A move is a long day of lifting, stairs and stress, and none of it is easier at eight months. This guide is about planning, not medicine: it shows how to hand the physical work to a crew, how to set the schedule so you rest, and which jobs you can still do from a chair.
Talk to your doctor first
Your doctor, midwife or care team knows your pregnancy. Ask three things: whether you may lift anything at all, how long you may be on your feet, and which travel plans make sense if the move crosses a long distance. Write down the answers and give them to the people helping you.
Federal ergonomics guidance, such as the NIOSH lifting equation, is written for the general working population and gives a recommended weight limit of 51 pounds under ideal conditions. A moving box on a staircase is never ideal conditions, so treat that number as an upper edge for healthy adults, not a target for you.
Hand the physical work to others
Professional movers lift and carry for a living and use dollies, pads and straps for the heavy pieces. Full packing means the crew wraps and boxes the house, so you are not bending to a low shelf or stacking cartons. See full packing for how that service works.
If a full-service move does not fit your plan, the next step down is partial packing, where the crew handles kitchens, fragile items and the heaviest rooms while you sort closets. The full versus partial packing guide lays out the choice.
Build the schedule around you
Book the move for a weekday morning if you can, so the crew finishes while you still have energy and a clinic is still open if you have a question. Avoid the last day of a lease, because delays leave you with no cushion.
Pick one helper to be your point of contact on move day. That person answers the crew's questions, shows them where furniture goes and keeps you out of the stairwell.
- Confirm the date with your doctor's calendar before you book.
- Set up one chair in the new home that is ready first.
- Keep water, snacks and any medicine in a bag that stays with you.
- Skip cleaning products with strong fumes; ask someone else to do the move-out clean.
Jobs you can still do
Sitting work counts. You can label boxes, build the room-by-room list, call the utilities, update your address and direct the crew from a chair. The change-of-address checklist and the moving timeline are two lists you can run without lifting anything.
Get the estimate while you rest
An O'Brien's estimator comes to the house, walks every room and writes an itemized estimate, so you do not need to sort the whole house for a phone quote. The visit is free, and the 10 free heavy-duty boxes come with it. Call 775-359-6683 from Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, to set the visit.