Do you have experience camping with an infant?

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My wife and I camped frequently prior to having kids. When we first camped with kids, my daughter was about 9 months old (so, I guess, this doesn’t qualify as infant). In the middle of the night, my wife panicked because she wondered if breastfeeding would qualify as food in the “no food in tent” rule the park ranger had warned us about. She was so nervous, she sat up all night listening for the bear that would eat us.

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