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to not want to go camping during the 3rd trimester of my pregnancy

28 replies

Restrainedrabbit · 06/07/2010 20:19

I'm 26 weeks pregnant with 2 DCs, Dh has a bee in his bonnet about camping this summer. Normally I'd jump at the chance but even with the most comfortable airbeds/duvets etc I really don't fancy it. I get so stiff in the morning and my hips ache at night, plus I'd rather be at home eating chocolate

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ShadeofViolet · 06/07/2010 20:20

YANBU - sounds like hell!

verytellytubby · 06/07/2010 20:20

Don't blame you. Sounds awful. Send him off with the DC and enjoy the peace

pigletmania · 06/07/2010 20:22

YADNBU at all, I am not keen on camping at the best of times but when pg no no no. Its hotel for me thanks!

Morloth · 06/07/2010 20:23

YANBU, I hate camping, it is vile, evil, bad bad bad.

Agree with verytellytubby send him and the kids off.

werewolf · 06/07/2010 20:24

YANBU. But do tell him you won't stand in his way if he wants to take the kids camping!

Lymond · 06/07/2010 20:24

YADNBU. Let him take the kids camping for a weekend so you can get some lie ins, and go away for another few days as a family staying in a b&b.

I'd rather have no holiday than a camping holiday when heavily pregnant

ramblingmum · 06/07/2010 20:24

I to normally love camping but refused when I was more than a couple of monthe pregnant. The thought of all those trips to the loo at night. YANBU

BrokenBananaTantrum · 06/07/2010 20:24

I went camping when I was 34 weeks pg. It was great. I never slept so well and had a really relaxing time. However - I wanted to go. If you don't want to go then your DH is being unreasonable trying to push you into it.

mathanxiety · 06/07/2010 20:25

YANBU. Hanging over a temporary/ not too clean public loo twice a night at a campsite while 26 weeks pg would be seriously unfunny.

I learned too late that a chiropractor or pregnancy massage therapist might have helped with my aching hips, which kept me up night after night during pregnancy (grrrrr). Do you have a few nice big pillows or a body pillow to put between your knees while you sleep?

dinkystinky · 06/07/2010 20:25

YANBU - tell you what, get him to set up the tent in the back garden, get him to drink 2 litres of water, stick two watermelons up his top and suggest he go to sleep out there for the night in that condition and find how enjoyable he finds it...

corblimeymadam · 06/07/2010 20:27

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LittleSilver · 06/07/2010 20:31

Sounds appalling idea. And I'm not even referring to the camping whilst pregnant bit. WHY do people go away to be more uncomfortable than they could be at home???

BellsaRinging · 06/07/2010 20:39

I'm 27 weeks and went the weekend before last. It wasn't bad at all actually-but I wanted to go, and was wiped out at work the next couple of days. A second weekend has been suggested later in the month, but I think I am deffing out, enough being enough. If you don't want to don't go. As others have suggested a weekend with the children on his own would do everyone a power of good.

Mowgli1970 · 06/07/2010 20:41

Ugh! What a nightmare. Send him on his way to the nearest field and put your feet up!

unfitmother · 06/07/2010 20:42

FFS sounds like hell!

mathanxiety · 06/07/2010 20:51

LOL Dinkystinky

EricNorthmansmistress · 06/07/2010 21:11

YANBU
I tried camping at 40 weeks. Managed one night which was awful before going into labour - triggered I think by my body's refusal to spend another night sleeping on a fucking, fucking airbed with a giant other person playing football against my internal organs, and attempting to pull on maternity jeans whilst lying down on same airbed as there was not enough room to stand up in the tent

don't do it.

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Restrainedrabbit · 07/07/2010 18:53

I had to laugh at Dinky Stinky's comment BUT at Eric's going into labour... I shall threaten DH with labour on a campsite - think that may be enough incentive not to go

Had forgotten the nightmares of getting dressed in a tent without being pregnant plus running around after a 4 year old and a 21month old...

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spilttheteaagain · 07/07/2010 20:02

I am in full agreement with LittleSilver. Camping is vile at the best of times.

FoxyRevenger · 07/07/2010 20:13

Camping? Just no. No no no. And camping whilst pregnant? NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

If there's no en-suite/room service/place to comfortably sit and put your make up on, it AIN'T a holiday!

duckyfuzz · 07/07/2010 20:18

nonononono I went in my second trimester with twins, to the south of france, in the scorchio summer of 2003, I had a headached for 3 weeks, coudln't sleep as I was so uncomfortable, it was 40 degrees, we were surrounded by forest fires and even had to evacuate one night (to a v nice air conditioned novotel at my insistence )

on that basis, don't do it!

Angelcat666 · 07/07/2010 20:31

Speaking as someone who doesn't do camping.

YANBU

Lastyearsmodel · 07/07/2010 20:36

I have very few rules in life that I can stick to but Not Camping in Late Pregnancy is one of them.

My DP is also desperate to take our 2 DCs camping this year, even mentioning Cornwall for the weekend, which is only, ooh, a 7 or 8 hour drive away. I am 34 weeks btw.

So he's meant to be taking them somewhere closer by himself this weekend but the forecast is for rain so he's stomping about in a huff muttering about 'this bloody country'. I think he's just worried about putting the tent up by himself.

Perhaps there should be a messageboard to hook up camping-mad dads with 2 kids and heavily pregnant absent wives with each other?

clare458 · 07/07/2010 21:44

I went camping when pregnant. I wasn't heavily pregnant but I did have really bad morning sickness. I can laugh about it now but god it was awful. My dh said a change of scenery and fresh air would help me feel better. Believe me it didn't. All I can say is I'm so glad there was a bit of woodland behind our tent, smelly shared toilets and morning sickness do not go well together.

GuntherMcKilocodie · 07/07/2010 22:10

No No No! I went when I was 7 months pregnant because I felt like a bit of a party pooper for not going. My DH booked a tepi 'for a bit of luxury'. Fucking luxury my arse-I could barely get through the twatting door, and sobbed all night in a princess and the pea type way because my hips hurt so much I thought I might die.