packing a diaper bag

ok so I know gas drops diaper rash medicine all that nick knack stuff but how many diapers and outfits do you need to keep with you?

 

I would usually keep one outfit in for each of them when they were little, now I don't.

As for diapers when they were young I kept at least 10 diapers in the diaper bag.

 

I kept two bags. One bag I kept fully stocked in the car, complete with a change of clothes, extra diapers and wipes, ointments, Tylenol (never needed gas drops), extra plastic bags, bibs, etc.

In my main bag I carried with me, I kept just the basics. I mean really, if you are spending an hour or two in the mall, do you REALLY need a bag the size of TX with you? No! If you have a blow out, just go to the car! So in this main bag I carried:

1) hats
2) sunscreen (we started at 3 mos per advice of our pedi)
3) 2 diapers for each child
4) bibs
5) wipes
6) two empty bottles
7) two bottles of water
8) pre-measured forumla dispenser
9) baggies (those blue scented baggies for dirty diapers are a must)
10) a couple toys
11) binkies
12) onesies
13) socks (in case their barefeet got cold)
14) two receiving blankets

Like I said, most of it stayed in the car. But having a prepacked bag in the car was great. I still do that, even now that my kids are potty trained. I dip into the bag at least twice a week!!!

 

We kept and still keep 6 diapers each and 2 outfits each. I try to keep the 1 outfit gender neutral in case the other needs it. (we needed so much clothing as mine as major refluxers)

I also kept 2 bottles each and a formula dispenser each.

Hope that helps!

 

I keep my car stocked like a traveling motel room I even keep an extra shirt for me in there!!. but in my diaper bag I normally have

4 diapers
1 outfit for each
the formula dispenser when they were younger was a MUST plus a couple of bottles of water- nowdays it is 2 sippie cups
2 pairs of socks
my travel thingy of wipes
2 packs of fruit chews (nowdays!)
when they were younger- lots of pacifiers although they never really took them!
1 cloth diaper or receiving blanket just in case I have to breastfeed in public so I can use it as a cover OR in case of an unforseen mess (vomit usually!)


the gas drops never worked for my kids - it was always better to just rub their bellies and move their little legs (like they were riding a bicycle!)

I only put the diaper rash stuff in the bag if we are going to be gone for an extended period of time OR if I have had to use it before we left the house. same with the Tylenol (or if we are going for shots).

now in my other diaper bag AKA my purse
I have:
fruit chews (ya never know when you will have an emergency a fruit chew will fix!!)
1 diaper because I am notorious for just running in and leaving the diaper bag in the car-
a sample pack of wipes from Lasinoh (it is tiny!)
their "keys" they are old keys that I cleaned for them to play with