When did you stop using a diaper bag?

GreenEyedGal

I think I may be getting to the point where I don't *need* the diaper bag anymore. Then again, I can't imagine going out without diapers, wipes, snacks, toys or his sippy. I carry an "emergency" stash in the back of my car but making a trip back to the car from the mall, zoo, etc. to get a diaper instead of just carrying one with us seems pretty inconvenient. Is it too early to consider ditching the diaper bag? Should I get a tote instead?

Or maybe I just need a trendier diaper bag, ha ha. Currently I have an icky brown one (yet functional) from Target. Recs?

ShannonSky

I think you'd be surprised what you can fit in a regular purse if you try...I have a very normal-sized purse (smaller than my mom's even!) and I carry 4 diapers/wipes, roll-up Kiddopotamus mat, bib, small container of snacks, and my wristlet. That's all I need! I haven't carried a diaper bag since last summer. Over the summer I switched to a tote bag, and at that point I had to bring along 1-2 bottles plus formula, too. I do have a seperate little thingy for my diapers/wipes case, I think that helps...if I had loose diapers all over the place, I'd need a pocket for them.

charmcitygirl

I still use one.  But I would say that what is in it has changed over the past year.  Now we have small toys and crayons (to keep him occupied when we're waiting somewhere or eating at a restaurant), diapers, wipes, snacks, and a sippy cup.  I also don't carry a separate purse, so I have my wallet, keys, cell phone, etc.

Perhaps you could get a smaller one that might accommodate needing less stuff.

ShannonSky

This is what I use for the diapers/wipes, I thought it was silly when I got it at my shower, but I use it all the time and LOVE it. Keeps the diapers nice and clean, they'd be gross if they were just floating around in my purse, my purse tends to accumulate icky stuff.

https://www.diapeesandwipees.com

GreenEyedGal

ShannonSky:

This is what I use for the diapers/wipes, I thought it was silly when I got it at my shower, but I use it all the time and LOVE it. Keeps the diapers nice and clean, they'd be gross if they were just floating around in my purse, my purse tends to accumulate icky stuff.

https://www.diapeesandwipees.com

These don't seem silly at all! It's actually a smart concept since the diapers always get wrinkly down in the bottom of the bag. Thanks for sharing!

JessandJeremy

I just stopped after I got a new purse for Christmas. I got this bag

https://www.verabradley.com/product/Collection/Vera-Vera/Tote/1001078/defaultColor/Black+Microfiber/pc/640/c/0/sc/716/p/1001078.uts  

which is big enough for everything but not as huge as my diaper bag. 

cjsbdl

I still carry one and will soon need a bigger one! I feel like I actually carry more now than I did when Henry was an infant...he was EBF, so I never carried food or bottles...now I carry snacks and a bib and a sippy, etc.  I just have a separate pocket where I keep my wallet/keys/phone.  The only thing I no longer carry in the diaper bag with me everywhere is a change of clothes...I just keep a set in the car.

laura&dan05

I stopped using my diaper bag when dd turned one.  I have diapers and wipes that I keep in a zip lock baggie in the car along with a changing pad.  If we're going out to lunch I grab a bib but she could drink out of a straw so I didn't need a sippy anymore.  I never carried very many snacks with me in the first place so she's fine without them when we're out. I keep a few small books in my purse to entertain her but that's about it.  I'm kind of dreading going back to carrying a diaper bag once this baby gets here!

howleyshell

Ditto PP's - TRY a nice bigger purse.

I still carry a tote-sized bag when I know we'll be somewhere for a while and might need books to entertain the guys.

But - we were done with an official "change of clothes" kinda diaper bag pretty much as soon as we finished bottles so around a year?  We kept wipes and a diaper or 2 in the trunk just in case but otherwise carried just 1 diaper and small travel wipes in a larger sized purse.

Then they were potty trained at 20 months.

Can NOT say I miss the diaper bag one bit! 

GypsyEsq

I still carry mine -- I like it.  I can also put stuff in my purse but really it just seems easier to keep dumping stuff in my diaper bag.  I even considered buying another one...

LisaMarisa

We still use a diaper bag for all day outings but for quick trips to the store or where ever, we usually skip it.  For a little while, I was using a big purse and kept 2 diapers, wipes and a few other essentials in there but now I'm down to just my wristlet wallet.  I got a new diaper bag for the new baby so we'll be starting to lug it around again.