Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:18:04 -0600
Reply-To: dusty edwards <dusty.edwards@MAC.COM>
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From: dusty edwards <dusty.edwards@MAC.COM>
Subject: Re: Traveling/Camping With a Baby
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thanks for all of your replies!! NOT breastfeeding isn't really an
option - in fact, i've done much research on "the formula boom", and i
think that you'd be surprised at how the formula craze has died out
since it hit in the 70's (???). it's just not very necessary since the
mother carries a free and wholesome food supply.
i guess what i was asking in my original email was how you slept w/ the
baby, but it sounds like most folks on here typically sleep w/ their
baby in the same bed anyway. we've read and heard of how hard it is to
ween a child from your bed once this practice begins. it seems to be a
tough issue b/c the kid can (in theory) breastfeed while you
sleep.......making it easier to get your needed rest. a bassinett
beside the bed sounds like a nice option (not for camping, of course).
i guess that we'll see...
as far as the music festival part of it goes, remember that it IS an
outdoor bluegrass festival not a black sabbath arena show. the music
is fairly soothing and the crowd is fairly calm. earplugs or earmuffs
on babies is a very common practice these days at shows. we can sit
towards the back and it probably wouldn't be much louder than what
you'd experience listening to a church choir. music (and traveling to
see music) has played a very large role in our lives, and i think that
telluride bluegrass festival might be a nice compromise.
while we're really into conservation and even natural (unbleached)
wet-wipes might be an option, a non-alcohol based recyclable home-made
soaked towel in a plastic bag definitely sounds like a good idea. we
also have a local cloth diaper service, so i think that we'll be able
to go the cloth diaper route as well.
simply, while we're ecstatic about the baby coming, the last thing that
we want is to be grounded (to the house) w/ the baby. realizing that
we're already starting to compromise and will continue to make huge
compromises, setting goals such as camping in the westy and mostly tame
music venues is all that we can do. i guess that we'll have a better
idea of whether or not we should go after the little bambino is here!
thanks again!
dusty.
On Oct 17, 2005, at 9:11 AM, Cindy Taykowski wrote:
> I agree with George's reply. Breastfeed! Buy a sling to "wear" baby.
> The baby will be comfy between mom and dad, just watch the
> blankets/pillows. Keep them to a minimum. We took and 18 month old to
> a rainbow gathering. It was a great time!
> cindy
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