Body lice are most common in crowded and unhygienic living conditions, such as refugee camps and shelters for homeless people. We don’t tend to bring many toys or games away with us, but we have a few that live in the van for those rainy days or when the kids need some rest time. So when it comes time to go to sleep, we do a similar rhythm to what we would at home – eat dinner, wash the kids a bit, dress in pyjamas and then read books. Once you can safely and comfortably feed your baby while lying down, you’ve elimated much of the work of mothering for eight of the 24 hours in a day.

But after waking up in a puddle three nights in a row thanks to shifting, inadequate nursing pads, I grabbed an outgrown newborn-sized disposable diaper, cut it half, and covered each of my boobs with a half.

They are so handy to help keep little crawlers not too dirty and also the fleece one keeps them so warm! This question was asked a lot – how do you get all the children to bed in one space without them all waking each other etc. This is definitely not essential but I do find them helpful so that our little ones actually eat the food you serve and not just wander off!

Use the information above along with our checklist below to evaluate your baby’s different sleeping places and your own family circumstances, to reduce the risk of an accident or SIDS wherever you and your baby sleep. During all sleep (daytime and nightime), a baby’s risk of SIDS is lower if they are in the same room as you.

Then I put Will (my youngest) to sleep in the portacot, that usually entails me feeding him to sleep like I would normally at home – my husband will stay outside with the older two (aged 4 and 7) while I do this. I don’t think you need to wait for a certain age, Will’s first camping trip he was 2 weeks old and we went away for 5 days, which sounds crazy but I was way more relaxed than I would be at home when all you can see is all the housework that needs doing! We first started in a tent, then upgraded to an amazing fully off-road van with all the gear for a lap of Australia (New Age Road Owl), and then when we came home we have ‘downgraded’ to a vintage Viscount van to fang about on weekends!