Camping with a toddler and newborn?

[jollybobs89]

Thinking of going on a camping trip I've got a two year old and a 12 week old at the moment! Would we be mental thinking that it's a good idea? Haha

We love camping been a few times took our daughter before but then two of them I just think is it worth the stress haha

Thoughts and any camping tips welcome

Honestly...I think it sounds quite stressful...I just don't think the fun would outweigh the stress enough for me to want to do this.

Good advice on the thread though, from more experienced campers. It probably would be so stressful for me, as I don't know much about camping. Not sure I'm being very helpful here am I?

Toddler good sleeper no night wakings usually 7-7 baby doesn't really cry all that much at the moment and he settles really easy of and evening knowing my luck tho toddler won't sleep and baby would scream the whole night !!

Mmmm lots to consider on here thank you x

Only if they're both really good sleepers.

After the 3rd night of their baby keeping the whole bloody campsite awake all night, some people camped near us were asked to leave. And it wasn't even me that complained!

I felt really sorry for the parents, but imo it's a daft thing to do unless your baby is really quiet at night.

Nooo way!

stophuggingme Wed 24-Jun-20 20:11:47
Abeokuta madness
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Love it :-) :-)

Abeokuta is the state capital of Ogun State in southwest Nigeria. It is situated on the east bank of the Ogun River, near a group of rocky outcrops in a wooded savanna.

Bet you didn't know that! Wonder if it has a camp site.

My 6 month old woke up at sunrise and stayed awake.

After three mornings spent driving around randomly at 5am trying to get him to go back to sleep we gave up and went home.

Done lots of camping since then, but waited till the youngest was sleeping more reliably.

@Lynda07

As you may already know I had no fucking idea

I'd rather shit in my hands and clap than do that but you go for it 🤣 good luck!

@Puzzles10
When one of them staggers inside for wine or hot water or some more baby wipes / a bed / Netflix does that mean it’s a really shit idea

@20viona you have succeeded in being the first person to make me howl with laughter run about twelve billion years

@stophuggingme you're welcome!

It was funny though, stophuggingme. It's quite amazing to actually type something real when your fingers have just touched the wrong keys. Maybe you have special powers. Made my day anyway, thanks :-).

@Lynda07
I’ve just taken my cape off so I can put the dishwasher on and do the recycling . Marvel has nothing on me 😂
I need to research this place you talk of. Perhaps I’m meant to visit Nigeria and take a tent. Truthfully the Maldives are more appealing though .........

Let me know where you're planning to go so I don't go there at the same time. Remember even the quietest cry will likely disturb a quiet site at night, be prepared for a frosty reception by your neighbours in the morning!

I think one thing to consider would be what your kid is like in an unfamiliar environment, I've got a baby and a toddler too and I'm blessed that normally they're good sleepers. But if the dynamic us changed at all (eg like tonight where its been really hot up until now) they're a bloody nightmare.

My concern would be the change of environment setting one of them off then waking each other up the whole night...

Sleeping wasn't as big an issue as I thought it might be, but both mine were fed to sleep and happy to nod off anywhere. We did end up feeling our of step with the rest of the campsite though, as we ended up going to bed with the kids who were then noth up as soon as it was light. Keeping them both quiet till a decent time in the morning was a challenge.

The bigger issue was the number of toilet trips for the toddler, we did take a potty for night times but even then emptying it was a pain. I'd want to know exactly what the site were expecting to happen with toilet blocks. Not sure my toddler would deal with queuing and at the best of times wanted to touch evreything.

I literally can not think of anything I would rather do less than camp with a toddler and a baby.

We used to camp occasionally pre kids but we waited until ours were a little bit older, I think they were about 3 and 1 when we first took them. You can hear every sound in a campsite so we didn't take them as little babies.

We took DD camping first time at 8 weeks and it was fine. Then took both once DS was born but he was November baby so he was 6 months.
Both really good sleepers so it was quite easy tbh.
If they do wake up please take them out in buggy so nobody else gets disturbed! I remember camping next to family whose baby used to wake up about 5ish and they didn't get up. It's not fair on everyone else.
Canvas holidays or glamping tents might be best if you're not sure.

Remember camping with a 6 month old, developed an ear infection and wouldn’t stop crying - felt so bad for the rest of the campsite had to take DD for a drive to get her to sleep - it was awful! So no!!!

Years ago I had a week camping in Scotland , great for the first few days until a young family pitched up in a tent next to us. Their baby screamed all night for about 3 days until they were asked to leave. I know that I could never have taken any of mine as babies camping.

If nothing else the experience will be character building so try to be positive.

It wouldn’t be my kind of thing, but if your happy and confident camping regulars I don’t see why not.