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OP here. yes! Given the fact that I am up every 2 hours at night nursing a newborn, my time is precious (as I'm up right now). I could have used the time that I waited for them to sleep, rest, get some things done around the house. Instead I sat "ready"  my newborn waiting for them to arrive. DH doesn't sleep in the same room as us at night so he gets a full night of rest - I do baby duty solo. So while he may think "no big deal - we have no place to be", I wholeheartedly disagree. [/quote]

Assume BIL and SIL are not going to change.  So what can you do that is still polite but leaves you with less resentment?  If part of the issue is that your DH doesn't get what having a ridulously long hosting window means to you, let him take on more of the burden when family visits.  Logistically speaking unless you pump breast milk and the baby can be bottle fed you are tied without a break until the baby is older. But once you either make it possible for DH to gave the baby breast milk via a bottle or the you've stopped breastfeeding, if you need to do an errand, head out and incorporate the 1 hour BIL/SIL delay while DH is with the baby.  Give BIL/SIL a fake time and take a nap before they arrive.  Have DH do more with the prep for his family visits.  Also as someone mentioned get him on the same page on when dinner starts whether they are there or not and baby's bedtime no matter what time they arrive.[/quote]

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