Baby Item Accessories–3 items you didn’t know you needed

Ever struggled with something for years before you stumbled upon a solution on the store shelves and realized, “Yes! That’s exactly what I need?” I’m not sure if this phenomenon is a blessing or a curse (I suppose it depends on how long you’ve struggled), but either way it’s nice to finally have that irksome problem solved.  Today I’m going to show you 3 items that may just give you that “aha!” result you need.

Car Seat Protectors

Most (okay all) people don’t keep child car seats in their cars forever.  Once your baby has outgrown their car seat however; the seat of your car may have some lasting damage.  The bottoms of infant and child seats often dig their way into your car’s upholstery leaving deep dents.  Your upholstery may or may not recover depending on the damage and how long the seat was placed there.  That’s where the seat protectors come in.  They place a necessary barrier between your child’s seat and your car’s seat protecting it from any damaging effects.  On top of this, they are also great for keeping crumbs and other spills at bay.  Car seat protectors can also be purchased with organizers giving you that added storage space you need for diapers and other baby necessities.

Stroller Carry Bags

You may be traveling with baby and all of her gear, but that doesn’t mean you have an easy way to go about it.  Especially when flying, you may have need of your stroller once you get to your destination, but not necessarily in the airport and certainly not in flight.  Rather than doing your best to haul the awkward stroller under your armpit and hoping it doesn’t give way and unfold, give yourself a gift and purchase a coordinating stroller bag.  Many stroller manufacturers offer these in addition to their strollers and they really can make traveling go so much smoother.  Once your stroller is zipped snuggly in the bag, you can use the shoulder strap knowing your stroller is snug and not about to unravel.  Stroller bags also have the added benefit of being able to stuff all the other “stuff” you weren’t able fit into your carry-on luggage bag.

Changing Kits

Why do I need a changing kit? I already have a diaper bag.  Yes you do have a diaper bag, but you still could use a changing kit.  Why?  Because it isn’t an effective use of time management to dig through your stuffed black hole of a diaper bag just to find the diaper cream.  Plus, I know you’ve debated back and forth with yourself on more than one occasion whether or not to haul in the big baby suitcase with you to a place you plan on only staying a few minutes.  You know if you choose not to however, that inevitably baby will need a diaper change and it will be much more trouble than bringing it along in the first place. Changing kits are much smaller than a diaper bag and much, much slimmer.  They hang easily on the back of a stroller, but aren’t heavy enough to tip it.  Most styles can open with one hand and have organized pockets with everything you need attached right to the changing pad.  They protect your baby from nasty germs no matter where you’re forced to change her and pack easily in the back of your car so you are never left without resources even when you’ve forgotten the diaper bag.

Have you had any aha! Moments with baby gear?  We would love to hear about it!