Its me Drea from Fina' Drea. Im filling in for Donna this week.
After having two kids I have grown addicted to many things... baby wearing and cloth diapering being my most recent addictions. :-)
One of my very 1st addictions though was the lovely lines of "Diaper Bags." Before kids it use to be purses for me... I had to have like a new purse each month. Not the case now :-) My problem is getting my eye on a fancy new diaper bag monthly. I must say though since Taites birth I havent purchased one :-) While pregnant though I attained 4 HAHA! I got one free from the hospital... one from my mom (SilverLine Fling Bag)... one from an online website called LTD Commodities and I won one (and my fav. right now) through Crazy Hip Blog Mamas site. [I wrote a blog entry to win it located HERE]. Its a JP Lizzy Designer bag costing a whoppin' $92.00 new! I could never afford a bag like this so its so nice having one heehee.
I thought I would showcase some of the bags I own and give pros and cons to each....
Then in the comments share with us your favorite diaper bag, and why.
Im always interested in new bags!
1st. I'll start w/ the cheapest of my bags
The Messanger style bag I got from LTD.
*click image for larger view* - Me sporting the
bag 8 months pregnant
Pros:
- BEAUTIFUL silk brocada exterior
- Wide opening
- Side pockets big enough to hold large avent bottles or even a water bottle
- Lots of pockets
- Long adjustable strap. Can be made short to use as a Tote Style bag... or long to drape across your shoulder (This is a very nice feature for me. I prefer messanger style bags)
- Interior is vinyl so it washes out very easily
- Came with adorable matching cell phone case
- Its not to big, yet not to small
- Folds flat for easy storage
- THE COST. Was only $14.00 WITH TAX included
Cons:
- After a year or so of use it may not look so pretty, depending on how rough you are with your bags. Im very careful with mine so this should last a long time
- Wasnt actually a DIAPER BAG. Its just a messanger bag. So it didnt come with a matching changing pad or anything else
- Brocada stains easily with juice but bag is washable (by hand)
- No interior bottle pockets (which I personally love)
Over all this bag ROCKS. Even though its not really a "diaper bag" it works just as good as any diaper bag I've owned.
They also had it in red and black. I prefer the gold color.
The next bag is my SILVER LINE FLING BAG
(green and black bag pictured. I actually own the
pink and brown one)
Pros:
- It has straps inside the bag that pop out to hook to stroller handles. I have a stroller without the connecting handles.. so this is a huge help
- Has pockets on the outside large enough to hold avent bottles or large sippys. It also has a nice elastic band inside the bottle pockets that keeps them secure. No more bottles slipping out :-)
- The colors are really pretty
- The Interior and exterior stay clean
well
- Has LOTS of pockets (the most pockets out of all my bags)
- Very slim
- Long strap adjust for tote style or messanger bag style. This bag has a really long strap so it can even go across my husbands chest.
- Has two compartments inside. Allowing you to seperate childrens items if you have two kids.
Cons:
- Its expensive. I got mine on ebay for $45.00... but to buy them new you'll pay atleast $55.00 or more.
- The bag is very slim so it has a hard time standing up on its own. This is annoying when you really want it to stay open sitting up straight.
- Doesnt hold as much as my other bags
and last...
My JP Lizzy Tote bag that I won.
(I own the pink one)
Pros:
- Beautifully made. VERY STRONG
- Wonderful colors and style
- Has little metal feet at the bottom so it wont ever touch the ground when you sit it down. The feet are very descret and tiny. Nothing ugly looking
- WIDE opening
- Lots of pockets
- Two exterior and two interior bottle/sippy holders
- Diaper wipes/diaper pockets inside.
- 3 inserts. Changing pad, larger pocket pouch and a little wallet tote
- Nice comfortable straps
Cons:
- WAY expensive... $92.00
- I wish I could make it a messanger bag some days... because with two kids my bags tend to slip off my shoulder easily.
- It can be bulky some days... but thats because I have a sling inside it and cloth diapers HAHA. So it fluffs it up fairly big
Well Donna, this post is very long :-) I should of warned you I talk a lot.
HAHAHA
So comment and tell us about your favorite bags!
http://www.diaperbags.com/ << is a great website with LOTS to pick from if you need one... Oh boy did I just cause temptation? HAHA. Yea... ok im going to go look at some bags ;-)
Happy week/ weekend ladies.
