You now have your diaper bag sitting there in front of you. You think to yourself, what in the world do you put in it? I have compiled a nice checklist for you. I even added a little explanation why you need certain things along with other tips and tricks.

1. Diapers, Diapers and did I mention diapers? When babies are new you are going to be changing them once every 2 hours. I say go on the safe side and bring one diaper for each hour you are going to be gone.

2. Box of baby wipes. Baby poop can get messy at times, well actually all the time so wipes are a must. You can get free sample packages sent directly to your house by simply signing up for email lists on different manufactures websites.

3. A foldable changing pad. Even though these are included in most diaper bags it is important to make sure that it is in there and wasn’t taken out to get washed and never returned.

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 with either fresh breast milk or dry powder formula.

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. Bring along some big plastic bags to put soiled clothes in and/or dirty diapers.

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.

Having these things in your diaper bag will help you be prepared for just about anything. I did say just about so don’t get mad if you come across some crazy situation that I have no control over.

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.

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