Here are 10 things you need to know when preparing your diaper bag. This just isn’t a normal list that runs down the usual things. I go deeper into why you need them. I know for first time parents you could look at this and think that this is crazy and way overkill. I suggest that you try it for at least the first 3 months and adjust it from there if you would like.
1. First thing is diapers. You are going to go through a lot of these so I would pack one diaper for at least every 2 hours you are going to be away from the house.
2. One package of wipes. You don’t want to have to use the provided wipes, If they even do that, in the store or worse off be caught without any wipes. Bring a box of these along to clean your little one’s bottom.
3. Changing pad that folds down. Even though they are included in diaper bags most of the time you still need to make sure it is there and is clean.
4. Diaper Rash Cream. A small tube will be fine for this. You could probably use the same method for getting diaper rash cream as you did for the baby wipes.
5. A couple burp cloths and 1 set of extra clothes. Babies are so random. They will burp or spit up whenever they feel like it. Be prepared with extra burp cloths and extra clothes in case something fierce comes out the front end or the back end. You never know with small children.
6. A nice cozy receiving blanket is good to have in case the temperature drastically changes and your baby gets cold.
7. Baby Bottle. This gets a little tricky, if you are breastfeeding you want to make sure the milk is fresh. If you are using formula I would try to use the single use packets to bring along in the diaper bag.
8. Toys are a must and do wonders for a crabby kid.
9. Lovey blanket. All babies are attached to their blanket. It won’t hurt bringing it along to give them that security.
10. Plastic bag for the soiled clothes and soiled diapers. Especially if you are cloth diapering you can’t forget this or you will regret it.
Some other important things to have are contact information for you in case you lose your diaper bag. Contact information for your child’s care providers in case you encounter an emergency that you don’t know what to do.
Being prepared with all these things in your diaper bag will help to give you some security knowing that you are as prepared as you could be for certain situations.
Following these basic steps will help you in the long run. It may seem like a lot after reading it but I assure you that you will not regret packing all these things the first time that you need them.
Emily likes to write articles about the diaper bag. One thing that is nice to know is that you have all of the diaper bag essentials.
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