You're going to see a million posts on what you should have in your diaper bag, but here is a million and one, for what I have. My current situation includes a three-month old and a two year old who is not quite potty trained.
- 3 diapers for her, the two-year old
- 6 diapers for him, the three-month old
- Baby wipes
- Diaper cream
- Disposable bags for poopy diapers. I like these but you can use plastic grocery bags. Fold them like this to keep your bag neat and tidy.
- Hand sanitizer for me after diaper changes
- Hand sanitizer, alcohol-free for her prior to snacks
- Change of clothes for him, her, and myself. I don't know how many times I had to go home because I got baby poop/pee/spit up all over my outfit.
- I saved a puffs container and use to store plain Cheerios for snacks.
- A Pop-Tart Container to store her delicate cereal bars. It's nice and thin and I can actually use it for it's intended use if I want to take a Pop-Tart for myself.
- Her snack cup
- Her sippy cup filled with milk or watered down juice
- A bottle of water as backup for her
- A sandwich zip lock bag filled with pacifiers and a pacifier clip.
- Pain reliever for mommy and daddy.
- Chapstick
- Panty Liners for me
- Nursing Pads
- Thin infinity scarf for nursing
- Small warm blanket for baby
- Receiving blanket for diaper changes
- Receiving blanket for nursing
- Small bottle of baby sunblock
- A dose of Camilia for teething
- My keys
- My wallet
- Sketch pad for her
- Coloring book
- Three crayons
- Stickers
- Small Little Golden Book
- Flash Cards
- Toy clip for rattles/baby toys
- Rattles/Baby toys
- Chewing Gum
- Occasionally, I'll pack the following items:
- iPad
- I reading book for myself
- Baby bottle filled with breast milk
- Bottle warmer
I don't have this diaper bag, but if I were to buy another, I would shoot for this one with easy access to wipes! I find I use wipes quite frequently and it would be so convenient to have them within reach.
I enjoy variety, so I never use a the same diaper bag for very long. Luckily, I have a problem with getting rid of stuff, so I have a ton of old bags and large purses collecting dust in my closet. I will switch out my traditional diaper bag for one of these every couple of weeks or so to mix things up. It also makes me feel better that my cute purses for my own stuff has been replaced with a diaper bag.
