what do you carry in your diaper bag?

[amygoforth]

I'll start. This is for a long afternoon out with a 5 1/2 month old, and an almost 3 year old.

* 4 diapers
* 2 pull-ups
* travel case w/ wipes
* changing pad
* baby socks
* onsie
* baby pants/shorts
* spit-up cloth
* blankie
* toddler shorts
* toddler tee
* paci
* Drew's "baby" (one of those adorable Under the Nile cotton dolls)
* baby balm
* teething gel
* Tylenol
* sunscreen
* 1 or 2 matchbox cars
* book
* sippy cup w/ water for Evan
* snacks (usually Annie's cheesy bunnies, a blueberry cereal bar and apple sauce)
* baby carrier (either maya or mei tai)
* driver's license
* cell phone
* lip balm
* debit card
* insurance card

Wow. That looks like a lot!

[kgrfcharlton]

I don't know why, but this sounds fun to me...

3 size 3 diapers
1 size 5 diaper
container of travel wipes
sleeper
onesie
walet
cell phone
small bags for dirty diapers/clothes
a pen
nail file
lip gloss
chap stick
changing pad
2 bips
tissues
lotion
sucker (for extreme bribing)
fruit snacks
crackers
camera
2 board books
bubbles
3 necklaces (for dd)
butt cream
bandaides
gum
advil
gas drops


That's a lot of crap!

[midwifetx]

no diaper bag.
I had a backpack as a purse for a long time, and I threw one or two diapers and wipes, wallet, lip balm, a couple of baby teethers and a board book.

[mariposita]

we walk everywhere, so this is the whole kit and caboodle. i have reed in a sling, so that's with me but not in the bag. i carry in my little kelty daypack:
-2-4 prefolds (depending on trip)
-extra diaper cover
-about 10 wipes in a ziplock
-extra pair of pants and shirt
-diaper dry bag
-playsilk
-wooden rattle from ghana
-small puppet
-bottle of water
-orange
-cell phone
-rescue remedy
-arnica
-debit card and license
-carousel tokens in case we walk past it
-spare change for bus if we decide not to walk home

[judybean]

Fun!

-- usually two medium Fuzzi Bunz (Katherine)
-- three small VB AIOs (homemade ) or three fitteds and two covers
-- bag to put dirty dipes in
-- sprayer bottle with diaper spray
-- yummy velour wipes
-- one flat
-- one snappi
-- some bum salve that doubles as a moisturizer in a pinch (because it's mostly lanolin and olive oil-based! from here

I never carry extra clothes. Sometimes I think I should, but... I haven't done it yet and I've been okay

[aisraeltax]

it depends on teh day and the trip.
i have a smaller diaper bag that i will put 2 cd's and a travel wipe thingy in; with a change of clothes (learned my lesson there), a bib, burp cloth and a small blankey. A sling (unless he's in it). a paci (never uses it); a cloth bag that has some of my stuff in it (moisturizer, lip gloss, etc.) and my cloth wallet. also the wet bag for dirty cd's.
ipod, daily planner (since my blackberry died, i have a paper calendar. yuck!), cellphone and sunglasses!

If we are going out for most of the day or on a long trip, i have a larger quilt like bag (dont know that they call it), that i put all that stuff in, and add a cloth chanign pad, some snacks for me and ds2 and a few more diapers.

i think thats it. of course, this has all changed right now b/c we are using sposies so the diaper bags are much smaller. but im only doing that for another week or so and then im going to wash no matter what the septic guy says.

how fun!

[mamanurse]

3 cpfs
2 wraps
wipes
wet bag
burp cloth
bib
extra outfit
hand lotion
hand sanitizer
lip balm
two toys attached to exterior of bag
wallet
phone

[aisraeltax]

forgot to add my ipod, daily planner (since my blackberry died, i have a paper calendar. yuck!), cellphone and sunglasses!

[Thursday Girl]

*5-6 Prefolds
*about 8 qaurtered washclothes
*a peri bottle full of water or mild soap water
*those plastic keys
*a cloth book for the baby
*an extra diaper cover
*one extra pair of panties
*change of clothes for each kid (usually a dress they take up less room)
*my wallet
*my little neat notebook
*a pen
*crayons
*matchbox cars
*two apples
*a water bottle
*digital camera

(that's for a 3 year old and a 5 month old)

i usually forget a bag to put dipers in so i get it where i am, if none i wrap the diaper in the extra cover

i always have extra stuff inthe car too, clothes, blankets, sunhat, sunglasses, my wrap, snacks. if i will only be gone for a little while (like say store to store) i only bring in one diaper and a cover. I never use all my diapers but am so afraid she might dirty all the diapers in a n hour for some crazy reason and then i would have nothing ti put on her. Irrational fear.

