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Going camping next week for first time (other than garden camping) with 9mth old baby. Going to norfolk..

To sleep I'm going to put her in the travel cot, wearing babygrow and cardigan, with sheet, and 2 of her cot blankets folded in half (so 4)...

Do you think she will be warm enough? Do you think I should put a blanket on the mattress of the travel cot, cos its only thin???

Ive been really looking forward to it... but now getting a bit worried..

Any advise would be great

Sharon

She`d be better off with either a fleece all in one suit or a growbag instead of the cardigan as she can easily kick off blankets and then she`ll be very cold. I used to use a baby Vango Nitestar, but as she`s nine months she won`t get a lot of use out of it. You can make a nice warm base for a travel cot by putting a baby duvet or folded fleece blanket on it then covering it with a fitted sheet.

Our just two year old still just fits in her Baby Nitestar which is a great bag for them, so you may get some time out of it. Alternatively try a grobag or similar.

Cheers.

Quote: I used to be a nanny for newborns (maternity nurse) and I had to share a room with them and I was ALWAYS freezing and it didn't seem to bother them at all!

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I've just bought a Vango Nitestar for my six month old. He looks lost in it but hopefully he will be warm. We haven't tried it out yet as still waiting for tent to arrive!

I paid £12.99 which is cheaper than a grobag and they are alot warmer and thicker. I would advise that you get one of these.

Quote: Originally posted by minxie on 23/6/2006

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I've just bought a Vango Nitestar for my six month old. He looks lost in it but hopefully he will be warm. We haven't tried it out yet as still waiting for tent to arrive!

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They look like little larvae when they`re all zipped up inside , don`t they? One tip if the bag is too long though is to tie a strip of material round beneath where his feet end. You don`t want a baby slipping down so far as to cover his face.

Thats a really good idea Val. I was a bit worried about that as he is a little wriggler!

Thanks very much

We have used a Vango Nitestar for our daughter, she's just growing out of it (she's two and a half) now.. Make sure that she's got a fleece blanket under her and she should be fine.

If anything you have to make sure that she's not too hot, like you would at home, she'll let you know if she's too cold and generally babies don't feel the cold like we do.

Have a good time!!!

I'd be more concerned that the baby got too hot. Over hot is more dangerous than cold especially at this time of year.

Hat a good idea though

We took dd3 last year at 6 months. She wore just her normal sleepsuit (and nappy!!) and slept in the sleeping bag with us! but she's used to sleeping with us at home anyway. She makes a great hot water bottle!

This year (when she was 15 months) we took a growbag and she slept in that with a blanket over her on a airbed next to her biggest sister, with me on our airbed on teh otherside.

We did take the travel cot last year but she'd wouldn't even entertain the idea of sleeping in it!

Thanks for all your advise..

Think the Vango Nitestar baby seems to be the best option, going to pick one up from mitchells, just called and they have them in stock.

Thanks everyone..