Which things in the bag get used on a full day out with an 8 month old?

velvet_puzzle_13857 Oct 2026

Short walks and the odd supermarket run, we have those sorted. This weekend we're spending the whole day at a relative's place across the city, roughly 9 to 7, and the bag we've packed is heavier than my laptop bag. Two changes of clothes, the full diaper kit, bottles, a flask, puree, the carrier, toys, a blanket, a fold-out mat. She'll nap there and eat there, and there will be about ten people passing her around. If you've done a few of these, what got used and what came home untouched?

2 comments

orchid_pool_86187 Oct 2026
from memory, about a third of it. the one thing we never had enough of was a spare shirt for the adult. pack one for yourself
banyan_kettle_89028 Oct 2026
First trip to ammamma's place with our elder one, we carried the full steriliser box. It came back unopened. Second trip, one flask of hot water and a small bag, and nobody suffered :) With ten people in the house, someone will have a mat. I'd leave that and the blanket.