could you and her family...

Go ahead and arrange for taking care of her ds and anything else she needs at home so that she feels like she can go into the hospital? She must be really stressed at the thought of going into the hospital for that long and leaving her ds.

My dad was a carrier-based Navy pilot and I remember having one of my dad's squadron-mates pregnant wives staying in our guest room when I was little. It was probably a similar situation!

I was on complete bedrest at home from 22 weeks until 30 weeks and then in the hospital until I delivered. I could not have done it alone--much less with a seven year old.