i have had this discussion with my DH too!!
he thinks im being a ***** about it but then i explaied to him about all the blood and yukkyness and his bonding time with the baby, and the MW told us that the hossy leaves you in the labour room for a while to establish BF before the baby is removed and stuff....

in the end i told him mother that i didnt want people waitign outside and that they will be caled when we go into labour - as i have pets to feed and stuff - then they will be called afterwards and told when they can come to see baby. and my hossy has onyl 2 2hour periods of visting anyway, and they work durign those times.....

its the when we are at home and the not visiting EVERYDAY that has me worried - his mother is a smotherer, and will not understand why i want time out! my mum might be here right around the birth (shes flying in 8 days after my due date) so MIL thinks she has the right to be over as uch as my mum - who has to live at my house!!

sorry for hijacking

and i love the note pad idea but that was shot down by DH as rude...
i will be puttign a message on teh answerign machine saying something like " hi, we are all doing fine!! we are probably sleeping or really busy right now, please leave us a message and well cal you back when the little one will let us!!)


stick to your guns tho!! i did with the hossy thing and it worked