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What’s in your diaper bag?



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amother
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Post Thu, Sep 17 2020, 2:00 am
Sometimes I feel like I carry everything with me but the kitchen sink when I go to an appt etc & don't even use it, but the one off time that I run out for a quick thing without all my gear or my Savta simcha bag, that’s precisely when the one thing I’m missing is needed...

So what are your essentials you don’t leave the house Without?

Mine include:
(my baby is actually a couple yrs old but with sn so it actually includes a ton of medical supplies too & essentials in case we have an emergency admission. I should start another thread for what you keep in your emergency hospital bag)

Diapers
Wipes
Changing pad or chuks
Spare outfit including onesie & socks
Ton of bibs
Tissues and or napkins in ziplock baggie

Phone charger
iPad & charger (these for appts)

Sm ziplock baggie with ponyrubbers
Comb

Water bottle
Snack
Straws & 2-3 spoons/forks (trust me, these have been a lifesaver countless times LOL )

Purell
Ziplock bag with Clorox wipes
Face Masks (not new since covid19 LOL)

Spare contact lenses
Pen
Sharpie

Ok, this is what I remember offhand....

Now your turn Smile
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lucky14




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Sep 17 2020, 2:09 am
Wow. That's a lot.

When she was a little baby she spat up a ton so I had to have 3 changes of clothing and as many spit up cloths as I could stuff in plus everything else I have now.

Now thank G-d we are passed that so it's a much lighter bag these days!
car keys, wallet, 2 diapers, changing pad, 2 doggy poop bags, small pack of wipes, small pack of tissues, mini hand sanitizer (I've always had that in there even pre-covid), a shirt, a pair of pants.

That's it unless we are going to need something specific for where we are going.
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amother
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Post Thu, Sep 17 2020, 2:11 am
...and this is pretty much what my medical emergency bag looks like:

Suction machine (weighs about 10 lbs)
Suction catheters & sterile gloves
Ambu bag
Pulse ox & spare sensor & tape
Emergency trach & step down trach ready with ties & lube
Formula
Pedialyte
60 & 10 ml syringes
Mini extension set
(Sometimes feeding pump too)
Saline bullets
Bunch of Sterile qtips
Sheet with emergency contact info
Ton of hme’s
PMS valve
Ziplock bag with 4x4 gauze
Ziplock bag with some other assorted med supplies
Mouth moisturizer
Thermometer
Tylenol
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amother
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Post Thu, Sep 17 2020, 2:15 am
lucky14 wrote:
Wow. That's a lot.

When she was a little baby she spat up a ton so I had to have 3 changes of clothing and as many spit up cloths as I could stuff in plus everything else I have now.

Now thank G-d we are passed that so it's a much lighter bag these days!
car keys, wallet, 2 diapers, changing pad, 2 doggy poop bags, small pack of wipes, small pack of tissues, mini hand sanitizer (I've always had that in there even pre-covid), a shirt, a pair of pants.

That's it unless we are going to need something specific for where we are going.

So I don’t have a car, but yes to the wallet & I always say mommy should have a spare change of clothing too because I can tell you of at least 4 scenarios within last year that I got vomit or yogurt sprayed on me & I was in a different city or state at an appointment...

And yup- we used to have quite a few clothing changes in the pasttoo
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amother
Cobalt


 

Post Thu, Sep 17 2020, 2:16 am
I really try keep it minimal (but totally understand why you cant). I have a toddler and a baby. Diaper bag has:

Diapers for both kids
Pack of wipes
Changing mat
Nursing cover
One burp cloth
Small blanket
Couple of onesies
Water bottle for toddler
Wallet
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lucky14




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Sep 17 2020, 2:23 am
amother [ OP ] wrote:
...and this is pretty much what my medical emergency bag looks like:

Suction machine (weighs about 10 lbs)
Suction catheters & sterile gloves
Ambu bag
Pulse ox & spare sensor & tape
Emergency trach & step down trach ready with ties & lube
Formula
Pedialyte
60 & 10 ml syringes
Mini extension set
(Sometimes feeding pump too)
Saline bullets
Bunch of Sterile qtips
Sheet with emergency contact info
Ton of hme’s
PMS valve
Ziplock bag with 4x4 gauze
Ziplock bag with some other assorted med supplies
Mouth moisturizer
Thermometer
Tylenol


how do you even carry all of that around with you???
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amother
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Post Thu, Sep 17 2020, 2:34 am
lucky14 wrote:
how do you even carry all of that around with you???

