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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!!!

When did you guys start taking the nippers?

Cheers.

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.

Oh and welcome to the forum.

Firstly congrats on your new arrival!

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.

Happy camping!

Thanks everyone for the replies, some good tips that we take onboard.

Does anyone know where we can get disposable bottles from?? We have searched but can't locate!

Cheers.

Some here - may get better prices elsewhere, though... 

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.

Quote: Originally posted by dmsplat on 07/4/2012

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Some here - may get better prices elsewhere, though... 

 

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