A first trip with a newborn is usually short and close to home, often a car journey to see family, and it takes far more kit than the size of the traveller suggests.

This list is for three days away by car with two parents and a baby. It counts diapers (nappies) and outfits per day and keeps the feeding kit together.

The checklist

Packing list for a newborn · 3 days · mild (highs around 63°F / 17°C) · driving · two adults and a baby · Wayfold

Names in the list use American English, with the British name underneath where it differs. Quantities assume 3 days · mild (highs around 63°f / 17°c) · driving · two adults and a baby.

How to use this list

Start a day or two before you leave and pack one category at a time, ticking items off as they go in the bag — your ticks are saved in this browser. Quantities follow the trip above: clothes scale with the number of days, with a little extra for spares. Travelling longer, in different weather or with more people? Open the list in Wayfold and it recalculates for your dates, the forecast and everyone travelling.

Packing tips

1
Pack more diapers and outfits than the maths says; newborns often need several changes a day.
2
Keep a changing kit, a spare outfit and feeding things within reach in the car, not in the trunk (boot).
3
Check the car seat is fitted correctly before you leave and that the stroller folds into the car.
4
Ask your hosts whether they have a crib (cot) or a safe place for the baby to sleep before you pack your own.

Packing list for a newborn

The checklist

Documents & money4

Clothes9

Shoes1

Accessories1

Toiletries10

Health6

Electronics4

Gear1

Kids1

Baby9

Odds & ends1

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