Diaper bag essentials for the first six months. What to put in your diaper bag for babies 0-6 months old!

Wondering what all you can put in the diaper bag of your little one for the quick trip to a friend’s house? There are so many things a baby might need. What to take what not to take?

Babies need a LOT OF THINGS! Believe me. Yes, they are high maintenance!!! Even for the quick trip to the mall with your baby means you carry along multiple things in the diaper bag. If you are visiting someone for half a day – you need to pack loads of things.

But, DON’T GET OVERWHELMED.

Pack smart and you will not be looking for things here and there. I am listing out a quick guide to Diaper Bag Essentials for 0-6 month olds.

But first what kind of diaper bag should you get?

I was gifted a few diaper bags on baby’s arrival– the typical Blue and pink ones that you carry on one shoulder. But they were not that useful.

When buying a diaper bag look for bags with separate compartments and that has dedicated spaces for little things. With babies – you tend to have loads of little things that you have to carry.

I got this Diaper bag by Milestone – which came with a bottle warmer, insulated pouch for pacifier, and a diaper changing mat. My son has never used a pacifier and I used that pouch for keeping rolled up garbage bags for wrapping and throwing the diaper!

This bag also had a smaller bag attachment that I took for short visits to stores or anywhere I visited for an hour or two. When it was like half a day – I carried the entire bag.

You can get a backpack diaper bag too. They are such lifesavers. I wonder why I didn’t get one like this!

Diaper Bag Essentials for 0-6 month olds

#1 Diapers – Well it is a diaper bag after all!

Pack at least 3-4 extra diapers always. You never know how many times your baby is going to poop! No one knows that. If you use cloth diapers pack 3 at least and some liners. My son used the Pampers’ Pant style diaper for the day and Pampers Active Baby for the night and I can’t recommend these enough.

#2 Wipes, Wipes, Wipes

This is your Holy grail and never leave the house without a pack of wipes You will see you are using the wipes for more occasions than just wiping your baby’s bum! Baby wipes are one of the most important Diaper bag essentials. Bamboo fibre baby wipes are softest for baby’s skin.

#3 Diaper Changing Mat

You cannot change diaper properly without a changing mat. Mine came along with the bag. Ensure you pack a diaper mat that is easy to clean. Preferably not a cloth one that can easily get soiled or wet.

#4 Sets of Clothes

Pack at-least two extra sets of clothes when you are packing your diaper bag! Babies poop and throw up and no one has control over them!

#5 One set of top / dress for you

This is true specially if you are traveling in a car/ train/ flight. For the above reason, precisely – that throwing up can happen on you, and if you don’t pack a set of top for you, you have to stay in the soiled clothes and cursing the hell out. Yes, gross. So please pack for yourself

#6 Bottle / Formula / warm water

If your baby is taking formula, have your things in place. They can feel hungry and you might have to take out the ensemble and prepare it. I used to carry a bottle of prepared formula in that insulated bottle warmer that came along with the diaper bag!

#7 Baby Lotion / Hand sanitizer

Keep a travel-size bottle of baby lotion handy in your diaper bag essential. It can double up as a hand cream for the mom, if required. Sanitizer – I don’t need to say why!

#8 Baby Toy

If your baby has a favourite toy – pack it. Better to give it to a crying infant than not knowing how to calm him down!

I hope this quick guide to Diaper bag essentials for 0-6 month olds will help you if you have a little one.

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Until next time.

Cheers.

Tina