There are a couple of things in our changing bag which have made it a lot easier to be out and about with Lollipop since she started eating solids. I’ve been meaning to post about them for a while now so here goes:
Lollipop eats her lunch and tea earlier than us. Obviously, when we are at home, that presents no problems. But when we are out and about, it would be a real pain to have to bring the troops home early to feed our little lady. So, I had a look around at what was available to facilitate on the move feeding and I found the Chicco thermal flask.
This stainless steel flask allows you to keep your baba’s food warm when you are on the move. The flask comes with two 250 ml containers which are plenty big for storing complete meals and the flask stays hot for five hours. So you just heat up your baba’s meal before you go out, seal it in one of the pots, pop it into the flask and off you go! A yummy hot meal will be ready whenever that little tummy starts to rumble. You don’t even need a bowl as you can feed your baba directly from the pot. The flask can also be used on its own to carry hot or cold drinks so it has a long life after baby lunches. This is a fab bit of kit and I use mine all the time. This flask isn’t easy to find but I got mine from an Italian site called Bimbo Market . The good news is the flask costs just €19.90, the bad news is that the standard delivery cost is pretty big (a hefty €24.90!!) so I’d recommend getting a few things at the same time to make it more economical (don’t worry….there’s lots of good stuff on this site).
The other thing that I find really useful is the Annabel Karmel Lindam Cutlery Case.
This little red case is BPA Free and can store two spoons (or one spoon and something called a Foon…a find of fork/spoon hybrid….I’m not convinced!). Obviously you don’t need a cutlery case but I find it really convenient as it keeps the cutlery clean, in one place and easy to find in the bottomless pit that is my changing bag. A word of warning though, the case only fits the smaller of the Annabel Karmel cutlery which is pictured above (not the first stage weaning spoons) and may also be too small for many other cutlery ranges. Since the Annabel Karmel cutlery isn’t expensive I just bought a set when I bought the case. The case costs £2.49 and the small cutlery set costs £2.29. Both are dishwasher and steriliser safe.
Throw in a bib, a couple of muslins (check out these funky pink and blue sets from Ikea) or a pack of wipes and your baba is ready to dine anywhere !
