moms/new moms...

[rugbywife]

I need your advice...

I am taking about 5 months leave, DH is taking the remaining 7 months...so he is being quite adamant that the diaper bag we buy can't be overly girly, which I get...would you think that this would work? As in, I know it isn't a traditional diaper bag, but is it BIG enough?

shop.lululemon.com/products/clothes-accessories/men-bags/Two-Way-Pack?cc=11017&skuId=3494249&catId=men-bags

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We used a Diaper Dude messenger bag looking diaper bag. DH still uses it for longer day trips with our 3 yr. old.

[cookie510]

I think it looks big enough. I had the popular skip hop cross shoulder bag and I didn't think it was big enough, but it wasn't ridiculously small, we made it work....what you posted looks a lot bigger.

[cleo29]

1) I never wanted a diaper bag too big because then you end up lugging around crap that you don't need.
2) My H felt the same way which is why I went with the Skip Hop dash. But they have others, in non-girly prints and they have great stroller clips included.
3) my essential diaper bag contained:
diapers, wipes, bottle(s), a spare change of clothes in case of a blow out, diaper cloth and maybe a toy or two.

[gogadgetgo]

It looks bug enough and it zips closed, which is huge. Are there a lot of pockets? I'd worry about interior organization.

And are you cloth diapering? Disposables use a lot less space than cd.

[Deleted]

I actually think that is too big.

[spk926]

That might be too big at times. Honestly I would just buy two diaper bags, one for each of you.

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[Deleted]

No one of any gender/sex should carry that bag.

My H has a diaper dude messenger bag. He likes it.

[eddy]

It looks too big. You don't want something huge as you are also lugging your kid around.

[rugbywife]

I like the Skip Hop stuff, I will look on their site more...

[snickers]

I am surprised at how little I actually need with the baby.
If it were me, I would get a diaper bag for me, and get him a nice backpack to carry around when he is with baby.

[rugbywife]

We are doing cloth diapering so thanks for the heads up about needing extra space for that. There is a little boutique nearby that has one of the Skip Hop bags so I can go check it out.

Good to know big isn't necessarily better, I presumed I would need lots of space.

[revolution]

DH just has a normal back pack that he uses. Nothing fancy. Enough for a few diapers, wipes, bottle and a change of clothes.

[jacquie]

We wound up just using a regular ol' backpack as a diaper bag a majority of the time. It was more comfortable, in my opinion, than a messenger style bag and it was plenty big enough.

I started out carrying a Petunia Picklebottom messenger bag and quickly tired of the style. For me, it wasn't worth the investment.

[spellingbea]

It seems like it would be awkward to carry that and a baby at the same time.

[EmilieMadison]

Looks too big IMO. I personally dont like "diaper bags", I just used a bigger purse or DH and I shared a messenger bag or a small backpack.

[Smallstar]

We have a Jujube BFF and have really liked it. You have the option of wearing it as a backpack or using a shoulder strap and we thought that the size was perfect. Some of the patterns are terrible, but we got ours in a neutral shade so both my husband and I are comfortable carrying it.

[papie]

As a fellow CD mom I don't think it is too big.

[mala]

Just skip the diaper bag and use a small backpack. Much easier to carry around. I use a smallish hiking backpack. It's the perfect size.

[Jalapeñomel]

Nov 10, 2013 20:37:45 GMT -5 05heel said:

No one of any gender/sex should carry that bag.

My H has a diaper dude messenger bag. He likes it.

My sentiments exactly.  

We have the JJ Cole System, and DH likes it.  It's a messenger bag or a shoulder bag. 

[SpartanGirl]

We ended up using a regular backpack. I thought it was easier to carry.

[adhdfashion]

Get whatever you want and he can use a backpack.

[missmaddie]

DH picked out our Columbia messenger-style bag and really liked it, but next time I would get something a bit bigger/with a flatter bottom, and definitely stroller clips. He will use the same one (for our hypothetical) again most likely.

We CD'd (first time I can say it past tense - whoo hoo for potty training!) and if we were out for more than a few hours I just took 2 small wet bags - one for clean extras and one dirty. During errands I would take one extra CD and always had a back-up disposable in the car "emergency bag" since we averaged about one pack of disposables in each size due to traveling, antibiotics, etc.