[danigrl]

6 diapers
birp cloth
pack of wipes
2 pacifiers
Enfamil
bottle or two
onesie
hat
sunscreen
hand/face sanitizer
toys (teething ring, etc..)

And, I think that about covers it!

[persephone3]

hee hee, this is fun. here's my bag o' goodies:

4-6 sposies (i don't take her out in cloth b/c of leaking issues)
travel container of 7th generation wipes
pacifier
burp cloth
onesie
bib
my little purse w/ powder, lipstick, brush (looks like i'm the girliest girl so far)
hand sanitizer
bottle of water
cell phone
tissues
chapstick
plastic bag for dirty clothes
pen
my little pill container w/ tylenol, vitamins, zoloft (just in case i forgot to take them)
wallet
coupons and various shopping lists
sometimes a digital camera

of course, i also have a burp cloth with alice and a couple of toys. maybe a sun hat or blanket, too.

[aisraeltax]

persophone,
every time i read this list i see thigns that are in my bags that i just dont realize!
i also carry a large toothed comb and my digital camera!

looks like my bag is teh fullest!

[erinjkelley]

dipey bag

a bunch of dipeys
wipes
plastic bags
receiving blanket
changing pad
board book
ball
onsie
jacket
wallet
keys
cell phone
digital camera
mei tai
water

it is a backpack stuffed full

[beachcomber]

My diaper bag has the following stuff:

For baby:

- 4 diapers with liners and rubber pants
- 4 baby wash cloths
- small bottle of water to moisten cloths
- 4 plastic bags to put dirty diaps into
- change pad
- change of clothes for baby
- extra sweater for baby
- extra booties for baby
- blanket to lie baby on
- 2 receiving blankets
- 2 bibs
- sun hat
- sunglasses
- pacifier
- soft rattle
- handful of link-ems toys
- 3 packets of premium plus crackers - she likes to play with cracker packets

For me:

- keys and wallet
- bottle of water
- hand cream
- lip balm
- extra shirt
- breast pads
- tissues
- mints
- 2 juice boxes
- 2 granola bars
- sunglasses
- aromatherapy anti-stress formula
- ibuprofen

[Panthira]

Wow. You all carry a lot in your diaper bags!

I carry:
4 cloth diapers (2 per child).
Wipes
changing pad
A change of clothes per child, usually something thin and well-worn.
a wetbag
a thin blanket
a sunhat
sunblock
hand sanitizer

and if I'm not bringing my purse, I'll throw in my wallet, keys, and cellphone.

I don't wear make-up, just sunblock, so that's not an issue.

ETA: I have an extra bag I keep in the car with jackets, 2 extra diapers, a bottle of water, a mei tai, a pouch carrier, toys, and odds and ends. This bag is never to leave my car, and the one time my husband took it out thinking he was helping me out by cleaning up, I threw a bit of a panicked fit that shamed me afterwards.

[amygoforth]

Great idea, Panthira! I'm going to start keeping a bag like that in my car too. It'll cut down on the extra clothes I pack for just-in-cases. It's the clothes that suck up tons of room in my bag.

[Minnow_]

Mine is pretty minimalist.

1 or 2 diapers
2 wipes
changing pad
bag for dirty diapers
little prefold for spitup
duck rattle
wallet
cell phone
water bottle

That's the purse/diaper bag that goes everywhere. For really long trips (like last weekend when we went to visit my brother & family and were gone for 14 long hours) we take a bigger bag with more dipes and wipes and a change of clothes.

[hottmama]

Mine (for my 5 mo. old and 3.5 yr. old):
3-4 prefolds
2 extra covers
ziploc with dry cloth wipes
changing pad
empty grocery bag for wet diapers
clean t-shirt for babe in case of emergency
wallet
cell phone
chapstick for me and the kid
sling, if it's not on me

For short outings (like to the park or store), I don't take a bag. I just stick my phone and wallet in my pockets. If there's a poop we just come home. There's an emergency diaper in my car but it's gotten muddy footprints on it from Julian climbing all over the place. There are also toys in the car (for both kids) which we carry with us sometimes.
Some of you carry so much stuff! I am soooo glad I don't have to deal with two diaper-aged kids!