What's in your nappy bag?

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Yes that is the question I’m asking today! Or if you’re like me it’s ‘what is NOT in your nappy bag’. My nappy bag is always overflowing but I tell myself I am a mother of 5 and that is why it’s so full. Nothing to do with the fact that there is clutter galore at the bottom of it. Oh no. But I do love my nappy bag – it’s Oroton and retro daddy bought it for me when I had elodie. And I’m a little bit precious about it.

 

There are nappies for elodie and emerson, baby wipes, my wallet, mobile, a few little toys to keep elodie entertained, muesli bars and one of my favourite nappy bag items – a muslin cloth. Perfect for covering up when I am feeding, wiping up baby vomit off my shoulder, using as a makeshift change mat and more. I also keep hand sanitiser in my bag and love that this post is about Dettol hand sanitiser because it’s something I started using when I had the twins and was spending all my days changing nappies and making up bottles. Think about it – 2 newborns and 1 me meant I was feeding and changing all day long.

Now I use it because I’m still changing nappies and feeding babies. And I’m dealing with poo-plosions from emerson so I like to know that my hands are nice and clean afterwards. I keep a pump pack on the change table at home for after nappy changes or as I’m walking past and am about to feed emerson as I never know where my hands have been. And it’s handy to clean your hands just after you’ve changed a nappy and you don’t need soap or water so it’s super handy. It’s great to know you’ve got clean hands before you leave the change table as I could be getting out a snack or making up some food in the kitchen so knowing my hands are clean before I leave the room is important to me – because I rush around all day doing 50 million things at once!

And I don’t want to say that I’m obsessive about it, but I do think hygiene around babies and little ones is very important. When I have a newborn I have been known to ask guests to use it before they hold Emerson again because I don’t know where hands have been. And little miss elodie gets sick easily so I don’t take any chances.
 

 

Dettol hand sanitiser comes in 2 sizes – a 200ml pump pack and a little 50ml pack for your nappy bag and hand bag. I’ve loved having the little 50ml pack in my bag while we’ve been on holidays and on the road. Especially when we have been stopping off at new places and I’ve been changing nappies in the car and making up baby bottles too. Having something on hand to clean my hands in between is a lifesaver. And the latest - Cucumber and Melon - has added moisturiser so your hands won’t dry out. A nice little benefit, don’t you think? My hands always seem dry since we don’t have a dishwasher and I don’t use gloves so anything that helps keep them soft is a bonus. Since I won’t be getting a dishwasher anytime soon. 

And now for something fun – I’ve shown you mine so it’s time you show me yours! Just get on twitter (I’m on there as retromummy) to share a pic of the contents of your nappy bag with the hash tag #Dettolnappybag and you’re in the running to win $200 from babyshopdirect for the top 3 twitter #Dettolnappybag photos. Nice. And there are 40 samples to giveaway to selected #Dettolnappybag twitter photos too. So get your phone or camera out, get snapping and share your pic!  And let me know so I can go and check out your photos! Can’t wait…..