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Packing for baby's first trip

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Are you going on vacation with your baby? Travel can be stressful, but if you are prepared, it should be a fun experience for everyone! Start a few weeks ahead of time and write a list of everything you use at home for your baby. Use that list to determine what you need to bring with you. Following is a list of items you may want to bring with you for your baby.

  • 2 changes of clothing for each day (or more)
  • Baby monitor
  • Baby shampoo
  • Baby sling or baby carrier
  • Baby wash
  • Backpack
  • Bibs
  • Birth certificate
  • Blankets
  • Bottled water
  • Bottles
  • Bowl, spoons
  • Breast pump
  • Burp cloths
  • Camera
  • Car seat
  • Changing pad
  • Coins to use laundry facilities
  • Comfort items - special blanket, toy, stuffed animal, food
  • Diaper bag, large
  • Diaper bag, small
  • Diaper ointment
  • Diapers
  • Dish soap
  • Favorite foods of baby
  • First-aid kit
  • Formula
  • Front style baby carrier
  • Hat
  • Jacket
  • Journal – write notes of baby’s trip
  • Juice
  • Laundry soap
  • Layers – clothing for changing weather
  • Map to the nearest laundry facility
  • Motrin
  • Nail clippers
  • NEW items – new toy, new snack
  • Night light
  • Onsies
  • Outfits
  • Pacifiers
  • Photo of baby in your wallet
  • Plastic bags for dirty diapers/wipes
  • Plastic table coverings
  • Playpen or portable crib
  • Prescription medications
  • Receiving blankets
  • Sheet for crib
  • Sippy cups
  • Sleepers
  • Snacks
  • Stroller
  • Sunglasses
  • Sunscreen
  • Sweater
  • Swim diapers
  • Swim suit
  • Swimming floating device
  • Swimming toys
  • Teething medicine
  • Teething rings
  • Thermometer
  • Toys
  • Tylenol
  • Waterproof sheet
  • Wipes
  • Ziploc bags for soiled clothes