Take Extra

Always carry extra. You never know when you will get stuck out longer than planned, spill, or just need more. I always carry extra diapers, medicine, food, and a change of clothes for my little one.

Reuse Packing Paper

We all get tons of boxes per month for our children's supplies - make sure to save the packing paper to use as crafting paper for finger-painting or sensory projects (play in pudding, whipped
cream or even shaving cream).  Bubble wrap also makes a great tactile and auditory sensory activity.  Have your kiddo walk on bubble wrap or help them pop it with their hands.

Save your strength

Using a pill splitter or crusher will help save your wrists and hands
from overuse (or worsening carpal tunnel issues) from the difficult task of attempting to process hard-to-crush medications on your own.  They can be purchased at any mainstream pharmacy or online for under $5.

Soluable Solve

Instead of dissolving Prevacid or other types of "water soluable tablets" in a med cup then trying/failing to pull it all up in the syringe, drop the solutab directly into a big 60ml syringe, replace the plunger, then draw up water. You don't lose any of the medicine this way, and you don't have to wash a med cup!

Homemade Sanitizing Wipe

When sharing equipment that needs to be disinfected (stethoscope, thermometer, etc) if you don't have alcohol wipes you can wipe them down with hand sanitizer placed on a tissue or baby wipe!

Call Ahead

When heading out to a new place call ahead. Let them know that you are coming, and what to expect. You can also find out from them about accessibility, crowds, noise levels, etc. Everyone wins when you call ahead.

Not just a breast pad...

Breast pads can be used to control leaks around extra leaky gtubes.  Just take a pad and a pair of clean scissors and make a cut halfway through the pad.  Wrap around the gtube stoma and secure.  You can tape breast pads around gtube extension connectors (the "Y" port) to help control disconnects and leaks during the night too!