AIBU?
Camping
kaytee87 · 10/07/2017 19:01
Cheekily posting here for traffic.
What age would you take a baby / toddler camping?
We were thinking about taking almost 1yo ds but wondering whether he'd be too cold and it would be better going next summer when he's bigger. Probably be around 9/10 degrees overnight.
MrsHathaway · 10/07/2017 19:09
This weekend we camped with a large group. Youngest child was about 12mo. Warmth overnight wasn't a problem, but routine was (one parent eventually gave up and took him home as it wasn't far).
We first took our youngest at 17mo and he was plenty old enough then.
Fleece onesie/pyjamas for his birthday!
PourMeAGlassOfMilk · 10/07/2017 19:21
We've taken all of ours as babies. Ds1 and ds2 we're both 8 or 9 months old as they were born in the autumn. Ds3 was born in March and has already been twice at 10 weeks and 14 weeks. Baby sleeping bag and an extra blanket and he's been just fine. We're happy to let routine go out of the window when we're away though. We found it harder settling the kids to bed when they were older babies/toddlers who noticed things were different than with a tiny baby who sleeps anywhere if he's tired enough.
GreenHillsOfHome · 10/07/2017 19:24
I would say about one but only in the summer months and for a couple of nights max. He'll be fine-just make sure he has a thick fleecy onesie and plenty of blankets for night time.
I love camping and this will be the first year for ages that I can't go because dc3 is 8 weeks...dh is taking the older dc alone for a couple of days. I can't wait until next summer when we can all go!
WardrobeMalfunction · 10/07/2017 19:32
We did when DD was about 8 months. It was summer time but really cold at night, so DD didn't sleep. DH ended up walking the roads with her in her pram as we didn't want her crying to disturb the other campers. Don't forget, there's no sound-proofing in tents.
Also, toddler DS didn't sleep because it was too bright, so if your DS is used to a dark room, he might not sleep.
JennyBlueWren · 10/07/2017 19:45
My DS is 2 and we're going to try camping overnight at a local campsite soon. I would have liked to have taken him last summer but we were too busy. I think if you/ your baby aren't too routine based it should be fine. However my parents told me to never camp with a baby in nappies after their bad experience of it!
SomewhatIdiosyncratic · 10/07/2017 20:18
DS2 was 15 weeks when he came along on a 5 day Guide camp. He was still in the moses basket which gave some protection from draughts. DS1 was 7 months so from that point we just coslept on our mats on the floor so he had the warmth from us surrounding him.
Night feeds weren't a problem as I was accustomed to waking very promptly as they started stirring and they found themselves drinking milk very quickly!
Modern tents with the groundsheet sewn into the flysheet are a good bit warmer than older styles with gaps.
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