As the title says, I live very rurally (in good conditions I'm 40 mins from MLU/ hospital, in muddy/ icy conditions could be 50mins+)
I'm currently 35+2 with DC1, my DH learning to drive but first available test is 9 days after e.d.d (though I'm aware dc could be late).
My DSil has offered and is v willing to drive, although lives an hour away and is currently Plan A.
Sadly all 4 of our parents have died and I am an only child so no siblings.
We have close friends in our town, but they have 4 kids so we'd need them both to be hone for one to drive me.
There is one part time taxi firm (weekdays only, no evenings/ weekends) in our town and the nearest full time taxi firm, as well as our other friends are in the city where the MLU is (so 40+ mins here and 40+ mins back).
Sat navs with our postcode for taxis and even ambulances don't get to the house as they end up going along another track and getting stuck.
I suppose I'm looking for reassurance that we will have a few hours warning before the baby arrives to get things in place, and that my biggest fear of getting into mlu/ hospital and subsequently being sent home won't happen?
I wondered if they did send us home if it might be worth booking a nearby hotel so we were at least nearby.
I'm getting myself into such a tizz about it all! Other people living in similar places manage so it must be fine, right?!
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Scared of getting to hospital - very rural
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InThisTogether · 01/11/2017 16:44
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