off-site camping?

[lme]

There were 3 family fields last year. I think only the 'old' family field filled up on the Wednesday. We were in the one by Dairy Ground and it wasn't over full. Was right by a gate so a fairly short walk to carry stuff from the car (10 mins?). Nowhere near the kids field etc but had the advantage of being near the railway track (for getting to green fields etc) and only about 5 min walk from the Park.

[Josie's Cat]

Did the family camping by Dairy Ground have the stewards on the gates and the fence around it? We were in the one up by Hitchin Hill, it was really good, nice views, helpful stewards who lent me a tin opener!

Were thinkng about trying for Cockmill this year but maybe wil be a bit of a bunfight to get space there.

[MissJoJo]

I'll be 31 weeks when I go to Glasto.

Booked my tickets in the April release, and not worried one bit - the main worry for me was about where the main of our group were going to camp (needed it to be near enough to stages so I'm not walking miles and miles to get anywhere) and if people wanted to hitch a lift down with us - needed to make them aware that we leave when I want to leave, for the health of baby.

Anyway, just a bit of info - pregnancy is obviously different for everyone. I got to 6 weeks and thought I'd magically hopped over morning sickness. Unfortunately it came to get me in week 8 and didn't leave til week 19 so I felt like my second trimester never really started until week 20. Don't think I would have been able to do Glasto then as I couldn't even walk or stand up for 5 minutes without going dizzy.

Now I'm nearly 23 weeks and I feel great, such a change. It's so different for each person, just make sure you take a chair and an airbed, plenty of room in the tent and one that you can stand up in.

Good luck, I wish you all the best!!! I hope my second trimester lasts for as long as my first felt haha

xx

[sparklypseudonym]

I'll be 31 weeks when I go to Glasto.

Booked my tickets in the April release, and not worried one bit - the main worry for me was about where the main of our group were going to camp (needed it to be near enough to stages so I'm not walking miles and miles to get anywhere) and if people wanted to hitch a lift down with us - needed to make them aware that we leave when I want to leave, for the health of baby.

Anyway, just a bit of info - pregnancy is obviously different for everyone. I got to 6 weeks and thought I'd magically hopped over morning sickness. Unfortunately it came to get me in week 8 and didn't leave til week 19 so I felt like my second trimester never really started until week 20. Don't think I would have been able to do Glasto then as I couldn't even walk or stand up for 5 minutes without going dizzy.

Now I'm nearly 23 weeks and I feel great, such a change. It's so different for each person, just make sure you take a chair and an airbed, plenty of room in the tent and one that you can stand up in.

Good luck, I wish you all the best!!! I hope my second trimester lasts for as long as my first felt haha

xx

[Acid_dream]

Hi there,

Well congratulations and given your circumstances, I can see why your hubby is being a bit concerned for you and your little one! I had my pregnant Glasto in 2007 (when it was really muddy!) when I was 26 weeks, then in 2008 i took my baby (8 months) while 12 weeks pregnant again! I know, they're like buses in my house!!! We're all going this year for the first time and I am looking forward to the cider bus for a change!

In 2007 my hubby was equally concerned but as we had been many times before i was not concerned as I knew the site and knew how safe i would feel/be. We could only get the coach tickets that year which was the worst part to be honest. We had considered camping in the family field but we camp just near the pyramid/farm/medical centre usually so decided to carry on as normal.

Everyone round us were aware of my pregnancy and because i was obviously pregnant people would give up their seats for me (as it was raining so heavily there was few places to sit). We did spend more time at the tent than usual that year, again due to the mud so make sure you take plenty of comfy things just in case. We held back in crowds and took everything just that little bit more slowly but that was the mud not the bump.

The point is, if i was doing it again i wouldnt think twice about camping in a sensible place on site - you can always spens 700 pounds on your little one instead - to me that would be an unnecessary expense. The key for me was the quality of medical staff i.e. Midwives. There - if anything went wrong i'd be happier knowing they were a radio call away rather than any kind of distance.

Just go with what will make you happy but in my experience Glasto site camping is safe and fun when pregnant, wherever you choose to pitch your tent. Good luck and have a wonderful Glasto with your bump

Xx

[MissJoJo]

thank you

without knowing it you've made me feel quite a lot better about my pregnancy. I am about 7 weeks today and so far no sickness or tiredness. Hearing that it may not hit until 8 weeks makes me feel better about my lack of symptoms.

[feefeetee]

I'm one of those going who'll be 8 months pregnant, and although it's going to be a very different fest for us this year, I'm really looking forward to it. We've decided to ditch the tent for the first year and have bought a campervan, so we'll be in the campervan field too (decided the hill of death would be better than the guy ropes in the dark). If you are camping, head to one of the quieter fields, like Hitchin Hill, but I'm sure that they'll let you into the family camping, perhaps drop them an email to be on the safe side.

Regards being on site in general, you know that the majority of people at Glastonbury are the happy caring kind, and as somebody else said, I've seen first hand how much space people give pregnant people at the festival and generally look out for them. Get yourself a 'bump on board' type t-shirt to wear so that people know you're pregnant if you're not showing too much by then

If you haven't got the sickness of the first trimester, count your blessings, and don't worry about it, I didn't have any either, not even mild nausea, and I'm now carrying a healthy little boy, I'll be 27 weeks pregnant on friday.

It took us 5 years to get here, so ours is a very precious little bundle as well, the way I look at it, he can tell his mates when he's older that he was at the 40th Anniversary of Glastonbury!

Hope to see you at the preggers meet! Thread here: /index.php?showtopic=139103">http://www.efestivals.co.uk/forums/index.p...howtopic=139103

One last thing, a chair is a must I reckon, and make sure you have an extra something you can bring to act as a pillow, because if you're anything like me and lots of other women, your back will be starting to hurt at night by then, and a pillow to pop between your knees really does help, an extra blanket or a jumper folded would do the job though, I guess.

Good luck, hun

[feefeetee]

Anyway, any questions about what I've experienced so far ask away!