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Caravan with baby - tips and advice needed

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SandyArse · 09/08/2014 08:03

We have a week booked in a static caravan imminently - a very naice fully equipped one with a 6 month old and a 4 year old in tow.
I've done lots of camping before but not caravanning and not with a baby. Any useful tips on coping with all the stuff/mounds of washing/ feeding mess/sterilising?
The only thing my addled brain can think of is travel cot and disposable bibs. Any other experience or advice would be welcome.

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lalawasthebestteletubby · 09/08/2014 22:22

I was in one last week, but with my 5 and 2 year old so I'm not much help with the baby stuff! Ours was reasonably naice but a travel cot would not have fitted in any of the bedrooms - so your 6mo might need to sleep in the lounge area. My 2 year old sleeps in a cot but I took a bed guard for him, so he could sleep in a bed and I'd have the living area to myself once DCs had gone to bed. Can you co-sleep? Also showering the DCs and not getting soaked myself was an art - I guess you bath the baby in the sink? Re washing I put 2 binbags (one light one dark) in the bottom of my wardrobe and brought everything back with me bagged in the suitcase, but there should be a launderette on site if you haven't got a washing machine in the caravan. Have you got a microwave steriliser? you can get travel ones pretty cheap. Dunno if any of that is useful sorry!

SandyArse · 10/08/2014 21:31

Thanks for that, I've now checked about the travel cot and it doesnt fit in the bedroom so will probably have to use the living area, thats not so bad it will help me to read more and avoid turning on the TV. Hadn't even crossed my mind!!
Useful tip re binbags too thanks :-)

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SandyArse · 13/08/2014 23:59

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Anyone tried disposable baby bottles? I'm thinking of the convenience for day trips etc to avoid more washing and sterilising. Are they any good/worth the cost?

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Grumpla · 14/08/2014 09:11

I used cold water sterilising bags, they can be hung off a tree / door handle / whatever very easily when camping. Only discovered them when I had DS2, would have made camping with a DS1 much easier! Don't forget a bottle brush, washing up liquid etc.

Take spare bedding in case of a pootastrophe / chilly nights. Also a few more clean jumpers / cardis than anything else, they can then be layered over filth-encrusted tees, pjs etc (for you as well as the baby). You don't want to spend ages doing washing on your holidays!

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