We live next door to my in-laws. We get on great and they have a lovely relationship with DD. I am due DD2 any day now, and they know that we are making a concerted effort to bring on labour before it ends in a c-section. I just saw DFiL in the garden and he said 'oh, by the way, we're out the whole day tomorrow, hiking with friends'. 'Oh, that's nice. Will you have your phone with you?' 'Oh, no. I am not even sure where it is'.
The thing is, they are our only childcare option for DD1 for when I go into labour. They were not even going to let us know they were out of contact all day. I do not want them to put everything on hold for us, they should go and have a nice time whenever they can, but without them on standby as it were, we're screwed. And I don't mean never leave the house, but at least be contactable and within a couple of hours drive away.
I am already a bit nervous about it all from when MiL asked that if we have to go into the hospital in the middle of the night, what time should she come round to see to Dd1 in the morning? I told her I'd envisioned making up the guest bed and have MiL stay the night, really, instead of leaving a two year old alone all night with no really good way to predict when she might wake up and the ability to get out of bed etc alone. She saw my point quickly and agreed to it, but I am really not filled with confidence.
They said they will have the phone with them tomorrow after DH had a word, but that it will only be turned on a couple of times in the day.
I really wish my own parents were here 
AIBU to be a bit disappointed in their reliability? Or is it the hormones?