thanks for all of your replies!!  NOT breastfeeding isn't really an 
option - in fact, i've done much research on "the formula boom", and i 
think that you'd be surprised at how the formula craze has died out 
since it hit in the 70's (???).  it's just not very necessary since the 
mother carries a free and wholesome food supply.

i guess what i was asking in my original email was how you slept w/ the 
baby, but it sounds like most folks on here typically sleep w/ their 
baby in the same bed anyway.  we've read and heard of how hard it is to 
ween a child from your bed once this practice begins.  it seems to be a 
tough issue b/c the kid can (in theory) breastfeed while you 
sleep.......making it easier to get your needed rest.  a bassinett 
beside the bed sounds like a nice option (not for camping, of course).  
i guess that we'll see...

as far as the music festival part of it goes, remember that it IS an 
outdoor bluegrass festival not a black sabbath arena show.  the music 
is fairly soothing and the crowd is fairly calm.  earplugs or earmuffs 
on babies is a very common practice these days at shows.  we can sit 
towards the back and it probably wouldn't be much louder than what 
you'd experience listening to a church choir.  music (and traveling to 
see music) has played a very large role in our lives, and i think that 
telluride bluegrass festival might be a nice compromise.

while we're really into conservation and even natural (unbleached) 
wet-wipes might be an option, a non-alcohol based recyclable home-made 
soaked towel in a plastic bag definitely sounds like a good idea.  we 
also have a local cloth diaper service, so i think that we'll be able 
to go the cloth diaper route as well.

simply, while we're ecstatic about the baby coming, the last thing that 
we want is to be grounded (to the house) w/ the baby.    realizing that 
we're already starting to compromise and will continue to make huge 
compromises, setting goals such as camping in the westy and mostly tame 
music venues is all that we can do.  i guess that we'll have a better 
idea of whether or not we should go after the little bambino is here!

thanks again!
dusty.

On Oct 17, 2005, at 9:11 AM, Cindy Taykowski wrote:

> I agree with George's reply. Breastfeed! Buy a sling to "wear" baby. 
> The baby will be comfy between mom and dad, just watch the 
> blankets/pillows. Keep them to a minimum.�We took and 18 month old to 
> a rainbow gathering. It was a great time!
> cindy
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