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Old 07-20-2008, 09:41 AM
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Our son was 18 months at the tim of pick up. I had tons of outfits and onezies and PJ's with me and still ran out of clothing for everyone. I decided in country that I could not stand onezies because you almost have to totally undress them to do a diaper change so it was easier for me to donate all the onezies and just buuy more jammies.

Tops were the thing we needed more of. Little spills caused many outfit changes. We also needed extra socks because any poopie issues resulted it a gravity induced poop on the legs. TAKE AS MANY BABY WIPES AS YOU CAN PACK!

We were totally in the room alot so casual was fine. Our son lost weight between trips so even the age appropriate size clothing just swam on him. Its hard to know. You will be so busy that you will likely not even care about what you do not have.

My guestimate is 2-3 bottoms per day and 4 tops and two jammies per day. Lets say you wash out afew things or do hotel laundry then I would take a combination of items to last 3-4 days without having to wash anything.

I found that I needed way more tops than I brought with all the little spills and spit up and messy hands etc.
DO yourself and DH a huge favor pack as light as possible. You will be happy you did in the long run. Also, mix your clothiing throughout your luggage so there is clothing for everyone in each suitcase. If a bag becomes lost at least you will have a few items for everyone in each bag.
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