As you may have seen, Easton and I have been traveling all over for doctors appointments and to enjoy this new warm weather. So, I thought I would give you an insight into what it takes to travel with the Littlest Ninja!
My dad always told me "prepare for the worst, but hope for the best!" Now, he said this about my golf tournaments... but I think that the same thing applies! Here is a breakdown of how we travel. Keep in mind, this is what we need to travel for one day. For more than 24 hours we have to bring things like the pack n' play, crib wedge and danny sling, as well as extra clothes and more diaper/wipes. Also, these bags are for Easton ONLY... our travel supplies are extra on top of these.
The Diaper Bag
Our diaper bag looks like any other! Nothing special. In this bag we keep...
Diapers
Wipes
Changing Pad
Diaper Cream
Rattle and a Toy
Wash Cloth
Extra Outfits
An Extra Wubbanub (best pacifier out there!)
Plastic Bag (Not pictured)
The Pump Bag
Because Easton's food is breast milk fortified with formula to be higher in calories, I exclusively pump. Here is what we need for that...
I have the Medela Pump In Style pump that comes in this awesome bag. Has enough room for everything I need!
pump (duh)
car compatible power cord (not pictured)
wall outlet power cord (not pictured)
batteries (not pictured)
pump tubing
4 bottles and lids
2 connectors, valves, and flanges
pumping bra
nursing cover
The Emergency Bag
Arguably the most important bag we have... but also the most rarely used. This contains all the things we MIGHT need for his pump. It contains everything we need to deal with feeding pump problems, tube clogs, or if his tube gets pulled out.
We ended up needing this bag today as Easton's tube got clogged TWICE today on our trip to the cities!
Extra pump and charger
wash cloth
extra formula
3 extra feeding bags
split gauze
tape
Vaseline packets
60, 10, and 5 mL syringes
Clog Zapper
Diaper
Medical history folder with medical supply info
BOOKS! (unclogging tubes can take hours... entertainment is necessary!)
The Cooler
Easton's medication has to be chilled at all times. His food must be chilled as well, however in his feeding bag it can last 4 hours. We make 24 hours worth of his breast milk/formula mix when we travel so we don't have to worry about measuring and mixing on the road.
2 Large Ice Packs
Shaker bottle with sterile water
Shaker bottle with milk/formula mix
Reflux medication
any pumped milk also goes into the cooler
I always stick my snacks in here too!
Site Care Kit
Twice a day we have to clean Easton's stoma (where his tube enters his body), administer his reflux medication, and flush his j-tube. To do this, we need quite a bit of supplies. For this I have created this handy kit. It contains...
3 mL, 5 mL , 6 mL, and 10 mL syringes
stoma steriod cream
plastic cup and wipes
split gauze and g tube pads
q-tips
scissors
flexi-track
Not too much... right? :)
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