To think if your child spends most of the night screaming, you don't go camping

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And if he doesn't usually do that, you still don't bugger off and leave him with his GPs (who appear to be proponents of CIO) when he's still of an age to be shrieking for his mother all night. Which is why I don't leave my 2yo. I've given up trying to sleep and I've got to chase my two around till bloody sunset now

Snoring should mean you get off with murder in my opinion. It is the most annoying sound in the world as far as I'm concerned. I have truly come close and if I had a gun...................

This entire thread has made me realise why, when I suggest to DP that I really, really fancy trying out camping for a weekend, he roars with laughter and says ' No, you really, really wouldn't' .

I definitely wouldn't do it in school holidays again, we used to go to camping club sites which were lovely in June but going in school holidays it was so crowded so too much noise for me. The sad thing is I like the camping but I need to sleep so it just doesn't work for me.

Do you know what really upsets me? It is seeing other women tearing each other down, often when they've asked for help or support. There are no SHOULDS or SHOULDN'TS. There are just people trying to get on with their lives. They don't have to
Live by your code. Stop criticising and saying what people should and should not do with their children (very much in your opinion) and give people helpful tips of on how live the life they would like to.

Buy some ear plugs and stop being judgemental. Sorted.

Screaming/crying kids at a campground should be loaded in the car and driven around until they fall asleep or until an hour past dawn, at least. To let a child wail and cry when others are trying to sleep in nearby tents is just so fucking inconsiderate it can hardly be believed.

No one NEEDS to go camping. If you child disrupts others he should be taken away from the area. Even if it's 3 a.m.

Camping on crowded sites is noisy
That said, we've had some lovely camping holidays on camping and caravaning sites, esp the quiet ones as they spread you out but have 70s style showers :)

I have went camping for years. The only loud noise I have ever heard is snoring.

What LilacInn said. Some people are just hugely inconsiderate.

We recently stayed at the Legoland hotel. Our stay was ruined by the family next door with a baby that woke every three hours and cried for about 30 mins. At the 5 am waking, the whole family obviously got up, think older siblings loudly playing and tv blaring too. :(

As Wanda Sykes puts it, when black people sleep outside with no plumbing or electricity, it's called being homeless. When white people do it, it's called camping. Wanda Sykes is an African American comedian who is very funny. No racial insinuations were meant or made.

My baby is 9 months old today and he's been camping twice already he loved it both times so I guess it depends on the baby

This has confirmed my long held belief that camping is the pits and not something that I will ever do willingly!
I has never before considered that you may hear other noisy campers snoring...or worse! It can go on my against list
Poor baby though...and shame on the grandparents...too long for a cry it out to be an excuse.

Also people talking about drunken people being noisy, if you go to a decent campsite those running it will tell anyone noisy to be quiet, and throw them off if they are not.

Burntheblacksuit has hit the nail on the head - so many comments suggesting selfish behaviour baffles me - don't you think it was a million times worse for the GPs?!? If the child is asking for mummy, it's not a baby and therefore CIO is not really relevant - you don't know the child of the adults and while you deserve a nice sleep, you can't seriously suggest that people with babies shouldn't go camping?!? It's a family activity and a bloody good one - ear plugs, go for a walk, sleep in your car, get angry, but don't suggest that only patents with older kids go camping...

We"v camped for over twenty years now. We've always tried to find sites that have separate fields / areas for families / couples although in this case that would not have helped. DD was 6 months the first time we went and we pitched as far as possible from others just in case. We were lucky as she has always been a good sleeper but there have still been times when I've walked her off site at 5am so she didn't disturb others.

There could have been any number of reasons for chiild screaming all night (inc.being poorly) and we don't know what the GPs were trying too calm her as we weren't in the tent but I agree that sitting in the cxar may have helped - as well as muting the noise its often warmer so child will drop off easier. Maybe OP could say something along the lines of 'oh I feel your pain, have you tried settling the child in the car? Worked for us till our DC were used to the tent' with fingers crossed behind her back

YABU - because you don't know the family or their dynamics (I presume) so how is it fair to presume the mum (why is it always the mum who is blamed?) should have known better?

YANBU to be peeved at the misfortune of the situation and now you are bloody knackered

Dynamics?? what does that have to do with? It comes down to consideration for others.