Recommend your diaper bag...

aleeandbry

I originally registered for the JJ Cole System Diaper bag based on a recommendation from a friend who has a 1yr old.  But when I was reading reviews online some girls said that after a couple months it was too small and could rip/tear easily.  Could you recommend one that you use and love?  Thx.

tbonegrl

One of the MOMs recommended the bag we use which is the lands end big bag that looks/opens like a doctor bag. We like it, but it is big...but it also holds a lot of stuff.

BuckeyeBride

I have the Fleurville Sling Tote and LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!  It's pricey, but WELL worth the $.  I recommended to a friend and she loves it too!

It is just the right size and gives you a place to hold everything.

stephm0188

Skip Hop's bags have been raved about. I think I'll probably end up buying one of them.

http://www.skiphop.com

 

BuckeyeBride

Check out the Skip Hops in person before you buy.  I looked at them and they are REALLY small.

stephm0188

I do agree with that aspect! I saw the black Duo at Babies R Us last night, and it was smaller than I expected it to be. That's fine with me, because I don't want a huge bag.

sarah10-1-2005

I honestly don't like leaving my house looking like I carry a diaper bag.    so mine tend to be smaller, and I am not the type who carries everything in the world around with me.  I have one that is similar to a messenger bag, but there is no flap on the top - it zips.  I find the ones with the messenger flaps are a pain when you need to grab something quickly.  the ones with longer staps are best if you wanna hang it over the stroller's handlebards. 

I have this one too, which actually has short straps. 
http://www.target.com/Amy-Coe-Tote-Diaper-Bag/dp/B000OGU0YG/sr=1-19/qid=1197222478/ref=sr_1_19/601-9636795-3518530?ie=UTF8&index=target&rh=k%3Adiaper%20bag&page=1


I also have a cute all black one I got at teh Carter's store and I get TONS of compliments on it. 

You really could just carry a large purse.....I never bring anything but two diapers, a wipe container, a bottle (with water already in it), instant pre-measured packs of formula (I stopped BFing a few months ago) and a few toys.  Maybe a receiving blanket. 

HTH!  good luck - for some reason, diaper bag selecting before I had Jackson was really really hard!!!  haha

sarah10-1-2005

they have a decent selection of skip hops at target too! 

hungryturtle

It really depends on what you want out of a diaper bag. I tend to be a minimalist, am not a fashionista and have a SAHD so needed a masculine one, even for my little girl. I love this one for every day use: http://www.landsend.com/pp/LittleTripperDiaperBag~89159_-1.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::RED&CM_MERCH=SRCH_00001&origin=search We also have a backpack style Columbia one for travel/overnight at grandmas but I'm not thrilled with it. If you are leaning towards one that is a bit more fashionable or if you tend to take a lot of stuff that's a whole other ball game! I think if I end up with two in diapers I'll probably move up to the Do-it-all that Meghan recommended, but I also use cloth diapers which take up more room than paper.

ashell97

I have a messenger bag from Carter's and it's WAAAYYY too small.  At first I was a minimalist as well but with Ethan's colic, we have to be prepared for a major meltdown at any time. 

At any given time I have 5-6 diapers (this kid pees like a champ), wipes, 2 bottles (with water already in them) premeasured formula container, a spare outfit and bib, and  burp cloth (thanks acid reflux), his swaddle blanket, his white noise CD, his tummy soothers stuff along with the dropper to dispsense and a small 4 oz bottle with water in it to mix it with, extra paci's, and a blanket.

This kid needs to outgrown this colic thing soon...

cassiehunt

My favorite diaper bag is a messenger bag that I got in the men's section at Target. It has enough pockets to put any diaper bag to shame (including 2 side compartments for bottles) and it's made of durable, washable canvas. I like it because it doesn't scream diaper bag! And the strap is adjustable so it will even fit over a shopping cart handle.

cassiehunt

By the way, I posted about my diaper bag obsession on shellterrific and lots of people had reccomendations. Here's the link:

http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/11/one-moms-quest-for-the-perfect-diaper-bag/#more-2223

iheartsean

I carry one bag...I don't carry a seperate purse.

I like and have carried both my pottery barn bag and my larger VERA vera bradleys totes

however

my new love is the petunia pickle bottom bags!  I have a major bag issue and they are so cute! 

I now own three!  Babystyle has several on sale and they don't discount them very often.

redness4

The JJ Cole was small for me.  I have a Stork Sak.

Jody81

I haven't used it yet, but mine is from Pottery Barn Kids. I had a hard time finding one that I liked in color and style and one my DH wouldn't mind carrying around. I really like it because it has so many pockets inside, has a changing pad, it's bigger in size, doesn't cost a fortune and it has bottle insulation on the sides.

http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/sw1220/index.cfm?pkey=xsrd0m1%7C40%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7Cdiaper%20bag&cm%5Fsrc=SCH

Clevelander

If you want a custom made bag I am redoing my clients website, the prcies aren't right and it's not finished yet but here you go:
http://www.skinnycatdesigns.com/SassyStitching/Index.html

AnyaMW

The one i got is pricey, but came highly recommended.  It's by JU JU BE, and I got it in "Green Envy".  It's black with green accents, and it can be an over the shoulder back, or a backback in seconds.   We wanted something unisex that both DH and I could use happily, and it goes with our grey & green stroller/carseat set from Chicco. 

I ordered mine off Ebay, and when I got it last week, my first thought was that it seems kind of SMALL... but... I haven't put anything in it yet, so I have no idea yet if it will be absolutely perfect or a disappointment.   But it looks nice, has lots of pockets, looks very easy to clean...  so we'll see!!