hoti- you're sneaky!! MASSIVE congratulations! How exciting!!! Are you planning another homebirth?

dot face- I think you're dad going away when you're in labour sounds like a good plan and I'm sure it's something he and you will both be more comfortable with. I'd research a short list of nearby places for him to stay and have the list with contact details ready so it's an easy thing for him to call and organise when the time comes so you feel it'll happen without a hitch, you know? That would help me anyway, because I like to know things are planned and contingencies are covered