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PLEASE don't buy your wife a diaper bag that looks like it's a child's bag. Buy her one that looks like something an adult would carry.
I always hated diaper bags that were pale blue or pink with baby pictures on them. The baby doesn't carry it around.
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both of ours were fine for me or my husband to carry. I felt the same about highchairs, swing, etc too. It is sitting in my living room. Why should it be covered with baby pictures?
I kept a couple (and I did like Land's End and LL Bean bags)-- one packed at all times just because...well, I always seemed to need one at inconvenient times.
we have a $30.00 diaper bag from babiesRus, it's probably at least a year old now and is TOUGH AS NAILS it's the 3rd one, we have a 2 and 3 year old, the 2 year old will be done potty training soon, but it is great as it has 4 external cupholders, and inside has room for 5 diapers, a large pack of wipes AND a 64oz juice bottle plus room for snacks. the top has a drawstring to keep everything in place during evasive maneuvers on the freeway lol. It's an Eddie Bauer, but I'm cheap so I know it was less than $30.00
as far as a pad for changing your child on? germs will transfer to that pad too, and if you don't constantly disinfect it, what's the point? I just would toss the kids on the front seat of the car and in 15seconds the diaper was changed
I seriously thought I was going to be the one that had a fancy diaper bag for every color family in my wardrobe. Over the last 2 yrs, I've had one diaper bag: a chocolate brown Tumi carry-on bag. I had a nice credit at a local luggage shop & used it for this bag. I have twins and thought I was going to need something huge. I learned early on that I didn't want something huge (too heavy & bulky!) so I have the manageable diaper bag & then had a separate thermos bag for formula/milk/snacks. It was a lot easier to stow things away when things weren't all in one big case.
I have to say that I am so glad that I didn't get into having a diaper bag for every occasion. They probably would have gone to waste. Who has time to keep transferring stuff in/out of a bag when you've got a couple of kids underfoot?
Anyway, the great thing is that it's still in excellent shape & I can use it for traveling with or without the kid. It doesn't look like a diaper bag & it's stylish.
I did try a backpack but I didn't like it because it was deep & I ended up having to dig for things all the time. The Tumi carry-on bag has 3 main compartments with 2 outside pockets on the sides & 2 small pouches on the ends. The 3 main compartments have other pouches & zippered areas. It's been perfect.
I don't think you have to spend much money at all. I just had a baby two weeks ago. My husband bought me a pretty Graco diaper bag set from Walmart. It comes in different colors/ designs to match their carseat/stroller combos. It cost less than $30.
It comes with a larger diaper bag that's good for daycare or overnights at grandmas. It also has a smaller bag that's fine for daytrips. Both bags have lots of pockets inside and bottle holders outside. It's made of a microfiber that's easy to clean.
My only compaint is the changing pad is very thin but I was able to find a nicer one in the diaper aisle at Walmart that I use instead.
I have a friend who spent almost $200 on a fancy designer diaper bag. It's very pretty, but I dont think it's any more useful than a less expensive one.
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both of ours were fine for me or my husband to carry. I felt the same about highchairs, swing, etc too. It is sitting in my living room. Why should it be covered with baby pictures?
