r/newborns • u/VisibleTea7965 • 13h ago

Travel camping

i have a 6 week old. We want to go camping this weekend, has anyone gone camping with a newborn? is this crazy to do?

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u/candlecono 13h ago

I feel like this is crazy bold but hey I guess there are worse things 😂 like, tent camping? Where would LO sleep? Bassinet mattress on the ground?

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u/VisibleTea7965 13h ago

we cosleep and we do have a RV and I EBF

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u/candlecono 13h ago

Oh! RV is way easier than tent. LO won’t know the difference! I guess just be close enough to civilization just in case? I would be nervous to be so remote and not near a doctor/hospital just god forbid since LO is so young

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u/VisibleTea7965 13h ago

new fear unlocked lol

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u/Murky_Tomorrow_4840 10h ago

My mom took my brother camping in the Everglades before he could roll over. According to family lore mom put him down in the tent to grab something and when she came back he was covered in tiny black balls. They were mosquitoes too fat to fly, and were just rolling off him. He's never had any sort of reaction to a mosquito bite ever since. 

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u/Friendly-Champion-81 13h ago

How often do you camp? And will you have full hookup and hospitals and such near by in case of emergency?

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u/VisibleTea7965 13h ago

it’s a 53 minute drive from the closest hospital and we camp at least 2 times a year. first time in a rv but will have someone whos experienced with us too

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u/Friendly-Champion-81 13h ago

Honestly if you guys feel like you’re cruising right along through parenthood well enough to consider going camping this weekend— you’re probably fine to go camping this weekend.

I think as long as the other experienced person with you is experienced with hooking up an RV and all that comes with it, then that all sounds great and you should do it!!

^ to add, I’m sure you guys would also manage just fine with YouTube videos if you weren’t experienced with an RV, but you never know how those high stress moments will go down with a newborn on the off chance they’re fussing; which is why I think being experienced is a bonus!

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u/whimsyandrainbows 8h ago

Do it. You’ll either be sleep deprived at home or sleep deprived in nature so do it! Be prepared for emergencies and have a fool-proof emergency plan if you need to seek help. Otherwise, enjoy!!!

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u/SpartanNinjaBatman 2h ago

Van Camper here. We put baby in the pack in play and we slept in the bed. Our van doesn’t have heat so we got a Morrison outdoors sleeping bag (sleep sack) they’re pricey but warm! We didn’t start van camping with the baby until she was 9 months. 

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u/dolphinitely 13h ago

i would do it in an RV hell yeah