"Who Said Anything About a Baby" Bags

I don't know about you, but I've never been a fan of diaper bags. From an organizational standpoint, they're arguably great and very useful. But from an aesthetic standpoint, not so much. Who really wants to carry around a bag with cartoon-like characters in girly pink or little boy blue—something that screams baby? Not it!

And while I recognize that fashionable diaper bags aplenty exist, I have to admit that overtime the oversized bags—chic or not—become overstuffed with unnecessary baby items (just in case, right?) and prove overly burdensome on one's shoulders and back. (Yes, I overused "over" to illustrate that I'm so over this mommy must have.) So now that the Little Dude has graduated to toddlerhood and I've learned that I don't need to tote around enough paraphernalia to survive a natural disaster, I've decided to downsize and ditch my diaper bag (which has served us well) in favor of a fashionable purse, tote, or crossbody bag that is still large enough to hold a few diapers, wipes, a changing pad, a snack and drink, and a toy or two.

Check out these great multipurpose alternatives that can serve as non-diaper diaper bags:

1. Marc by Marc Jacobs Sneaky Snake Franny Embossed Tote $358


2. Volcom Stone Spirit Tote $45.50


3. Vera Bradley Get Carried Away Tote $88


4. Nine West Central Time Stripe Large Tote $99


5. Melie Bianco Hayden $90


6. Mossimo Crossbody Brown $10.39


7. Matt & Nat Florence Nickel Vegan $63


8. Marc by Marc Jacobs Pretty Nylon Knapsack $178


9. Matt & Nat Ikat Vegan Devo $235


10. Big Buddha Harper $99.95


11. Converse One Star Satchel $36.99


12. Forever 21 Double-Zipper Oversized Shoulder Bag $44.80

Bonus: They'll continue to have a place in your closet once the baby is, wait for it, grown.

~ The Other Sarah

Comments

[Stephanie]

I totally agree with you, Sarah. Diaper bags are most often too big, heavy, and become a bottomless pit of stuff that isn't needed. Love all the bags you selected above, especially #6 by Mossimo. Plus that price is unreal!

[Poopsie Collective]

We tackled this very subject on the Poopsie Collective this week with some notably bizarro results. Ever consider dumping your diaper bag for the amusement (and judgement) of the PC readers??

[saltandnectar]

If it's an invite, The Sarahs would happily oblige and dump our diaper bags or diaper bag alternatives for the PC readers. Just give us a holler.