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Diaper Bag Checklist

by Elizabeth Pantley, Author of Perfect Parenting and Kid Cooperation

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  • Diapers and diaper covers (one for each hour away from home)
  • Baby wipes or wet washcloths in baggies, or dry washcloths to be wet in a sink elsewhere
  • Changing pad
  • Empty plastic bag
  • Breast pads
  • Formula and bottles
  • Sippy cup or boxed juice
  • Pacifier
  • Receiving blanket
  • Toys or teething rings
  • Baby food, snacks, spoon, bib
  • Note card with name, address and emergency numbers
  • Your cell phone
  • Your wallet
  • Your all day diaper bag

  • Diapers and diaper covers (one for each hour away from home)
  • Baby wipes or wet washcloths in baggies
  • Changing pad
  • Diaper ointment
  • Empty plastic bags
  • Formula and bottles or breast pads
  • Bottle cooler, insulated bottle holder or thermos
  • Sippy cup or boxed juice
  • Two pacifiers
  • One or two receiving blankets
  • Toys or teething rings
  • Baby books
  • Complete set of baby’s clothes
  • Baby’s jacket or sweater
  • Extra shirt for you if baby spits up
  • Baby food, snacks, spoon, bib
  • Snack for you
  • Note card with name, address and emergency numbers
  • Sunscreen
  • Water bottle
  • Ibuprofen or acetaminophen for baby
  • Aspirin for you
  • Money
  • Phone card or change for phone calls
  • Disposable camera
  • Tissues
  • Extra set of keys
  • Sunglasses
  • Hat
  • Band-aids
  • Disposable place mat
  • Sling or baby carrier
  • Your cell phone
  • Your wallet

    Copyright Elizabeth Pantley. (McGraw-Hill, 2003)

    About the author:
    Elizabeth Pantley is the author of several books, including
    Gentle Baby Care : No-cry, No-fuss, No-worry — Essential Tips for Raising Your Baby, The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night, Kid Cooperation (with an introduction by William Sears, MD), Perfect Parenting, as well as her latest The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers and is also president of Better Beginnings, Inc. She is a popular speaker on family issues, and her newsletter, Parent Tips, is seen in schools nationwide. She appears as a regular radio show guest, and has been quoted in Parents, Parenting, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, American Baby, Working Mother, and Woman’s Day magazines. Visit Elizabeth’s web site http://www.pantley.com/elizabeth.

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