Well I've had a couple.
I had an Allerhand messenger bag that was about average price and it lasted a couple of years - but it did get travelled with all over the country and has been overseas. It got used to death but the lining has come away from the inside and it's hard to clean.
I got an Oioi bag with DS and while it is beautifully crafted and will certainly last a while, I have to say it doesn't get used much.
I hate the compartments as like one of the PPs said it all gets jumbled anyway, and just irritates me.
I only take it when we travel (so a fair bit) or out the whole day (rare).
Usually I'm just a fan of a canvas tote, which cost pittance.
I don't do the handbag thang often so maybe that's why I'm none to keen to tote a huge bag around.
So that doesn't really help you does it. I mean i think 'nappy bags' are a great idea in theory, but it's a highly overrated concept for me and I won't be spending big $$$ on another one.
Thank you ladies for all your opinions and advice. Part of me just wants to grab an old shopping bag but part of me wants a trendy bag! DH wants to have a look this weekend (yes, he thinks it's as much his decision as mine!) so it looks like the search continues...
I'm having the same dilemma, JLeigh! I have included on my list of possible baby shower gifts, told my best friend (who is organising) that if a few people want to go in together, I would love to have one of the nicer (read: more expensive) baby bags. Hopefully that will solve my indecision/guilt over spending lots of $$ on a chic bag!
Oh Trillian, I just looked at the OiOi website, they are all so beautiful! Talk about a lust item! I won't hold my breath at getting one of those, none of my friends have had kids yet so I doubt they would have heard of the brand! Sigh...
i splurged & bought an oioi bag. but i do have a handbag obsession & a nappy bag still comes under the handbag heading for me!
i've found it great so far - really well made & also easy to clean. i find that i do use the internal pockets but haven't ever really used the change mat or bottle insulator (still BFing). i wanted a bag that could stand being used on a day-to-day basis (i really only ever use a handbag at the moment if i'm going somewhere without DS & it isn't that often!), fit over the pram handle as well as under the pram & also looked semi-like a handbag! it has so far fit everything i need in it for a day out.
one thing you may also consider is whether it's a bag your DP is happy to carry. sounds a bit weird but DP's bro wanted a black backpack so that he felt okay carrying it around when he has their DS out & about by himself.
Any bag will do!! Anything big enough to hold your purse, water bottle, a few nappies, bunny rug, (bottles if FF)
I stressed and stresseed over which bag to buy, and then I got given a normal handbag, not even very big, and it's got plenty of space even with everything in it! I'm pretty sure the bag cost $15, and when it breaks, I'll just buy another $15 bag.
I bought an OiOi bag for $140 I think and I loved it! I used it for the first 10 montsh and now its in the cupboard as I just bought a gorgeous bobbleart childrens backpack for DD. I use that to take out now as her bag. DP doesnt mind carrying it and he didnt mind carrying th OiOi bag. Its totally up to you but just letting you know there is the bak pack option too. You could get a cute Thomas one or a dinosaur one and people will know its DS's bag
i have an isoki bag - love it - it's open inside (has some little bags that you can throw in with bottles or whatever in them) - it was more exxy, but i looked at the size and how neutral it is to look at - yeah, it's a nappy bag, but as bub grows up, there is no reason why it can't be used as an overnight bag or a beach bag. it's a bit weighty as it is made sturdy - and heavier still cos you can easily pack a lot into it - but it is great for us as i usually go out for at least 8 hours if i leave the house - with a power chucking, cloth nappied baby, i have to pack a bit for that amount of time! when we go into shops, we tend to put a puke rag and bib in the pram, put a clean nappy in a wetbag and head off, so we don't lug a lot around the shops with us - the nappy bag does more time int he car. when we go to friends for an arvo/dinner, we can pack enough clothes, toys, nappies, rug etc forher including jim jams and stuff for her to change into before we go home.
a nappy bag is a REALLY difficult decision. look at what you will need to pack, where you'll be going, whether you'll be carrying it or under the pram, whether you'll be a baby wearing parent, whether your partner is content to use it etc. mine is reversible and fairly neutral colors so DH is happy to use it - but some of them are far more feminine and a lot of man won't use the same one!
I posted recently about the bag I use, and still really like it, but now with 2 have found myself mre and more, reaching for any ol bag, shoving clothes & nappies etc in it and going out,
I just bought myself a cute $30 cloth/string back pack from our visit to the zoo yesterday, I'm hoping this will be the one, it's got an appliqued elephant on it.
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