for your items to avoid wearing yourself out trying to fill boxes and move them around.

Contact a New OB/GYN

Before your moving day even draws near, find a doctor near your new home and make sure they've accepted you as a new patient. There's always a chance that the stress or physical activity of the move will bring on early labor, so you don't want to scramble to make new plans while you're already dealing with too much on your plate. Update your birth plan before moving, or you might get caught unaware and not even know how to find the nearest emergency room. Don't give up on your plans for a specific type of birth just because an unexpected move has popped up.

Give Yourself Permission to Eat Out

Heading to a restaurant after a long day of unpacking may seem like a bad idea when you want to stick to a specific pregnancy diet, but it can be a lifesaver when your blood sugar drops and you don't know where the utensils are even packed. Allowing yourself to indulge in small things that restore your energy levels is a good idea to cope with the difficulties of a move, especially while you're pregnant. Just continue to avoid seriously risky behavior like drinking or smoking, and consider getting help from your doctor if the stress of the move is making it difficult to avoid behaviors that could damage your unborn child.

Consider Travel Limitations

Even with a full team of packers and movers handling the relocation of your belongings, you'll need to move your own special package to your new home by car or plane. Doctors often limit or forbid travel altogether starting in the eighth month of pregnancy, so you may have to stay near your original home in a hotel or family member's home while your belongings go on without you. Of course, moves across town are usually fine since you only need to spend a short time in the car.

Focus on Nesting

Finally, try to see your move and subsequent fresh start in a new home as an advanced form of the nesting feelings most women experience in the last month of pregnancy. Instead of focusing on the stress of packing or changing doctors at such a late stage, start planning for how you want to decorate and liven up the new home. It's very easy to get overwhelmed with positive or negative emotions during the hormonal tidal waves that sweep over you as your body prepares for birth, so staying positive is the best way to get through the move with minimal shouting or crying. Don't be afraid to take a few minutes to yourself to let these emotions out from time to time as well instead of bottling them up.

For help with your move, contact a local moving company, such as Wheaton World Wide Moving.