Wilderness

LETTER OF THE MONTH

HUTS AND BABIES

When I see stories on the cover or contents page about getting into the hills with a young family (January 2022), I skip straight to them as I’m the mum of a 10-month-old.

I am yet to read one that tackles the tricky questions about sleeping in a hut with a baby: Does your little one sleep through the night? (Ours doesn’t!) Or if they disturb other trampers, what is the reaction? (I’d be surprised if anyone thinks crying is no worse than snoring.) Where do babies sleep? (Because I don’t imagine a porta

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