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Camping sleeping dilemma -please help!

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siblingrevelry · 08/07/2013 13:16

Our tent is large with 3 separate sleeping pods.

Last year, two DS's had one, DH had one and myself and bf baby had another.

This year, she is in a travel cot and ideally would be in a pod on her own; however, I am worried about someone coming in and stealing her! Maybe it sounds ridiculous (or maybe not? you decide!), as they'd need to unzip the main flap, then her pod, all without us hearing, but I can't help but feel she's a bit vulnerable on her own.

If she comes in with me again, it means either us going to bed early or her going late (she doesn't sleep in a bed at home, so I couldn't put her down in my bed and have her go to sleep. Not sure she'd even go to sleep with me there as she never co-sleeps). The pods aren't big enough to have cot plus mattress on the floor.

The only thing I could think of was to 'fashion' a bed for me around her cot, of towels/blankets etc. Would this be too uncomfortable?

Or am I over-thinking and do I need to get a grip and let her sleep alone?

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MrsHoarder · 08/07/2013 13:59

I think a grip would help. She's presumably at least a year: is she going to be taken quietly?

But if its really worrying you why don't you and DH sleep in the main section and keep the third for playing in/drag the mattress out of it when you go to bed.

DonutForMyself · 08/07/2013 14:00

Its not like she's in a pup tent on her own, just the pod next to you - IME there's no way you wouldn't wake up if someone started unzipping the doors. However, if you want her in with you I can't see why she couldn't go in earlier when the boys go into their pod and go to sleep and then you join her later. What she does at home probably isn't relevant, all the fresh air and excitement will probably wear her out and she'll sleep wherever she's put.

When camping, my DCs always go to sleep later than at home, but actually with less fussing and chattering because they're shattered!

siblingrevelry · 08/07/2013 17:11

Point taken - she's 21 mths so wouldn't go quietly!

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