I used to have a separate diaper bag, separate suction machine bag & about lunchbag size bag for the trachs & some of the smaller supplies. Then hook pulse ox & feeding bag on mommy hook on stroller. Not everything even fit in our big stroller basket so was always quite the sheep.

It was also such a pain in & out of the car to multiple appointments weekly with so many bags, food, blankie, stuffed animal she carries all over, car seat etc.
So I found this huge briefcase that fits in all the stuff. It weighs a ton & breaks my back but too bad...
We just got a wheelchair with huge storage on bottom so now I don’t have to carry it on my back bh.
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Ruchel




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Sep 17 2020, 4:49 am
I don't use anything else but a big purse
a diaper or two
bottle
snack
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tweety1




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Sep 17 2020, 5:55 am
Wallet, children's Tylenol, small siddur, pocket size calendar, pamper, gum, pens, and adult Tylenol. (I actually had to go check my carriage bag I didn't even know what's in there). This is in my doona carriage bag. When I go out with my big carriage and take my bigger carriage bag I add wipes, water bottle, plastic for carriage-folds very compact, and of course my phone.
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amother
Seafoam


 

Post Thu, Sep 17 2020, 6:15 am
amother [ OP ] wrote:
Sometimes I feel like I carry everything with me but the kitchen sink when I go to an appt etc & don't even use it, but the one off time that I run out for a quick thing without all my gear or my Savta simcha bag, that’s precisely when the one thing I’m missing is needed...

So what are your essentials you don’t leave the house Without?

Mine include:
(my baby is actually a couple yrs old but with sn so it actually includes a ton of medical supplies too & essentials in case we have an emergency admission. I should start another thread for what you keep in your emergency hospital bag)

Diapers
Wipes
Changing pad or chuks
Spare outfit including onesie & socks
Ton of bibs
Tissues and or napkins in ziplock baggie

Phone charger
iPad & charger (these for appts)

Sm ziplock baggie with ponyrubbers
Comb

Water bottle
Snack
Straws & 2-3 spoons/forks (trust me, these have been a lifesaver countless times LOL )

Purell
Ziplock bag with Clorox wipes
Face Masks (not new since covid19 LOL)

Spare contact lenses
Pen
Sharpie

Ok, this is what I remember offhand....

Now your turn Smile


My bag is not so far off, for big trips like to the zoo or something. No Clorox wipes, no sharpie, no contact lenses, but otherwise similar.

For a quick round of local errands I just always have a couple of diapers and small baggie with wipes stuffed into my purse. Plus I keep phone charger, tissues, shopping bags, things like that in my car.
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amother
Periwinkle


 

Post Thu, Sep 17 2020, 7:21 am
Diapers
Wipes
Outfit for baby
Outfit for me
Formula dispenser
Bottle
Pacifier
Epi pen for baby
Benadryl for baby
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sweet




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Sep 17 2020, 7:30 am
All I have in my diaper bag is my wallet, car key, snacks for my baby and a spare diaper.

Pen, Hand sanitizer, Tissues and fresh wipes I keep in the car.
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silverlining3




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Sep 17 2020, 8:48 am
2-3 diapers
Baby wipes
Tissue/napkin
Pen
Wallet
Spare pacifier
Changing mat
Portable phone charges
Wig comb
Food I pack as needed that day

When child is a under a year I have a full change of cloth, burp cloth, formula dispenser, and whatever else important for that stage.
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