Camping - 4 month old - Too Young?

heretolearn_2

I think you'll be fine.

If you were first time campers travelling a good distance from home, I'd say no. But you know what you are doing, have decent kit, and can get home quickly if you end up having a horrendous night or something, so go for it.

I do know people who have taken their babies camping, again being people who go camping a lot. The youngest I know of was two weeks old at the time. IT was fine. It's actually a lot easier before they can crawl.

thegirlintheattic

Baby will be fine but please do have a backup plan for if you baby starts crying in the unfamiliar environment. Your fellow campers will hate you in the morning.

2girlsforme

goodeness me - yes yes yes, go for it! we camped a couple of weeks ago with our 6 month old, and it was no problem. She was cold on the first night (I was worried about over heating her lol!) so I bought her a fleecy suit, she wore that over her babygro and then inside her gro bag, into the travel cot, no problem. food was from jars/pouches, and breastfed, took the bumbo for sitting her in to feed - perfect. And this was on the very north coast of scotland. Go and enjoy yourselves. As for the crying - I have to say the snoring was worse!

pinkmami

Just as long as the baby won't be screaming during the ngiht to wake up other campers. I'd not be amused if I was on a site next to a noisy baby!

brook2jack

I have alot more tolerance for a baby crying in the night or a grumpy toddler in the morning ,which most of the time I sleep through and find no worse than the snorers , than selfish people who inflict generators, or radios/cds/tvs on loud, in a tent on everyone or who ignore curfews and sit up all night being rowdy.

Children/babies are what they are and it's lovely to hear little ones playing etc and almost everyone will appreciate a parent will try their best to quiet a distressed baby and not resent it.Our best family memories are those involving a tent (apart from Spain one year with a three year old and a six month old with chicken pox. Our holiday photos looked like a medical text book) and most people who camp will feel the same way.

Kimberley82

I was taken at 5 months I'm sure you will be fine

jackyann

yes, took all 4 of ours camping from early days, all breast fed (once, in Glencoe, I saw an exhausted mum rinse a bottle under the cold tap then make up milk in it, hadn't the heart to say anything!)

I once (during a teething episode) put a baby in the car & drove to the reception car park in the middle of the night, to give other campers a break; but on the whole, no probs - we didn't complain about the teens' noise and they didn't complain about the baby.

As for crawlers - my tip was to go to jumble sales (remember those?) and buy all-in-one suits very cheaply, so I didn't mind if they got all muddy.
Couple of other tips: do not mix camp cooking & baby-minding - stuff is more likely to tip than at home. One minds baby, one cooks.
Use S-hooks to hang bags with different stuff in - easier to get at than scrabbling through stuff on the floor, and keeps things out of toddlers' reach.

carefullycautious

some years ago now my hubby and I were camping in Wales and there were mum dad and newborn twins. We did not hear a peep out of the little ones.

It was lovely to see this young family enjoying a relaxing break. Go for it I say

zaksmum

I wouldn't take a 4 month old camping. I'd be concerned about him being too cold at night (or even in the day, with our British weather!) and worry about bugs biting him.

On the plus side, the fresh air might knock him out...!

Jesswithwings

I went camping in Italy when DS1 was 4 months and it was hell under canvas. To be fair, it was thundering, pouring with rain, DS was in the throws of reflux and a milk intolerance, I was being disturbed 8 times a night and I didnt really want to go in the first place so I was probably not in a camping-type mindset. I like camping now but in those days I was more of a 4* hotel snob.

I'm sure you'll have a great time though, because you're going with experience and a baby who actually sleeps!!!