Moms we are supposed to be prepared for anything and everything. A well packed diaper bag is essential, but sometimes it’s hard to fit everything in a diaper bag or not worth making your diaper bag weigh 500 lbs. To combat this I made my own kit I deemed my “mommergency kit”.
I recently swapped vehicles with my husband, and now I drive a truck. I carried a lot of nonsense in my SUV, but I much prefer my truck and don’t plan to go back until it’s absolutely necessary for my kids. Since I have less room I needed to make my kit compact and hold only the essentials but enough to help when we inevitably have a day we forget the diaper bag.
What’s in my kit-
Water bottles
Baby bottle
Extra sleeper
Diapers
Hand held breast pump
Gas drops
Baby blanket
Non perishable snacks
Wipes
Chapstick
Deodorant
Pony tail
Pen
BC Powder
As I was looking around at what other people include in there kits I found a couple great ideas that I haven’t added. One suggested a size 5 or 6 diaper for those times you are caught in traffic and a kiddo hollers they need to potty. A size 6 diaper is large enough it will collect and can be rolled up and pitched like any other diaper. Bizarre, but having 3 kids and only 1 being potty trained and walking well I definitely filed this top away and added to my shopping list to pick up one of the Huggies 3 packs of diapers. The four year old always needs to go at the least opportune times.
I also will grab gallon ziplock bags and poke the boys extra outfits, especially during the summer they manage to get wet so often and need a change. Additionally I will purchase a small first aid kit.
With other without our diaper bag we should be prepared for most of the crazy that can get thrown our way when out with children!
