I remember once walking up to a booth at a carnival and the look of relief on the lady’s face as I approached.? She was working the booth and had some dirt on her hands.? She eyed my diaper bag hungrily and exclaimed, “Oh, thank God! It’s a mom! She’ll have diaper wipes!” Of course I did, and I proudly whipped my wipes out and bestowed upon her a few so she could wipe her hands.

Aren’t diaper wipes wonderful? I’ve used them to wipe down tables, wipe my hands, wipe runny noses, and once in a while I actually used them for their intended purpose and used them to wipe up my baby’s behind after a messy diaper.? Even though I never really liked schlepping a diaper bag around it never ceased to amaze me that diaper wipes could be used for so many purposes.? It was like I could fix anything just by reaching into my bag and pulling a diaper wipe out.

Now that both of my kids are (thankfully and blissfully) out of diapers, I don’t carry a diaper bag around as much as I used to.? If we’re going somewhere for more than an hour or so I usually do grab my diaper bag because it’s always a good idea to have a change?of clothes for my kids because you never really know what is going to happen, but quick trips to the store or library usually just involve me grabbing my purse and dashing out the door with the kids.? There have been more than a few times when I reached to grab a diaper wipe out of my bag only to discover that I had my purse instead of the diaper bag.

I bought some of the single-use hand wipes and stuffed them into my purse, but the cleansers and anti-bacterial ingredients make me apprehensive about using them to wipe my kids’ faces or to blow their noses.

One option I’ve hard about is to make your own diaper wipes, which is supposed to aid in the elimination of things like the dreaded diaper rash. Admittedly, I haven’t tried that option. I will tell you that graduating to a reasonably-sized purse instead of my whopper or a diaper bag was a joyous occasion, so I’m reluctant to get a bigger purse just so I can start carting diaper wipes around again.

For the record, though, I still rank diaper wipes as one of the greatest inventions ever.

Rethinking the Classic One Bag at a Time

Today?s parents are balancing parenthood and careers more than ever and looking for the gear that takes them from the playground to the office. Bumkins Finer Baby Products? has rethought the once dreaded diaper bag and made it its very own with new features and a sharp sense of style. The redesigned and re-priced Grande Diaper Bag answers every parent?s need of function and fashion.

Together with a low retail price, the Grande Diaper Bag keeps going as a gym or laptop bag after its days of toting diapers are over. A multi-functional twist on the classic design, this bag easily becomes two by reversing it inside out offering the pick of simple solid or perfect print. A smooth chocolate brown comes into sight that no dad would be ashamed of carrying. A favorite for any new mom to shop for, diaper bags have to look great and function even better.

Constructed out of light-weight and water resistant fabric, these bags make light work of braving the elements of modern motherhood. More well-thought-out features include reinforced straps, water resistant fabric and matching changing pad. With a total of eight pockets and a multi-purpose, metal ring for keeping cell phones and keys handy, even the most organize-challenged parent will find themselves answering after only one ring.

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I bought this diaper bag when my daughter was 3 months old. The bag is touted as a system bag that can work well with strollers, or without. It comes with a sizable diaper bag which when folded, includes a handy wristlet handle and creates a pocket into which you could theoretically stuff a few diapers. The bag itself has many compartments, and comes with convenient attachments for the stroller. I like the variety of color too and found one that matches the color of our current stroller.

It’s a great bag BUT:

1. With all the little compartments, I sometimes lose track of where I stuffed which item. There’s about 15 or so pockets and such and no, I haven’t used it all.
2. Once I put a bottle in there, a change of clothes, two diapers, wipes container, my nursing cover, a toy, her little hat, extra bibs, baby food and spoon, diaper pad and a tiny bottle of disinfecting hand-gel it is simply TOO STUFFED. The little pockets don’t help when you simply have too much baby gear to bring.

With the price I paid for it, I have forced myself to use it exclusively all this time. Recently though the extra jars of food I added to the list of baby gear is making it much too crowded for comfort. I’m on a quest for a new, and roomier baby bag. Hopefully just as stylish (and yes, I do love the style of this diaper bag). Does anyone have any suggestions?