Kiwi & "Grenade" replied:

dont change your routine to keep others happy, that will onyl make bub a little distressed and mum more tired and cranky....If the people around you have had babies they will understand....

Just do what you always do and dont change.....

Camping with kids is great fun, if anything the 7yr old will be great help if needed - maybe! The 2yr old just wants to have some fun....but like with the bub, dont change your routine!


(we camped with our 3 from an early age, they are now 5,3 and 18 months)

Laura

TassieDave replied:

We were the same, just do as you would. No one is going say something to a mother that has been up all night with a crying baby.
Dave

Sir Kev & Darkie replied:

Jodi,

Camping with a newborn is dead set easy.

We camped when Peta was 5 weeks old for just over a week in the Vic High Country.

She was on the bottle so I had the job of heating bottles while Sam fed and changed her. We were camped with another couple with an 8 week old and they were up at around the same time we were with Peta. Our eldest then 2.5 yr old sleeps better when camping than at home.

So go and do it and don't worry about neighbouring campers, if you are that concerned then ask the park owners for a more secluded site.

Cheers Kev

Member - Lionel A (WA) replied:

Hi Jodi, the general advice given so far appears that you should dismiss other campers.

Some babies, when they wind up, would drown out a jet engine at full throttle.

Your best bet would be to consider others, pop over to your neighbours and explain the situation. The fact that you have made the effort, Im sure, would allow people to understand.

Cheers....Lionel.

Pebble replied:

Lol, buy some earplugs and hand them out to everyone!

I would agree with the advice so far, and like some have said it probably works both ways, you may find it more annoying that neighbours or noises wake your bub up rather than the other way around.
Like others have said I certainly would just warnt the neighbours and even say something like "let me know if the kids are too noisy for you".

We didn't camp much when the kids were under 18 months, but the hardest thing is say having to stay in one spot when theyr are having their couple hours of midday nap, generally the time you may feel like exploring surrounds etc.

I suppose it's no different to camping with older kids, who are noisier but in a different way to crying!

swampy66 replied:

We travelled Australia with a child under one. The one thing we were concerned about was do we practice controlled crying in caravan parks?
In the end - we let our daughter cry - 45 minutes was the longest session during the night.
The benefits were worthwhile for the remainder of our trip.
We would appologise to neighbouring campers the following morning - all of them either said they didnt hear her - or werent bothered by it.

Often we will select a campsite away from everyone else - pull out the pram, high chair and a bundle of babies toys. Then if someone camps right next to us - at least we have given them some warning we have a baby.

cheers.