Most recently updated January 18th, 2022
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Have you suddenly become a home-schooler and/or a remote worker because of the new social distancing requirements?
Hopefully, this won’t last forever.
Meanwhile, you could take the kids outdoors for a hike to make it feel a little less oppressive.
In spite of my asthma, I’ve always been an active person.
Becoming a mother didn’t change that, or my desire to be outdoors in Nature.
But it did change how I could participate if I wanted (or needed) to include little ones.
Here’s how I did it!
When I first discovered recreational hiking, I was working at a full-time tech job, a single mother of a toddler with few babysitters around, and my closest family was 1500 miles away.
So most of my activities (outside of work) included the company of my little Mini-Me, and hiking was no exception.
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HIKING with BABY
As long as you’re strong enough to carry the baby, plus diaper bag and all of your gear, you can hike practically any trail with a baby in a backpack.
Until she got too big, I would hike with the baby in a backpack carrier, or attached to my person somehow.
Nap time is also not a big deal at this stage – they just sleep in place when they want to.
You don’t even need to worry about potty breaks as long as they are in diapers – just pack baby essentials as if you were going out anywhere for the day.
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