thanks nm, that's all clear now and thanks for going over things you've written before...i am feeling a little zonked and so it's good to be hand-fed advice today! in my country, the visitation hrs are similar..a couple of times a week, for an hr or two. given my WH has transportation issues, and i will be in the burbs with my mum, i can't see him making it very often to see her. this might be useful for the first month anyway, as i suppose i'll be in my PJ's most of the time being fairly occupied with sleeping, eating, feeding & probably wont care how much i see him. I hope to move back to my apartment by about week 4/5. i keep thinking about how you did it alone...apart from those few weeks he moved in with you. i am in awe & i haven't even had a bub yet so what would i know!! okay, so about my email. I am going to just reply about names and visiting after birth and leave the rest (parenting plans and finances till later). some news: due date is today! + MIL confirmed she has bought a plane ticket to come here for July/August. Makes me think H will stay here till then. And SURELY he won't bring OW here while MIL AND BIL are here???