Diaper Bag Recommendations - West Hills,CA

my husband & I loved the skip hop diaper bag. it now comes in a double, if you have two kids/twins or need a bigger bag. it has all the cool outside pockets and everything you need!

http://www.twilitemoon.com/product1.aspx?Product_ID=636&a...

I purchased the Columbia Trekster backpack at Babies R Us. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3199292
I love this bag. It has room for everything. It has two side compartments. One that's insulated for bottles/cups and the other for mommy or daddy's cell phone, wallet etc. The best part is that the side compartments don't take up any of the main compartment room like most of the other backpacks. The bag holds it's shape so you don't lose any space even when you stuff the side pockets. It has a separate pouch for the changing pad, a few diapers, powder etc. It also has two inside pockets for wipes, bibs etc. The straps are padded and adjust to fit mom and dad. My husband is 5'11 and about 200 lbs and he has no problem adjusting the straps to fit him comfortably. I hope this helps

I second the idea for a messenger bag.

http://www.timbuk2.com/tb2/products/home

has some cool ones.

Also, Land of Nod, has some that are even waterproof.

http://www.landofnod.com/search.aspx?query=diaper+bag&amp...

I know it sounds crazy but I found a really cool cosmetic bag that has tons of compartments - it's black/nondescript and was $15 at K-mart. It's very compact but carries everything I need for two boys. I don't ever have very far to go so I don't need much - certainly wouldn't work for really long trips but okay for a few hours out. Just another idea!
Hope this helps!

My husband uses a Diaper Dude bag and I even use it sometimes.

http://www.diaperdude.com/

I really like my JuJuBz diaper bag. It's worth the money. I purchased it on ebags.com

I have the Skip Hop bag and absolutely love it. Mine is in black with white piping, but it comes in other colors and styles too. We got our at Babies R' Us, but a lot of places carry Skip Hop in store and online. My favorite feature about it is that it had a long shoulder strap that quickly and easily converts to two small straps that you can hang on your stroller, and it has a small carrying handle. Very flexible for almost any situation. There are lots of pockets inside and out. Easy to keep clean and Dad doesn't mind carrying it either. I think it cost around $60-70 a year ago. I love it.

Good Morning A.! I was compelled to respond to you because of the trouble I went through to find MY perfect diaper bag. I have a 2 yr old son with a little girl due in April. I went through 3-4 different diaper bags before I found the perfect one for me. It's the JJ Cole System Diaper Bag. I absolutley love it! It's a messenger style bag thats perfect for hubby too! It has a seperate little pouch for a couple of diapers and a travel wipe case that when opened up completely is a changing pad as well! It can go into the diaper bag, clip to the outside or can be used alone for quick trips. It has its matching pacifier kepper too! I love this system, it worked perfect for my busy lifestyle and would definately recommend it to everyone who want to be organized and wants plenty of compartments for all your needs. Here's a link http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2539401 Like I said, I went through 3-4 different styles before falling instantly in love with this one! Good luck and happy shopping! :D ~G.

For my first, I bought a back-pack style diaper bag and thought it worked out great. We didn't use a stroller so it was nice to have it on my back and not slung on my shoulder. For #2, I switched to just a regular back-pack as I found the diaper bag too bulky (it was padded all around) once filled with stuff for two kids. Again, we didn't use a stroller so back-pack worked best. And I'll continue with #3. The back-pack I have is light-weight, has large, medium and small sections and two mesh pockets on the sides on the outside. I use the small section as my purse, mesh pockets to carry phone, sun glasses and keys, medium pocket for snacks and toys and large section for diapers, wipes and change of clothes. Hope this helps.

Hi A.,
I have the Skip Hop messenger bag. It comes in a variety of colors/patterns. It has two handles, a detatchable shoulder strap, and two buckles on the side to strap it around the stroller handles. I like it just fine, but it's not ideal.
1. It's pretty deep, which is great when I want to bring everything but the kitchen sink, but makes it difficult to find stuff (like the granola bar I KNOW is in there... somewhere).
2. I was SO excited to put it over the stroller handles, but it ends up swinging against the stroller and taking up room where baby's head is supposed to lay. So that part of it only really works well when my son is sitting up more in the stroller. I think this might be a stroller issue (since it obviously depends on how far out your handles are), but suffice it to say that I've used it that way maybe twice.

What I usually end up doing is throwing a burp cloth, diaper, plastic bag, and wipes into my purse and leaving the big diaper bag in the car for real emergencies.

We have always used a backpack made for surfers. We bought a real nice one with lots of compartments. Surfing backpacks always come with a wet/dry pouch, which although meant for wetsuits, is great for parents with babies and young children. These backpacks are extremely sturdy, we have had ours for 6 years now and it's still in amazing condition!
You can buy them online at various sites, at surf shops, and at "fake" surf shops like Tilly's. There are so many brands...ours is Hurley, and there is Billabong, DaKine, etc.
We take ours everywhere still and it will be our diaper bag again for baby #3 in May! :)

I started with a backpack --Columbia Trekster Diaper Bag (Navy & Silver)--but I found it awkward finding what I needed in it, esp at changing stations, and I guess I wanted to be overprepared and so it got too full... it's a nice small size though. I switched to a messenger bag--
OiOi Messenger Bag (grey circles on black, w/lime green lining)-- so I could hang it on the stroller and find what I needed quickly. I really like it. Both bags are gender neutral (not "manly", but neutral ;-)

I would say it depends how you will use it... I don't use it much to carry around--If I'm shopping I leave it in the car and keep an emergency diaper/wipes in my purse. If I go to the zoo or something, it gets stashed in the stroller. At restaurants, I stash her bib and food in my purse so I don't have to carry around an extra bag.

My good friend uses a regular Jansport backpack and that works great for her and hubby--they are pretty active people.

We used the large Eddie Bauer with both of our kids for everyday running around town. We used a back pack (don't remember the brand)for the big outings. Both would fit under the stroller but my hubby didn't mind wearing the backpack all day. The back pack was great for long days such as the Wild Animal Park or Disneyland. we still use it to this day & my kids are 9 and 6-minus the diaper pad, of course

I LOVE the JJCole system bag. I went htrough somany bags before i found this one. They are so user friendly. They have a new bag i just got called the mode and it is a little bigger but not as gender neutral.
Plus JJcole has a 2 year warrenty if their are an y tears or anything they will send you another bag!