I will admit that when I first had a baby, I was younger and so into being a mom. My diaper bag screamed baby all over it. I only vaguely remember that it was pastel and had teddy bears or something on it, like my baby cared to look at it. Nowadays, that type of diaper bag is equated in my mind with t-shirts that say baby with an arrow pointing at a burgeoning belly.
As I had more kids, I got more and more practical about my diaper bag preferences. I swapped looks cute with inside wipes out easily. I traded in sewn in changing pads for ones I could take out and move around to meet my needs. I craved space for my stuff, even just a little area tucked into a pocket inside, but a place where my keys and wallet would be (1) easily located and (2) not smelling of baby byproducts.
I wish I had a timeline of my diaper bags, the evolution would be an interesting one. Though ultimately, it ended up as being a back pack that I simply added a few baby things to it. What do you look for in a diaper bag? Where is your evolution at these days? Are you more diaper bag or more mom bag?
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Rethinking the Diaper Bag originally appeared on About.com Pregnancy & Childbirth on Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 at 11:35:30.
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