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My friend said skip the diaper bag. she used a bag from patagonia that I have seen people use as a laptop style side messenger bag.
She could use it, and her husband could, too. You can also buy those diaper pads on etsy, as well as most of the accessories that come in those kate spade ones!
Not a mom yet, but I got this to use vacations as another good sized carry one and with plans to use it as a diaper bag. It's a nice big size and has 6 pockets on the inside all around it, and one on the outside. I figured that plus little orngaizers should be enough. (I hope).
http://www.verabradley.com/catalog/search.cmd?form_state=searchForm&keyword=miller&x=0&y=0
I'm not sure that the idea of "too many tote bags" fits in my vocabulary, so of course I got a diaper tote in addition to the million other tote bags that I already own. I bought the Vera Bradley diaper bag in one of the on sale colors, so it wasn't too expensive... but very cute!
As a brand new mom, I was like "Eh... I could take or leave it."
My daughter 15 months now. And she is a squirming-jumping-screaming-spilling-laughing-smiling-running-wiggling little mess. And when we are playing WWE on the changing station of some awful smelling public restroom, I thank the Lord for my handy dandy diaper bag. Because when the only thing between her poop and my hand is timing, every second counts. The diaper bag has a slot for everything. You can memorize it so everything she needs is a blind grab away. And that means EVERYTHING.
My brother and his wife use a backpack, they can fit a lot in it, and they don't need hands to carry it! Although, they do not have a lot of pockets, they find it the best.
@jayebaby: You are scaring me with that description. I'm not even pregnant yet and I think I've just decided Diaper Bag for sure!
@LittleSu: When I was babysitting a gal that age, I didn't use a diaper bag. (They had one, but I didn't use it.....we had so much stuff to cart around (2 older children too), there wasn't room for a whole diaper bag). When it was change time in the public washroom (at the beach, with sandy bathrooms!), I just got really good at taking out what I needed, which I kept in a clear ziplock bag. I would kindof hold her down with my elbow and manage opening all the stuff....got good with one hand too. Also, giving her the car keys while I did it would help stop the squirmies....but not all the time!
@jayebaby: "Because when the only thing between her poop and my hand is timing, every second counts."
^ Bahahahha!
Not a mom yet, but I thought of diaper bags yesterday when looking at these camera bags online...these bags are really cute and pretty affordable. They also have removable divider inserts (meant for camera lenses) but you could definitely repurpose one for a diaper bag!
I like these for actual diaper bags because they are cheaper http://jototes.com/handbags
And this is the type of camera bag I use, but it could def be used for diapers too!
http://kellymoorebag.com/
I liked my diaper bag because it had insulated pouches for bottles, snacks, water, formula -- even a special sealed pouch for soiled clothes -- and plenty of space for diapers, wipes, toys, extra clothes, etc. Now that she's off the bottle and out of diapers, I got her a little Tinkerbell messenger that she carries around herself. So, even though I voted diaper bag, I have found them both useful at different stages in her life.
I don't have time when I have a baby to contend with, to be neatly filing her stuff into 50,000 pockets.
I carried a tote. Diapers, bottles, paci, wipes, blanket, outfit change. That's it. Open it up, grab what you need, zip it back up. Easy.
We use a Timbuk2 tote bag and we both love it. It doesn't have a ton of pockets, but it does have a bottle holder and some pockets. My husband recommended it after seeing a blog post about it.
Honestly, we stopped using our diaper bag when DD was like 6 or 7 months old. It was just a hassle to lug it around, and much easier for me to just throw the necessities in my purse. This time around, I bought a new travel diaper case (it has the thin changing pad and a pocket for a few wipes and a couple diapers), and I'm asking for new purse, instead. I actually don't think a ton of pockets are that useful anyway, so I think the tote arrangement will work out much better.
I bought this diaper bag from walmart for 25 dollars. I think its a good compromise between a regular handbag and a diaper bag. It is also great for the price and comes with a changing pad and nice inner compartments without being over the top
I ended up going with a diaper bag that looks more like a purse (obviously DH won't carry this one) that I can use on a daily basis and not feel like I'm lugging a huge bag. There's a longer strap that is removable and I plan to remove it:
@winniewolf: Oooh, how do you like this bag? I keep eyeing it, but haven't seen it in person.
I already own this: http://www.petunia.com/collections/original/exclusives/scottishhighlandssashaysatchel/, but was thinking of getting another. I'm in the "you can never have too many bags" camp, so I keep looking. :)
I have this diaper bag but I think I could definitely get away with a tote.
But the diaper bag does have the pocket for the changing pad (keeping it away from bottles and pacifiers and anything else you wouldn't want it near) and it has clips so it attaches to the handle of the stroller, which is pretty cool & convieniant.
@bells: Ha! That's the diaper bag I'm set on getting! It's so cute and looks spacious enough:)
I'm not a mom yet and I have been on the lookout for a tote/hobo bag with enough compartments. I had been eyeing Skip Hop Diaper Bags and snatched one a couple weeks ago for $30 on Gilt. My husband OK'ed the pattern so I bought it!
The funny thing is I totally expect to stop using it after like 5-6 months. We'll see how I do! hehheehe.
I didn't get a diaper bag as the ones I loked at, that didn't look gross, were well over $100. Plus they were HUGE! Hell no!
I ended up using a satchel bag that my boyfriend got for free from work. It was black with the company logo (small though) on the front.
It had one large zip compartment at the front (on the flap), two in the middle, a secret little pocket flap inside and some teeny pockets to hold pens/stationary, lol. I never needed a million compartments.
It worked fine. I just bought a seperate insualted bottle bag and stuffed that in whenever we went out. It worked perfectly well.
I think the diaper bag thing is a bit of a sham, to be honest. Any large bag can be a 'diaper bag.'
We use a Timbuk2 messenger bag for daycare. I sent DS with 7-8 cloth diapers, bum cream, 2 clothing changes, a clean bottle, his lovey, and a blanket. She keeps wipes and formula there and I just bring more when she needs it.
We got a Skip Hop Duo for our shower and we use it for shopping trips, but it is really NOT big enough or just shaped the best way. We cloth diaper, and it's tough to get everything for a trip longer than 2-3 hours inside.
Ideally I would get a Timbuk2 Cargo Tote and changing pad to go inside it. It doesn't have the diaper bag look, is big enough for everything, easy enough to tote around, and has function long after your kids are out of diapers. The messenger bag I have is easily 6 years old and still looks brand new.
I skipped the diaper bag and used an extra large Coach bag that my mom gifted me. Its black on black and I still love it even though I don't use it anymore. It hasd three large compartments and one smaller one and it worked fantastically. I didn't carry a purse because the middle compartment held my wallet and personal stuff. I ended up using that until my son was about two and a half because I could carry everything we both needed at once.
I voted for a diaperbag but really used any sort of bag/tote/bookback with good pockets over the years. With all of the random little things babies/toddlers need I hate to be fishing around in a bottomless pit for a pacifier or butt cream while listening to a screaming child.
@bree72: LOVE it in person : ) It looks like a handbag, honestly. Good pockets, seems resilient. A friend has it and her LO is 6 months and she loves it.
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So I'm struggling to find a diaper bag that has 239842384 pockets/bottle pockets that is a) cute and b) not ridiculously expensive. My question is this:
Do/Did you really use or find all of the pockets all that necessary? I'm considering buying a cute tote bag and just getting little organizers for the inside to keep things from just floating around.
Ok........GO! :)