My wife, my 5 year old and myself have the camping bug. We can't wait to get the gear out again and go on our travels. However, we have a 7 week old baby stopping us in our tracks!! Now, we wont be planning a trip just yet, but how old is old enough?
We are hoping to go camping in the summer, so he will be around 5 months old. We certainly need some warmer weather before we consdier it ,but any tips, advice and reassurances would be appreciated!!!
Haven't actually camped with a baby,but have seen many who do...hope you have a truck!! People take babies on holidays all the time,as long as it is warm enough,can't see a problem,at least the baby will stay where you put it,unlike a puppy!!! and congratulations on your new arrival.
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Took my little ones from abt 5 months. Get a baby all in one fleecy thing, good sleeping bag. Maybe co-sleep and share body heat. It's the cold that's the prob during the night. Disposable bottles are fab by the way. Hth
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To be honest, you should be fine to take the baby camping as soon as you want.
We took our son when he was around three months old. He slept in our bed at home and we did a similar thing when we camped (we were on SIMs (an air mattress might not be as safe). Fleecy all in one with a hood are fantastic (animal ears on the hood are optional).
Our kids were all breast fed, so I can't comment on the way to go with bottles...
We toom our son on his first trip at 11 weeks. He was breastfed so no need to strerise bottles etc. we bought a Marino wool sleeping bag and he slept on a merino sheepskin from out of his pram used blankets too and he slept between me and hubby. Best he's ever slept as a baby really. Got more difficult when he started walking as he was off as soon as our backs were turned!
We toom our son on his first trip at 11 weeks. He was breastfed so no need to strerise bottles etc. we bought a Marino wool sleeping bag and he slept on a merino sheepskin from out of his pram used blankets too and he slept between me and hubby. Best he's ever slept as a baby really. Got more difficult when he started walking as he was off as soon as our backs were turned!
Hi Ben Congratulations on the new Baby.
We have a 6 yr old and a 9 week old baby girl and should be away already. Put it on hold for a few days in the hope the weather gets better. We are planning to get away over the weekend though. We have a Koo-di Pop-up Travel Bassinette for Baby to sleep in and will have her in vest, baby-gro, thick cardi, gloves, hat and Grow bag with extra blankets to sleep with. We have a sheepskin rug that the bassinette will sit on. I breast feed so don't need to worry about sterilizing bottles. Don't know if you have heard of chillipeeps teats, they are re-usable vari-flow and you can screw them onto pre made cartons or bottles of baby formula/ water. Small but easy to wash and sterilize, takes up no room.
Took our 6 yr old camping when she was 18 months old and she absolutely loves it still.
Congrats, Ben Tent! The good thing about having a baby at the end of winter is you can get away while the little 'un is still tiny, as you're going into the warmer weather.
My first child was born in November, so it was about six months before we took her camping. Our son was born in February, so he was only about two months before we got him under canvas.
I wouldn't take a baby camping in cold weather. It's probably perfectly okay, but you'd worry and it would spoil your trip.
I'd say "old enough" is just whenever you feel ready. With the proper clothing/ sleep arrangements for little one (and a massive amount of careful consideration/ organisation) you should be fine whenever you choose to go. But probably sensible I think to wait for the warmer weather.
We have a 5 month old and are planning our first trip for the BH Jubilee weekend. I have to say I definitley haven't felt ready before now - some days it has been an effort to just get dressed! But we are keen to get going so are going to take the plunge.
We have a travel cot and will get a fleecy sleep suit for her to wear in bed over her baby grow/vest. I think we will then just use her normal sleeping bag (gro bag thing) that she sleeps in at home and supplement with blankets, as necessary. And proabably a hat/ hood too.
We have just starting weaning so will need to plan some food we can easily take, otherwise I am brestfeeding so that bit should be fine. Hopefully she will be sleeping through the night by then so no need for night feeds. Also I want to make sure she isn't crying in the night before we go, for fear of waking/ annoying other campers. I know there is plenty of understanding and you can't help a crying baby but it would worry me if I thought she was disturbing others. I read in one post that some people suggested leaving the car by the entrance so if there was a need you could put the baby in the car and go for a drive to minimise noise.
There are plenty of other threads on this, just search for "baby" - there are loads of other tips.
Hi, we have bought them from boots. They are hard to find as they are in a much smaller box than you would expect as they are rolled up inside, it took us a while to find them and even the sales assistant said they didnt sell them! haha
Instead of spending money on disposable bottles, remember you can do cold water sterilisation by using the dissolving tablets or sterilisation liquid. In addition to this you can keep the sterilisation water for 24hrs, so you can just drop cleaned bottles in whenever you need to.
If you have a microwave steriliser you should be able to do cold water sterilisation in it also. If not, you can easily buy a cold water steriliser tub for a about £10 or so, so in essence less than a days worth or disposable bottles. You could also use a large plastic tub, but the proper tubs have a mesh which you put on the top and push down to ensure the bottles etc stay submerged.
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Topic: Camping with our baby??
and congratulations on your new arrival.
! But we are keen to get going so are going to take the plunge. 
