When it comes to traveling with your baby, it can feel like a whole new world – I know this firsthand.

Last week, we took our son Felix on his first cross-country flight (also his first flight ever. Go big or go home, amiright?). I’m proud to say I aced it when it came to packing for him, and we breezed through the airport as well as one can with a baby in tow. Plus, we only packed two bags and had two carry-ons, including the diaper bag.

Here’s everything we packed and more importantly, what we left at home when flying with our baby:

What to Carry On

When picking a carry-on, our main concerns were comfort, maximizing space, and ease of use.

There is an overwhelming amount of diaper bag backpacks to choose from at many price points, so after much research we went with the affordable Jeep