For STM+ with toddler, what are your contingency plans when labor strikes?

stellablue1972

I'm curious to hear what others' plans are for what to do with their toddler when it's time to go to the hospital.

We have friends on hand to be "on call" for the moment we need to hand off our 2.5 year old, and I've been coming up with different scenarios (i.e. middle of the night, while we're at work/he's at daycare, daytime on a weekend, etc...). 

Anyone care to share their plan? 

Mine (tentatively) goes something like the below, with "Friend #2" being the ones that will keep him overnight since they also have a toddler and all the gear, etc.. "Friend #1" is my immensely helpful child-less friend who can come and go more at her leisure with no toddler in tow. :-)

 

Weekday:

1) We need to leave for the hospital between 8 pm and 6 am (DS bedtime)

1. Friend #1 comes over, crashes at our place, and takes DS (in our car) to daycare
   
1. Friend #2 picks up DS from daycare
   

 

2) We need to leave for the hospital during the day while DS is at daycare

1. Friend #2 picks up DS at daycare
   

 

3) We need to leave for the hospital in the evening, between daycare and DS?s bedtime

1. If time allows, we drop off DS at Friend #2's
2. Friend #2 come over and get DS and take him to their house

Weekend:

1) We need to leave for the hospital between 8 pm and 6 am

1. Friend #1 comes over, crashes at our place, and takes DS (in our car) to Friend #2 in the morning.

 

2) We need to leave for the hospital during the day.

1. If time allows, we drop off DS at Friend #2 ?s
2. Friend #2 come over and get DS and take him to their house