to not want to go on a family camping trip with a 7 week old baby?

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DH has his heart set on going on a family camping trip the week after next. DD2 will be just 7 weeks old (DD1 has recently turned 3). He has in mind a very gorgeous site about an hour and a half from here, very remote with no facilities apart from a stand-pipe and a few portaloos. Normally we love this place and would go at the drop of a hat, but this time, I just feel like it's going to be such a lot of hard work! Neither DD sleeps through the night. DD2 is breasfed which makes it easier inthis context, I suppose, but the thought of shivery night-feeds and nappy changes by the light of a flickering headtorch, trying to keep everyone quiet so as not to disturb fellow campers, makes my heart heavy. At 5 weeks DD2 usually gets covered in poo or sick at some point every day (and night) and I'm pretty sure she still will two weeks from now. Added to that the certainty that DD1, in the absence of blackout blinds, will be rising with the sun... I just think it'll be hard work and I really don't want to upset other campers by having noisy kids on the site. What do you think?

I camped when ds was that age. It was absolutely fine and ds slept surprisingly well. The site did have a kitchen and bath available though, which was probably the deal breaker. Its up to you though, if you don't want to do it then don't.

I don't think the OP has to sterilise anything does she?

Honestly, you don't need a steriliser. No-one in their right mind would use a breastpump in a tent imo.

And bf babies rarely use dummies, especially at that age as it would just fall out.

YANBU.

Although I was dumb enough to take a 6wk old and two yr old on Brownie Pack Holiday a couple of months ago, and spent last week with them (then 15wks) on a 5 day camp. Being down to one feed in a night makes a huge difference. It is only suitable for masochists though! Thank goodness it was the week before the 4m Growth Spurt. Catering for 16 and hour long feeds wouldn't have mixed!

For me, the biggest thing is night temperature. I didn't take DS1 last year as it was too cold and wet. 14oC nights are tolerable.

No way on earth would I go camping, especially if I had a 7 week old.

I would suggest your OH takes your elder daughter, and you have some quality time at home with the little one.

YANBU. You don't want to go and have a very young baby. You see it as hard work and uncomfortable and that's no way for someone to go on holiday.

Tell him to take your DD on his own.

YANBU to not want to go on a family camping trip full stop.

Fuck me no!

Though my two are 11 and 15 and I still wouldn't go.

I absolutely LOVE camping, and usually I have to persuade dh into it.
Nothing short of a nuclear war would make me go with a newborn however.
Just say no.

I went on a camping trip once with a 6 week old baby. She was my fifth child, so of course the other four came too, plus my sister and her toddler.

Believe me, peacefuleasyfeeling, YANBU!!!!!!!

YANBU, I'd rather die but then I hate camping.
If you don't want to OP then that's a good enough reason. Send DH with DD1.

My idea of living hell. No, no and a thousand times no.

I love camping.

BUT I would be telling him to fuck right off about going with a tiny baby? Seriously? Idiot.

Not only would it be a nightmare for you but it would also be really unfair on all the other campers near you who would have to deal with being woken throughout the night by a small baby.

Compromise and tell him to hire a caravan or no joy.

YANBU.

I went camping with an eight week old, plus siblings aged 2 and 4. We had a great time. But YANBU to say no, it's up to you and nobody should pressure you to do anything with a baby that small!

We went camping with a baby and a toddler, it was a fucking nitemare, baby screamed all night long and refused to feed as he was in such a state. Everyone on the site knew who we were from the noise. I like the idea of sending your dd1 with dh!

Not only would it be a nightmare for you but it would also be really unfair on all the other campers near you who would have to deal with being woken throughout the night by a small baby

Yeah, when I went camping in May there was a family with a baby near us. WAH WAH WAH all through the nights was seriously not on. Not appropriate to take a child that can't get thru the night without screaming its head off.

Someone I know just went with 8wk old twins. I said she was insane but she had fun!

All-night wakenings, hours of feeding - these require home comforts IMO, sofas, sky +, wireless broadband for mumsnetting, lots and lots of cold drinks from the fridge.
Not to mention a private toilet.