This was the plan (2 years ago) when I was pregnant with DS2 :
In laws take mobile phone to bed with them, when I go in to labour and I am ready to go into hospital, we phone them to let them know and drive down (5 minutes away)with DS1 (then aged 21 months) to drop him off with them, whilst DH and I go to hospital.
This is what actually happened (bearing in mind i was a week overdue and had had a sweep that day, not it was not exactly 'out of the blue'):
At 5.00am we try calling...no answer. Try land line...no answer.
DH gets Ds1 out of bed pops him in the car and drives down to inlaws, thinking he can get in with the spare key which is in the garage, and wake them up. He gets down there, gets the key, but they have double locked the door and put the chain on. DH tries banging on the door...but no answer.
after about 20 minutes, he arrives back at home, with DS, I was totally astounded to see he still had DS1 with him. So we called my parents and had to drive over there (20 minutes away) to drop him off with them.
I am now 36 weeks pg with DC3. Everytime my MIL sees me, she drops into conversation that they are taking ALL the phones to bed now, leaving the chain off the door etc..etc..
She has not once actually asked me who I would like to look after the DS's when I go into hospital, she has just presumed that being the closest, she will have them.
After last time, quite frankly, I don't want her to have them on principle, plus inspite of her reassurances, I don't trust her not to let it happen again.
I don't need this when I am in labour and I have told my mum that I want her to have them, however I am not sure how to tackle this with her.
Dh has not told her that she is not having them, he knows she will be upset (she is a bit of a drama queen), so he has just said to her that 'everyone is on standby'.
What would you do??? Am I just being pathetic because she messed it up last time??