https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:20:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/camping-and-sleep-training-advice#post-801767 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25:17 +0000 twinmama 801767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BoogieBea: Thank you! I'm glad to hear you had a good experience! We do have a packnplay packed for the daytime, but that's a good idea that I should bring sheets and such for nighttime too, in case one of the kids won't settle in bed with us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/camping-and-sleep-training-advice#post-801695 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:53:49 +0000 BoogieBea 801695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We took our son camping when he was around 10 months old. At that time of year, the temperature fluctuates pretty significantly throughout the day so we were worried that he would get cold sleeping on his own. So we opted to cosleep. It worked well with him because he's co slept with us before on other occasions. He ended up getting to warm so he woke up here and there. We only camped for one night though just to get a feeling of what it would be like to camp with kids. Overall, we had a great time.<br /> Now we have two and went camping last year when our second was almost 1. She doesn't co sleep well so we brought our travel crib with us. She ended up waking up anyway to which I tried co sleeping. She was tossing and turning all night long. My older one slept like a baby with us.<br /> So it really depends on your child. If they're able to cosleep, I think co sleeping would be easier. It might not hurt to bring your pack and play with you anyway though. They can play in there during the day too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/camping-and-sleep-training-advice#post-801638 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:33:29 +0000 twinmama 801638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Backstory: we have 10 mo b/g twins that up until last week were eating 2-3x overnight and waking up even more than that. we have coslept parts of the night with ds when he's had a particularly rough time overnight. they wouldn't always need a bottle to go back to sleep, but would want to be held and rocked. they have separate rooms at home, and are pretty good about sleeping through each others cries when separated.</p> <p>Sleep training: we started the Sleep Sense stay in the room style training on Friday night, and night weaned in the process. it's going really well. kids are napping longer, dd started sttn on night 2, and ds on night 4. they still wake up and squak sometimes, but typically put themselves back to sleep within 5 minutes. Hallelujah! </p> <p>So, camping: We're going camping for the holiday weekend during nights 8-9 of the program, and I totally understand that it's going to stall us or set us back a bit, but I'm hoping to minimize the damage. This is where I need help :)</p> <p>We have a small camper but it won't fit two packnplays. I'm not too worried about naps as we should be able to do decent naps between the car, stroller, and ergo. But at night, we've been planning to cosleep- DH to take one and a baby, and I'd take one and a baby. As nervous as I am about cosleeping, it seems like it it might be less detrimental to our sleep training to just cosleep from the getgo all night, than to confuse them by trying to put them in a packnplay, having them yell, and THEN cosleeping.</p> <p>So, my questions:<br /> 1) has anyone coslept while traveling after sleep training? how did it go?<br /> 2) can you think of any other option besides cosleeping that we could try overnight? another type of travel bed?<br /> 3) what might be a good way to get them down for the night that keeps the idea of involving us the least? I was thinking maybe take a walk with the ergos or the stroller if they would stand it.<br /> 4) any other advice for camping with older infants? :)</p> <p>I know this is kind of a weird situation, but any ideas would be much appreciated. Thank you!!! </p>