What?s the most (surprisingly!) useful thing in your diaper bag?

ceteichm

I saw this post on one of the other boards and thought it was a good question:  What are the most useful things you carry along with you in your diaper bag or in your car? Share specific products you keep on hand when out and about with your little one.

 I keep a small basket in the car with extra diapers and wipes because I always seem to be running out of diapers in the diaper bag.  Or I go to pull out the wet wipes and realize that someone pulled them out and they're sitting on the kitchen table at home.  In the diaper bag I keep a few quiet toys, a reusable wet bag, boogie wipes, gripe water, a teething ring, change of clothes, bib, burp rag, nothing too unusual.  I've also added a spoon to the diaper bag now that DD is eating solids.

bellelamb

ceteichm:

I saw this post on one of the other boards and thought it was a good question: nbsp;What are the most useful things you carry along with you in your diaper bag or in your car? Share specific products you keep on hand when out and about with your little one.nbsp;I keep a small basket in the car with extra diapers and wipes because I always seem to benbsp;runningnbsp;out of diapers in the diaper bag. nbsp;Or I go to pull out the wet wipes and realize that someone pulled them out and they're sitting on the kitchen table at home. nbsp;In the diaper bagnbsp;I keep a few quiet toys, a reusable wet bag, boogie wipes, gripe water, a teething ring, change of clothes, bib, burp rag, nothing too unusual. nbsp;I've also added a spoon to the diaper bag now that DD is eating solids.

Holly cow thats a lot! have two diapers for each kid, wipes, travel diaper cream, snacks for the toddler, a hot wheels car, binki wipes and that's it.

In my car there's extra diapers, wipes, cloths, blankets, burp cloths, toys, and cups for each kid.

Most useful odd thing is hot wheels cars, I've even loaned them to other moms in restaurants who were desperate with cranky kids.

MelissaMiso

Honestly, I rarely carry a diaper bag. Instead I grab the changing pad that has wipes and 2-3 diapers. Frequently, trips out include stopping at one of the grandparents' houses which are fully stocked with baby stuff. When we go out for a long haul we don't take much more. One change of clothes and some extra diapers/wipes. She only travels with her stuffed monkey and two toys attached to the carrier. She loves just looking around curiously whenever we go anywhere.

tjkdlhb

diapers, wipes, a wetbag, diaper cream, my wallet and a toy.

hopefulmom81

Those little Arm&Hammer scented trash bags have been a lifesaver on several occasions.

Also, a RTF bottle of formula with a screw on nipple have saved the day from a meltdown.

 

selockar

The oddest thing is probably the small magna doodle I have for DS1.

picklesx

Our diaper bag has the usual necessities. We also have a little on the go roll up changing pad that holds diapers and wipes that I keep in my car ti throw in the stroller when I go to the mall or somewhere like that where we spend a long time and he might need a change. I also have a spare bottle, bottled water, and a container of formula in my car just in case we end up being out longer than we anticipated and DS gets hungry.

picklesx

MelissaMiso:

Honestly, I rarely carry a diaper bag. Instead I grab the changing pad that has wipes and 23 diapers. Frequently, trips out include stopping at one of the grandparents' houses which are fully stocked with baby stuff. When we go out for a long haul we don't take much more. One change of clothes and some extra diapers/wipes. She only travels with her stuffed monkey and two toys attached to the carrier. She loves just looking around curiously whenever we go anywhere.

Same here. While I always throw the diaper bag in the car Just in case, I rarely ever need to touch it. We dont bring it into stores or restaurants and rarely even bring it into someones house when we go over.