Diaper Bag Essentials

When you become a mother the diaper bag is your life. I bring the thing everywhere with me.

Babies are unpredictable. You never know when thereâ€™s going to be a major blowout resulting in a bath in a random bathroom sink, a diaper change and a changing of clothes for both you and baby.

Then your baby pees on you while youâ€™re changing them, resulting in yet another change of clothes.

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Welcome to motherhood.

Okay, thatâ€™s a little dramatic (somewhat). That hasnâ€™t happened to me (yet) and my son is almost 7 months old.

However, there are always things that come up. If youâ€™re not prepared, things can go bad fast.

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My Diaper Bag

First off, this is the diaper bag I use. I love this bag. Itâ€™s stylish, practical, and most importantly, spacious.

It was important to me to have something that I was going to enjoy carrying around for the better part of the next few years of my life.

I also wanted something that was good quality so it would last for as long as I needed it. This one is great quality and I have no doubt it will last me for a while.

Now, here are all my diaper bag essentials.

Whatâ€™s in My Diaper Bag

Diapers

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Find what diapers work best for your baby. You can also subscribe to these ones and save money on amazon.

Wipes

Wipes aren’t just good for wiping little bums. They are good for cleaning sticky hands, cleaning off dirty shirts and wiping up spills.

Earth Mama Organics shows you how you can make homemade baby wipes using their Earth Mama Organic Diaper Balm!

Portable changing pad

My diaper bag came with one, but if you donâ€™t have one this one would work great.

Wet bag

This is for holding those clothes that get messed up by crazy blowouts or messy eaters until you can wash them at home.

Diaper cream

Earth Mama Organic’s Diaper Balm is the best! Earth Mama Organics has tons of amazing products, and they are all – you guessed it – organic. I love the thought of making sure my baby has the best and healthiest products on their skin.

Hand sanitizer
Kleenex
Lip balm
Nursing cover

Of course you don’t need one of these but if you feel more comfortable with one, then you don’t want to forget it! I have one like this one and love it because it doubles as a car seat cover.

Bottles/formula

This would depend on whether you are nursing, pumping and bottle feeding, or formula feeding.

This is another reason I love my diaper bag. The inside is insulated so it keeps bottles cool for longer when I have one with me.

Pacifier
Change of clothes for baby
Change of clothes for mom

If you’re looking for adorable and affordable nursing clothes checkout Undercover Mama! They have the cutest and comfiest nursing clothes for moms so you don’t have to compromise comfort for style.

Burp cloths/blankets
Teething rings

There is nothing more stressful and heartbreaking than a poor baby in pain! Wooden teething rings are perfect for painful gums.

Snacks

For mom and for any older babies. There’s no need for both baby and mom to be hangry! These Milkmakers cookies are perfect for breastfeeding moms.

Also if you’re looking for an amazing healthy snack subscription, go to Urthbox! They send a box of healthy snacks every month, making eating healthy so much easier.

And we all know anything to make our lives easier as moms is worth it.