The following blog post about what to take when out and about with baby is courtesy of Scott Lancaster from http://www.diyfather.com/ and one of the authors of the fantastic new book Call Me Dad!
Scott and Pyper sailing
I always like to make sure I know how the day is going to look, am I going to meetings, am I going to town or anywhere else that may cause a problem for my little girl Pyper when out for a few hours. I am a stay home dad so when I am not working on DIYFather.com I am going to meetings or doing errands for my wife and her business, then I am looking after Pyper.
Everything in our household can be put off to the last minute – especially with newborns, you have to wake them, and do you feed them? Do you change them? What about their clothes? Are we ever going to leave? Now if you’re organised and sometimes we are and sometimes we aren’t – we already have a baby bag ready to go with the following supplies:
1. Portable change mat or wrap to change them on or cover them up if they vomit etc
2. 3-4 disposable nappies
3. Thin portable pack of baby wipes
4. Separate cold sterile water to put in the hot water to help make the correct temperature
5. Hot boiled water in a sterile bottle up to your babies normal feed, less enough for cold water plus formula. Place in a thermos bag to keep cool they usually stay warm for around 2-3 hours depending on the bag.
6. Change of clothes from head to toe and in between
7. 2-3 muslin clothes for wiping up spills and also any other foreign objects
8. Smallish toy to keep them occupied
Make sure they all fit into a good bag that can go over your shoulder and isn’t too small or bulky but is comfortable.
Whilst out on your travels – how are you going to transport your child around?
1. Buggy/pram with blanket
Pyper zooming along
3. Front pack
4. Carrying via a sling
I personally always use a capsule, it can be a little heavy at times, if I keep feeding her she keeps getting heavier right!
Anyway I use a capsule that has a base that is already strapped into the car, I can just unclip her from the base and leave her in the capsule and take her to where ever I’m going without disturbing her, and this is great especially if its during her sleep time which mostly it always is – inconsiderate daddy!
This means I never have to take her out of the capsule and I don’t have to worry about her getting restless too much of the time anyway.
I make sure the baby bag and capsule are ready to go when I walk out the door, now I just have to remember to get the keys to the car!
Scott
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