What makes these bags very useful is the fact that they can be slung around the back, and the weight is balanced between your shoulder blades. This way, you can carry your child around easily without worrying that your baby things will slide and clatter on some concrete street.

Choosing backpack diaper bags

Choosing a diaper bag is never easy, with all the choices out there. However, there are some things you can take into consideration that might help in narrowing down your choices.

Budget – how much money are you willing to spend on one bag? Customized designer diaper bags are rarely cheap. The cheapest is usually a few dollars below forty. Allot a sizeable wad of cash if you want something durable and large for your baby things.

Material – plastic or textile? There are bags that have been manufactured entirely with synthetic materials while some have been manufactured with a mixture of polyester and organic cotton. Time to pick which is which!

Color – do you want something that would look great inside a child’s play pen or something that would look suave at a three star restaurant? The color of the bag also reflects what kind of parent you are, printed yellow baby ducks notwithstanding.

Size – you can choose small clutch bags and you have behemoths the size of a regular bag. This may be the biggest deciding factor yet, especially in choosing backpack diaper bags.

How much should a bag cost?

Most backpack diaper bags are in the mid-hundreds. However, the fancier the bag and brand, the more expensive things get. It’s up to you whether you’re amenable to spending more than two hundred dollars on your baby bag.

Some backpacks

Brands like Oi Oi and Petunia Pickle Bottom are popular choices in the baby bag industry. Innovative and cute designs make these brands a classic for those who are willing spend three hundred dollars or more for a few months’ convenience.

If you’re relatively well off and you want to jet set in style, stick to these brands and you won’t go wrong. However, if you’re like most people, stick to practical baby bags that won’t cost an arm and a leg.

It’s a guy’s world, too

Many men are now happily engaged in childcare. However, do men have to bring feminine bags along when they have to take the kids out to the park or to some fast food restaurant? The answer is no. Companies like Diaper Dude are producing rugged bags that conceal the fact that they carry mostly diapers and milk.

Welcome to the world of personalized diaper bags for men. Not only are these diaper bags rugged, they’d be mistaken more as gun holsters or bullet holders rather than diaper bags. That takes off a lot of pressure from the person, who might be worried that people might think he’s queer from carrying around something that’s traditionally in a woman’s domain.

How rugged is rugged?

Just how rugged are the personalized diaper bags that we just mentioned here? Well, if we are to explore a collection of bags from the same manufacturer, then we would see that they really were designed for males.

Designs range from printed guitars on dark brown bags ($64) to all-black bags with koi fish printed in the center. For those who prefer a military or soldier-like finish to their bags, there is the “Camouflage Peace” bag, which is being retailed for $64 online.

As you can see, most bags for males are actually quite affordable, compared to the more fashionable version for women, which can reach hundreds of dollars. The reason for this perhaps is that males don’t require leather or other types of materials; all they need is finely printed rough surfaces and the rougher the texture, the better.

Should you buy one?

Well, if you want something that would match your daily outfit (probably a shirt and a pair of pants), you might want to use personalized diaper bags that reflect your taste. There’s nothing wrong with using feminine bags, but would you be comfortable?

The most important thing with childcare is being comfortable with what you’re doing. You would not be able to do this if you’re constantly thinking of what people might think of the bag you’re carrying around. So for some peace of mind and greater mobility afterward, you’ll probably do well with the “guy bags”.

While baby bags aren’t really that fragile, there are some basic measures you can take to preserve the color and durability of these bags until the next baby comes along. On the other hand, if you want, you can preserve your baby bags now so that you would be able to pass them along to your close friends or colleagues if they don’t mind used baby bags.

Proper handling

Since baby diaper bags aren’t made of the toughest textiles around, you have to be careful where you place your bag. Ideally, your baby bags should never be exposed to extremes of temperature and weather conditions, and should never be put on the lowest level of any pile.

Most baby bags have foam linings that serve to cushion whatever is put inside. Diaper bags don’t just contain diapers, they can contain bottles of milk, milk cases, baby powder, diaper clips and a slew of other vital accessories that make a mom and dad’s life that much easier.

Washing

Proper washing should be taken into consideration so that the inside linings and the outside stitches of the bags are preserved. Read the literature included with the bags. See if machine washing can be done If it can be done, always use the lowest cycle for your baby diaper bags.

Don’t use heavy bleaches as these might erase the designs and damage the material used on the bags. If there is milk or poop stains on your bag, use mild stain removers and apply them only to the affected parts of the bag.

If the bag is especially reactive to stain removers, dilute the stain remover first before applying once again.

Drying the bag

Baby diaper bags were not designed to be tossed around a machine washer for five minutes on dry cycle. If you want to preserve your bag, consider making use of air-drying or sun drying. Remember to keep the heavily colored parts of the bag away from the sun.

If you can, hanging your newly washed baby bag inside out would also be a great way to preserve the colors. Mild detergents should be used in conjunction with fabric conditioners.

Again, bleaches are to be avoided because these compromise the quality and durability of the textile itself. In the end, you’ll find your bag has withstood not only your baby, but time itself.

What do these fashionable bags look like, and what do they offer? Let’s explore just one line of designer diaper bags, so you’ll get a general feel of what it would feel to browse through an actual collection.

Connoisseurs of perfection

One popular brand of diaper bags in the class of “fashionable bags” is Baby Couture Diaper Bags. Their new collection features a sizeable array of beautiful and stylistic clutch bags that look nothing like the traditional diaper bags of the nineties.

Designer diaper bags differ with regular diaper bags in one respect: they look absolutely gorgeous and stunning as they don’t look the part of diaper bags at all. Instead, they look like they’ve been bought from a fancy bag shop just off a main avenue in Paris, the city of hearts in France.

The name’s the deal

Just to illustrate the point, let’s explore the design of the Monaco, Madrid, Melrose and Milan bags from Baby Couture. The Monaco bag offers a full-bodied bag with none of the strings and beads associated with kiddie bags. The bright, powder blue coloring of the bag is wonderfully balanced by the reflective characteristic of the surface of the bag.

The Madrid bag on the other hand, resembles the faux alligator bags that have originated in the shopping-crazy cities of Western Europe. Made with a subdued golden hue, the Madrid bag is a good choice for women who prefer symmetrical designs that resemble the natural leather skins of reptiles.

Cosmopolitan bags

For those who prefer a more upbeat and cosmopolitan look about their designer diaper bags, they can choose the Melrose and Milan bags.

These bags resemble the clutch bags of the nineties and could easily accompany most dresses. Again, they have none of the frills and odd infantile lines of traditional baby bags. They can even be mistaken for corporate bags that can be brought along to the office. That’s how well manufacturers and designers have concealed the actual use of a bag.

After your child has stopped being a pain in the backside, you can easily continue using the bags as part of your regular collection of apparels. Don’t worry: the bags will look as fashionable and as trendy as the day you bought them.