My husband just called and said his work wants him to go on a business trip 5/4-5/8. The meeting is in FL and we live in MD.

My due date is 6/1, but baby has measured with a 5/26 due date on ultrasound. DD #1 was born a few days early. I was born 6 weeks early. This is my 2nd baby and I will be 36 or 37 when I deliver (including this because 2nd time moms and older moms tend to have slightly earlier babies, statistically speaking).

We don't have any family in the immediate area, though is parents live 2 hrs away. My parents will likely not be able to come until after the baby's birth.

I hospital where I'm delivering is 40-90 min away, depending on traffic.

Anyway, having him away that week makes me a little nervous, but I also don't want him to miss an important meeting when I very well could go to my due date. It sounds like his boss wants him to go but will probably be understanding if he can't. He works for the government and all travel is refundable, so he could say yes now and change his mind later. However, I don't know that I am going to have that much more info the week before, since babies are so unpredictable... or do you think I'd have a better idea at that point?

How close to your due date would you be comfortable with your SO being out of town?