Camping with babies or children
We are about to embark on our first camping holiday with our two little girls. We are very excited as this is something DH and I really loved to do before becoming parents but we are a bit nervous too. Has anyone else been camping with littlies and have any advice for us?
Also - any thoughts on necessary things we should pack? We seem to have enough stuff to fill two cars - even though we are only going for 1 night and only 1 hour out of Adelaide.(just in case it all gets too much and we decide to head home in the middle of the night)
Would love to hear anyone elses camping stories....
Thanks!
camping with babies and children
Hi Ali & everyone,
We first took our son camping at 4 months old. We too took a bassinette for him to sleep in as well as his pram for basically sitting in and watching everything going on. We boiled all his bottles etc and made up a thermos and made his feeds as we needed them. I think because we were camped near the beach all the sea air must have made him sleep alot better than at home. We are about to take our 51/2 month old daughter camping for her first time and will do exactly the same, except for a bigger mosquito net for her. My son has loved camping as much as we do and we go about every month and a half, yep, we LOVE camping. He has always occupied himself whilst camping and definately does not miss the TV and all the other bits you have at home. Last year we went for 5 weeks and my husband and I discussed that you really don't need half of what you have at home, I told him I could live in a tent and be quite happy!!! Anyway let me know how you get on. The key is to relax. :D