I have a Oi Oi hobo type bag, Its great as it has 1 main section and then only a few little spots in side for keys and phone etc. Pockets on end of bags for water bottle or what ever you want to put in them.
I did have a target $30 that had a flap over the top and I just didn't like it not sure why!
I had an Oioi which had lots of great accessories (mat, bottle holder, wipe holder etc) but I found the bag wasn't organised enough inside so I was just rooting around in a big mess for what I needed. Also it wasn't very pretty to look at and I was missing my handbags. So I got a Vanchi cosmopolitan online somewhere in a beautiful cream colour (I had to search high and low for the colour that I wanted). It looks like those expensive leather designer ones but is about $120 I think. I think they are an Australian company. I LOVE it, it has 6 internal pockets so I know where everything is and it looks like a nice handbag so I don't mind carrying it around. It doesn't have pram clips but the long strap slings over the pram and is fine (and probably less fiddly than the oioi clips) Also the accessories are really pretty fabric (but I still use the oioi ones too).
I wish I had done some research before I bought the oioi one (in a fit of hormonal "must have everything ready in case he comes early" lol) and found one that I actually liked in the first place. You use it a lot so you might as well find one that you like the look of- it is your new permanent accessory! (plus baby and baby vomit on the shoulder lol)
That is such a great idea to carry the "just in case" stuff in the car (extra clothes, washer etc), I just have everything in the one bag... now why didn't I think of that!
I got the strider plus nappy bag free with the pram and it is awesome!!!
especially since we use cloth, u can fit so many more nappies into it!
i carry in the one bag, my phone, purse,diabetes kit, keys, 4-5 cloth nappies, a couple of sposies, my wetbag, a formula dipenser, a big jar of moogoo and a change of clothes!! and theres room for more too. hepas of pockets for things and comes with a few clip on bags too, has 2 thermo pockets at each end.
its not the most attractive of bags but its so good
hmm very good thread, atm i am looking, well since seeing a REALLY nice bag that would have worked as a nappy bag, i have been searching for one that isnt too expensive but doesnt look like a handbag. so far not too successful...
i have nappy wallet i made, one i bought thats dF friendly and was just planning on using one of my 5million handbags... but any excuse to buy another bag?
leaving a bag in the car is an awesome idea!!!!!!!! i dont think that would occured to me.
Mmm, I'm a nappy bag addict hun! I have four. But one that I use most of the time (Nine West) followed closely by another (from a nice baby shop, can't remember the brand). My Silver Cross one lives in the boot of the car, carrying spares of just about everything, should I ever get stuck, or run out. And the last one is the one I used for my pram with DS1, I will use it again, just not ATM cos I'm not using the pram much.
I love lots of pockets, inside and out. That way I can organise the bag to my hearts content, and know where everything is quickly. I DEFINITELY don't want to take two bags with me anywhere, a nappy bag HAS to fit everything in. Once DS1 was about 15 months I started using really big handbags instead of a nappy bag. I had a CR one that I loved, it was really great!
Good luck choosing, and have fun! Can't wait to see it
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