So true. With kid #2, I just throw a diaper and a pack of wipes in my purse and that's it. Half the time I don't even remember to do that, or I remember, but decide to take my chances and leave them out anyway.

 

You know, the bag isn't any smaller with D (#3) but the problem is remembering to bring the diaper bag. I forget all the time.

 

Use a space bag and suck out all the air they will lay really thin and all fit in one bag. I notice with kid 2 that my purse got bigger and left the diaper bag in the car. Sippy cup, wipes, and one diaper fit in my now bigger purse.

 

my husband can never seem to figure out why it takes me so long to pack. Um... that would be because all HE packs is the clothes and toiletries for himself. I have to do it for me, the child, plus all the extra stuff like cameras and sunscreen and whatnot that we ALL use.

 

This is so true! Now that we are done diapers I can actually, gasp, carry a purse instead of a diaper bag that Winnie the Pooh puked all over ;-)

 

I have a pair of princess undies in my purse and a change of pants in the van. And I'm done! I DO carry a bag around a lot in the summer. Basically, sunscreen, bug spray, camera, etc. It also becomes my pool bag and beach bag, so the towels get rolled up and put into it. But that's about it. I actually USE my purse again!!!

 

I carry a big ergonomically correct purse with lots of pockets and throw a binki and diaper in there. I'm the mom who bums wipes from mothers who still carry diaper bags. :)

 

I am so looking forward to when I can retire the diaper bag. Every time I try to downgrade to something smaller, an incident occurs that reminds me I really do need the thing.

It's music to my ears to hear the new math of more children = less stuff. I can barely fathom it with one, makes two seem a little more doable.

 

I always pack sooo much stuff. My purse is big and heavy full with pens, medication (in case I do get a headache, allergy, whatever), pads, cords, all my make-up, letters,post-its, .......). I do carry to work another backpack with a rainjacket and embrella, some apples, a book to read (for traffic jams), etc etc.... apart from my backpack with my workcomputer and workstuff


gosh...don't make me think of what I'll carry around the day I have a child!