Diaper Bag Checklist: What Essentials to Pack in Your Baby’s Bag

When you’re out and about with your baby, there’s a lot that can happen. If you pack your bag correctly, then you’ll be ready for all occasions.

Why You Might Need a Diaper Bag

You might not think that a tiny newborn baby requires so much gear, but you’ll quickly realize that babies need a lot (of things, attention, and love). A diaper bag is designed specifically with all of those necessities in mind, so while you might not yet know what to pack, a diaper bag still has a place in mind for the items you’ll discover you need.

What to Pack in Your Diaper Bag

First, the not-so-obvious checklist of contents for packing the perfect baby diaper bag.

Changing Supplies

Packing a diaper bag should obviously include diapers, but when you’re changing your baby you might not realize how many additional items are needed to make that process go smoothly. Newborns require frequent changes (and sometimes need another immediately after having just changed them).

Packing one diaper for every hour that you’ll be out is a safe estimation. Along with diapers, don’t forget to pack wipes, a changing pad if your diaper bag doesn’t include one, diaper cream, and a disposable bag in case you find yourself changing your baby in an unexpected setting.

Items for The Anticipated, and Not Anticipated

Your sweet, snuggly newborn can bring about a lot of chaos and knowing how to pack for that is essential. One single extreme diaper situation can require a whole outfit change (and a bath). Likewise, burping can go wrong after a particularly full tummy erupts. When you’re out showing your baby off to the world, make sure you pack at least one full change of clothes (even the socks), extra burp clothes, and a new bib.

The Feeding Essentials

Keeping a baby clean, fed, and calm are all made easier with a few essentials. Keeping an extra pacifier in a protective case will help in those times when the baby is fed, clean, and dry, but still unhappy (it happens).

You’ll also need extra bottles, purified water, measured formula, and clean nipples if you’re bottle feeding your precious bundle of joy. If you’re breastfeeding you’ll still need supplies on hand like cooling bottles, nursing covers, and nursing pads. Having a specific place for these critical supplies will help get your hungry baby fed and happy again quicker.

What to Look for in a Diaper Bag

Now that you have an idea for some of the things you’ll need, here are a few quick tips for helping make it all fit. Here is what you need to look for when shopping for the perfect diaper bag.

  • Large Capacity: Choose a bag that has a large space for bulkier items like blankets, clothes, and diapering gear.

  • Organizing Compartments: Knowing where your essentials are by storing them in specifically designated spots within the bag will help save you time when your baby is crying and needs a quick reaction.

  •  Zippered Pocket: Yours and baby’s items will likely be kept together. Find your necessities easier in one of the built-in zipper pouches.

  • Fashion with a Purpose: Our stylish bags keep you organized while making a fashion statement.

On the Fence? Always Go with Style

Treat yourself to style while bringing with you everything you need for a smooth day out. Our sleek diaper bag designs provide a complimentary style while serving you with organizational flow. Fawn offer Diaper Bags for functional travel with a luxury feel.

our story

Fawn Design

Jenny Wecker, founder and CEO of Fawn Design, has always embodied an entrepreneurial spirit. When Jenny was five years old, her mom—a talented seamstress—taught her how to sew and gave Jenny her first sewing machine. At that young age, Jenny would spend hours designing and sewing clothes for herself, her dolls, and even the family dog. Little did Jenny know that her love of sewing would one day lead to a woman’s lifestyle brand and a booming bag business. 

In her early 20s, Jenny was working as a dental hygienist, living in a one-bedroom apartment with her husband, Cole, and pregnant with their first daughter. After a friend mentioned that she couldn’t find a diaper bag she liked, a light bulb went off for Jenny and she got the idea to make a different kind of diaper bag—one that was as fashionable as it was functional. She designed the bag with a minimal, modern shape, an easy-to-open half-round zipper top, and comfortable backpack straps. She chose premium faux leather, which offers a luxe look but is animal-friendly and easy to clean, and added stylish gold hardware details.

When Jenny sat down at her sewing machine and made the first stitches on that bag, she was stitching together the beginning of the brand’s signature style: the Fawn Design Original Bag. The bag was a huge hit with Jenny’s friends, and she was bombarded with requests for more. And with that, Fawn Design was born. 

Flash forward a few years, and the lineup of signature Fawn Design bags now includes the Original, Mini, Tote, Weekender, Drawstring Bag, Circle Bag, Fawny Pack, and an array of accessories from keychains to stroller hooks. The Fawn Design brand continues to grow: New products are always in the works and new colors are released twice a year as limited-edition Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer collections. Jenny no longer sews each bag by hand—as she did late into the night, every night, during her first year of business—but her original designs and her focus on quality and attention to detail remain.

Today, all Fawn Design bags are ethically produced in China by a team of women and mothers, much like ourselves. Fawn Design bags are made of high-quality polyurethane faux leather with no BPA, PVC, or lead. 

Between raising her two young daughters and running Fawn Design, Jenny’s days are full of love, gratitude, and hard work as she balances her role as a mom and a business owner. She pours her heart into every aspect of Fawn Design, from customer service to new product launches. She continues to focus on making innovative products that are accessible to women all over the world. Her mission with Fawn Design is to empower women from every walk of life and to create products that embrace and celebrate every stage of womanhood.

our customer

Embrace every moment

Our customer is a modern, effortless woman who embodies a sense of personal style, a passionate spirit, and a curiosity for travel and adventure. She wants to live life to the fullest and embrace every moment. She spends her days juggling many different roles—mom, wife, boss, friend—but she isn’t defined by any of them. Maintaining her unique identity and style are important to her. She spends a lot of time caring for her loved ones and the people around her, but she knows how important it is to also take care of herself. To her, Fawn Design is a bright spot in her day and a place where she can shine—a place where she can be herself, feel her best, get inspired, and feel supported.

Fawn Design offers her a sense of belonging and a sense of self-worth.