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[quote=Anonymous]OP, one issue might be that you and DH aren't giving any ground.  Any chance of "meeting in the middle" either literally or figuratively?
DH's parents live a plane flight away so it's a little bit different.  But my parents live 2-2.5 hours away and of course they want to see the baby as much as possible.  For various reasons it's not possible for us to spend the night at their house, but would that be an option for you?  Go early one day (during AM nap) and come home the next day (during PM nap)?
What I do, especially since DH has to work on weekends all the time, is I drive TO my parents during AM nap.  Then we have all day with them.  Around her normal bedtime I nurse her, put on a night diaper and PJ's, and get back in the car.  She sleeps the whole way home, then I get her in the house as gently as possible and nurse her again before putting her in the crib.  I've done this twice in 9 mos and it's gone a LONG WAY in demonstrating that we're making an effort.  In return, my parents come to us.  What we do most frequently is meet in the middle (for us, Annapolis area).  We meet at the mall or such, have lunch, they play with DD (if I'm lucky they buy her something!) and then we go our separate ways.  Not too bad a drive for anyone.
Now, I'm not saying you have to back down, and I agree with PP's who said don't let them guilt you, but making the GP's think that you are TRYING, can go a long way.  GL![/quote]

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