Hm..I would think that its instinctive that we as mothers want to keep our babies close to us, coz we naturally feel that being with us is the safest place for them. But as another mummy pointed out, the kid will grow up, and as you spend more time with her, she will naturally come to bond more closely with you. That aside, it's a good thing for the grandparents to be involved coz you do need a village to help with the kid once she starts school, what with all the falling sick etc. As long as they keep to their boundaries ie dont override or intentionally do things tt the parents had expressedly said no to, IMO, it's fine.