What’s a “Go” Bag?
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I learned this one watching Lou and Lou Safety Patrol on the Playhouse Disney Channel…
Although I’ve been practicing this for some time, there have been times when I’ve been too lazy to be bothered to carry a bag around and left home without it – big mistake. A “Go” bag – for the new parents to be – is a bag with all the necessary supplies you might require while out and about with your child/baby. Although one would think it is such an obvious requirement, it can take quite a bit of getting used to especially when you’re so used to leaving the house on the spur of the moment without a second’s thought to what you might need to bring with you (just try forgetting to bring spare diapers or even the wet wipes, for instance).
“Go” bags are generally more cumbersome with a baby (especially if you’re bottle feeding because you need to carry milk powder, bottles, and warm water – all the more reason to breastfeed) because you need several spare diapers, changing mat, diaper barrier cream, distraction toys, change of clothes (for baby and parent – as we discovered when I ended up with poop on my shirt one day while we were out), bibs, wet wipes, dry tissues. If your baby is already on solids, you also need to carry drinking water, snacks, baby food for meals and utensils.
With a toddler, the “Go” bag becomes simpler, although the number of distraction toys and activities you require increases proportionally. For instance, whenever I leave the house these days, these are the things I make sure I pack in Gavin’s “Go” bag:
- Diaper
- Change of clothes – at least one full set (since Gavin refuses to wear a bib when eating)
- Wet wipes
- Dry tissues
- Essential toys – like his Thomas and Friends Take-Along trains (don’t ever leave home with them, especially the favourites) to keep him occupied during “boring moments” at the table when we’re waiting for food and drinks, or something else
- Water
- Snacks – normal snacks to satiate the hunger pangs, and bribe snacks for good behaviour
- Camera – to capture those Kodak moments
I used to cram everything into a small backpack that Gavin could carry, but now I find that there are just too many things to fit, plus that little bag gets a bit heavy, so now I just carry a backpack myself.
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