Packing recommendations?

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

ringrose and I will be attending our first Baitcon this year (with our seven month old daughter.)

We'll be staying in a cabin. What should we expect to find in the cabin?

Those of you who have been to baitcon with babies, what do you recommend we make sure to bring with us?

Looking forward to it!

Comments

[pekmez.livejournal.com]

The main benefit of a cabin with a baby who is occupying more of your attention is not having to set up a tent or sleep on the ground, and having an easier place to set up your portacrib. The bathrooms with running water are shared by everyone, tents and cabins, not attached. :) Mostly assume you are staying in a tent that is already waterproof and structural and bring everything else you need.

One convenient thing will be a place to stash used diapers, wipes, etc as you go through them. Another convenient thing will be some form of light when you need to see to change diapers (we are happy with headlamps, ourselves, but if you've got a lantern that's handy too.)

You will probably want to bring some things that will entertain S with you,
and some things to keep her warm if it's chilly when she goes to sleep. You will probably also want your favorite carrier since there are trails to navigate between the cabin and the main open area where you are likely to hang out when you aren't sleeping, and a stroller won't do any good.

We have a similarly social child (though she was already a toddler at her first baitcon) and the main thing that we relied on to entertain her was the presence other kids and other grownups she knew and the sunny outdoor greenery. That's about all it took to put her in a good mood. :)