Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 22:58:12 -0400
Reply-To: David O'Bryan <dnd.obryan@COMCAST.NET>
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From: David O'Bryan <dnd.obryan@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: toddler camping
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Our son is 5 years old now and he loves sleeping in the 'bus' for camping.
IIRC the pack-and-play we had would just fit nicely on the floor even with
the bed lowered. We had him sleep in this for the first two years. Now he
sleeps down below with me while mom sleeps up top.
I definitely agree with the idea that the child should stay up as late as
they want to so they are good and ready to sleep when it is time. Brendan
goes to bed when we do. Unless he falls asleep first. :-)
Hope this helps.
Dave O
'87 Westy w/ 2002 Subaru EJ25
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aaron Pearson" <aarondpearson@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 1:41 PM
Subject: toddler camping
> last summer our son was a great camper. his first trip was when he was 3
> mo, and he slept for 7 hours straight. he was little enough that he slept
> in the car seat (rear-facing infant seat). we did probably 6-8 trips over
> the summer, each of them great fun for all.
>
> now he is 1.5 yr, and needs a proper sleeping surface. he consistently
> sleeps 12 hours/night in his crib in his room. we bought a mini-tent from
> one of the online kid-stuff retailers, and he likes to hang out in it. we
> tried our fist trip a month ago, at a site 45 min from home. the day went
> okay, but we were completely unable to get him to mellow out for bed time.
> at 10:30 we gave up and drove home. he was asleep before we got on the
> highway...
>
> so- any parents have ideas about how to soothe a child to sleep in a
> westy?
> when we go over to friends houses, we bring a pack-n-play, and he'll sleep
> in that for a few hours while my wife and i enjoy our dinner party or
> whatever. so it's not like he can't sleep anywhere but his crib.
>
> we could try again, maybe he was just fussy that day. but it's a big
> hassle
> to get all loaded up for a trip and then have to come home the same night.
>
> tia.
>
> aaron
> '87 syncro westy ej22
>
> ___________
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