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Date:         Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:53:15 -0400
Reply-To:     Dan Winget <william.winget@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dan Winget <william.winget@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Traveling/Camping With a Baby
Comments: To: BJ Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <WM01E28F01D7BA45fc80CE7164AA0B6832@netreach.net>
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get aaa they send a patrol car for your wife and baby bring them to the police station where you can pick them up Dan

BJ Feddish wrote:

>>>my question is - would you plan on traveling/camping w/ a 4-month old >>> >>> >baby? if so, please explain how you'd do it. << > >This quite often depends on the baby. I know folks who have taken their >infant camping since they were very young with no problems. These are people >that have babies that will sleep anywhere. Our daughter was born 18 months >ago and beforehand we were still reserving our yearly camping sites with the >hopes of taking her. It turns out she was (and still is) a very poor >sleeper. For the first 8 months she slept for about 45 minutes every hour >and a half. Most of the other 45 minutes was spent crying unless she was >held, rocked, etc. Needless to say there was no camping during that period. >She will still only sleep in her cradle and though she sleeps through the >night takes little or no nap during the day. Friends and relatives send us >pictures of themselves at the beach or somewhere and the baby is there >sleeping on a towel. We find that very humorous. The last thing our daughter >would do is lie down and fall asleep on a towel. She'll be over 2 next >summer so we are hoping to finally take her camping this year. > >On the other hand I see young parents taking their babies to the Philly Folk >Fest and I can hear them crying late at night in their campers while their >parents are out front partying. It's really noisy there and I think if your >baby is not a good sleeper it is selfish to have them at a place like that. > >While we are on this baby topic, I know I don't want to think about it but >what do the other list members do if they break down far from home? It was >not a problem the few times I have since my wife and I could jump in the tow >truck cab but how does that work if there are 3 of you? What did you end up >doing? Making a long trip with the baby is going to make me nervous. > >Thanks, >Bryan > > >


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