Okay, so I need some advice. My in-laws live out of state, about 13 hours away from where my husband and I live. They have not seen our daughter yet, and she is about a month old. We were planning to drive down next week and stay with them so they could spend time with their granddaughter.

However, the last few days our daughter has been incredibly fussy, especially after she eats. She has been spitting up a lot, really gassy and just screams and is inconsolable. This sometimes passes quickly, but can last for hours, on and off for most of the late afternoon and evening.

I was already not thrilled with the idea of attempting a 13 hour road trip with a 5 week old, but this just adds to it.

What if she is fussy the entire car ride? What if she is uncomfortable the entire trip? We won't have all the things we have at home to try to distract her and calm her down and soothe her. Not to mention we are staying in their home..it is difficult to deal with a baby crying for hours on end, and would be magnified by being out of our own surroundings and under the microscope of my mother-in-law's parenting advice.

I tried to voice my concerns to my husband, but he just kept saying how he felt bad for his parents for not getting to see her for over a month..and how would my family feel of they didn't get to see her for over a month. I said that his parents had the option to come up here to see us, but his mom doesn't want to drive up, and they evidently don't have the money for plane tickets.

My family would have found a way to see her if the roles were reversed, and if they couldn't, I don't believe they would ask me to put my daughter (and all 3 of us, really) in such a difficult position.

Anyone have any advice or insight for me??