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Quote: Originally posted by Bogwoppit22

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At home we currently cosleep with baby sleeping in a sidecar crib, and sometimes end up bedsharing where baby has come into bed for a feed (currently breastfeeding) and then we've both drifted off. So for camping I'm planning on me sharing a double camping mat with baby (Vango ShangriLa 10 - the hubby will share another with the toddler), I was intending to use whichever of my existing mummy-style sleepingbag best fits the conditions for me, but what about baby? I have a sleeved 3.5tog sleepingbag which will fit him, do I just layer him up with bodysuit and sleep suit, and maybe pop a hat and mittens on him? Would that likely be enough (or should we look to incorporate something like open-cell blanket/s too), or too much (risk of overheating) etc etc? Any advice and experience would be fab!

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Quote: Originally posted by lidds0 on 26/4/2019

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Quote: Originally posted by Bogwoppit22

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At home we currently cosleep with baby sleeping in a sidecar crib, and sometimes end up bedsharing where baby has come into bed for a feed (currently breastfeeding) and then we've both drifted off. So for camping I'm planning on me sharing a double camping mat with baby (Vango ShangriLa 10 - the hubby will share another with the toddler), I was intending to use whichever of my existing mummy-style sleepingbag best fits the conditions for me, but what about baby? I have a sleeved 3.5tog sleepingbag which will fit him, do I just layer him up with bodysuit and sleep suit, and maybe pop a hat and mittens on him? Would that likely be enough (or should we look to incorporate something like open-cell blanket/s too), or too much (risk of overheating) etc etc? Any advice and experience would be fab!

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Why not take bedding / duvet from home and bed-share as usual?

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Quote: Originally posted by Decto on 25/4/2019

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I'd be a little nervous of them rolling over as SIM and / or tent divider / ground sheet or even the fabric of your sleeping bag may not be a breathable as a proper baby mattress so I'd prefer some type of cot or enclosure to contain them. Could you still use the moses basket or do you have a three way pram where the bassinet can be used for sleeping.

Post last edited on 25/04/2019 23:38:41

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Quote: Originally posted by Bogwoppit22 on 26/4/2019

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Decto - thank you for your response, we have a Hauck travel cot/playpen very similar to yours, but I think I'd have even more concerns re keeping baby warm then given we'd not have a chucky SIM insulating from underneath. You do raise a very valid concern re breathability of material of SIM and my sleeping bag though, he's a non-roller at the moment, but will nail it soon enough so is something to consider... gah, a Mothers worry never stops!! Genius idea with the 18l really useful box as a baby bath, I love a good storage box anyway, so I'm confident I can find a multitude of uses for it, will be sure to pick one up!

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Quote: Originally posted by Bogwoppit22 on 26/4/2019

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Quote: Originally posted by lidds0 on 26/4/2019

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Quote: Originally posted by Bogwoppit22

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At home we currently cosleep with baby sleeping in a sidecar crib, and sometimes end up bedsharing where baby has come into bed for a feed (currently breastfeeding) and then we've both drifted off. So for camping I'm planning on me sharing a double camping mat with baby (Vango ShangriLa 10 - the hubby will share another with the toddler), I was intending to use whichever of my existing mummy-style sleepingbag best fits the conditions for me, but what about baby? I have a sleeved 3.5tog sleepingbag which will fit him, do I just layer him up with bodysuit and sleep suit, and maybe pop a hat and mittens on him? Would that likely be enough (or should we look to incorporate something like open-cell blanket/s too), or too much (risk of overheating) etc etc? Any advice and experience would be fab!

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Why not take bedding / duvet from home and bed-share as usual?

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The 'bedshare as usual' is the current plan, but I have concerns how to keep baby warm enough whilst doing this in a camping environment - our bedroom is always 20c, whereas I'm expecting overnight temp well below this whilst camping. When bed-sharing baby isn't actually covered by the duvet due to the risk of overheating and suffocation (and would be totally against safe cosleeping/bedsharing guidelines), he wears a body-suit with a sleep-suit and a sleeveless sleepingbag; and I sandwich the main bed quilt between my knees with the top of the quilt no higher than my tummy, and the corner tucked underneath me, so he can't be accidentally covered by it, all whilst sleeping in what's known as The Cuddle Curl portion (which forms a protective physical space around baby so baby can't be squashed etc), hence the need for a different solution whilst camping.

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