When Elena was just a wee little thing, we'd bring the diaper bag EVERYWHERE. grocery store, restaurants, you name it.
Somewhere along the way, we stopped - before Julia was born. Thank goodness! It was so much to carry!
I now only bring it someplace if I know I'll be gone from the car for over an hour AND the car is far away. And usually then I don't even bring it with me -- I'll throw a diaper and a little travel pack of wipes in my purse. I generally go to the car for diaper changes if necessary.
95% of the time I have it with me. It's my purse, so I'd have to stuff my pockets with my phone, key's and shove my wallet somewhere. I don't know how to keep any of that stuff out of Little Dude's hands.
---- I thought this meant with the kid(s) in tow. If I leave w/out Little dude (on that rare occasion) I have a regular purse my 3 things fit in.
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I have a bag for work (Germ control) and a "diaper bag" and a "just my wallet and cell phone bag". I refuse to take my diaper bag when I don't have DD with me!
I said I leave it in the car, but really, it is my car. I have a changing pad in the back, along with diapers and wipes that live in the car. I will sometimes throw wipes in my purse, but I normally go out to the car to change them anyway. If I feel like we might need a toy, I'll toss one in the stroller, but I really don't carry much gear these days.
i never had a big diaper bag, i just got a bigger purse than i'd normally buy and threw wipes, diaper, burp cloths, etc in the purse.
now i have a bag that is marketed as a diaper bag but its just a big purse and its what i use as my purse, so its always with me, but i dont carry around any more baby stuff in it than i did my first bag.
Like Mollie I do not have a diaper bag, just a big bag with lots of pockets etc that I use as a purse and diaper bag. I had a diaper bag for a few months when Aby was little but did not like it. I then went to carry big bags that were not actually diaper bags and putting a changing pad and all the other ear in it. I always buy one with two main compartments, one side for her and one for me.
I do take that bag with me about 90% of the time. When I do not it is usually somewhere like a park where the car is very close or when I am out without Abby. I have a few small purses for when I leave the house without Abby.
After about 6 mo I stopped using a diaper bag. I felt like a bag lady at times and really all I need now is a diaper and a small thing of wipes in my purse (I also stash a few in my car just in case). I do carry a big purse, but my diaper bag was too much for me. I pretty much never carried around bottles and stuff either so all I was carrying were diapers and blankets - stuff I can keep in the car instead.
I only bring the diaper bag with us if we're going to be out long enough for a diaper change. DD is pretty regular....so I don't usually worry about it. IF we are going for several hours, then I'll bring a couple diapers and wipes. Otherwise I don't even put it in the car.
My diaper bag is also my purse, so I carry it everywhere. It is smaller, so I carry snacks, a sippy, a diaper or two, and wipes along with my wallet and phone.
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When Elena was just a wee little thing, we'd bring the diaper bag EVERYWHERE. grocery store, restaurants, you name it.
Somewhere along the way, we stopped - before Julia was born. Thank goodness! It was so much to carry!
I now only bring it someplace if I know I'll be gone from the car for over an hour AND the car is far away. And usually then I don't even bring it with me -- I'll throw a diaper and a little travel pack of wipes in my purse. I generally go to the car for diaper changes if necessary.
6-yr-old Elena and 4-yr-old Julia.
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95% of the time I have it with me. It's my purse, so I'd have to stuff my pockets with my phone, key's and shove my wallet somewhere. I don't know how to keep any of that stuff out of Little Dude's hands.
---- I thought this meant with the kid(s) in tow. If I leave w/out Little dude (on that rare occasion) I have a regular purse my 3 things fit in.
i never had a big diaper bag, i just got a bigger purse than i'd normally buy and threw wipes, diaper, burp cloths, etc in the purse.
now i have a bag that is marketed as a diaper bag but its just a big purse and its what i use as my purse, so its always with me, but i dont carry around any more baby stuff in it than i did my first bag.
Like Mollie I do not have a diaper bag, just a big bag with lots of pockets etc that I use as a purse and diaper bag. I had a diaper bag for a few months when Aby was little but did not like it. I then went to carry big bags that were not actually diaper bags and putting a changing pad and all the other ear in it. I always buy one with two main compartments, one side for her and one for me.
I do take that bag with me about 90% of the time. When I do not it is usually somewhere like a park where the car is very close or when I am out without Abby. I have a few small purses for when I leave the house without Abby.