I’ve been lugging a diaper bag for about 4 years now and almost in the clear (ahem)! Throughout this time, I’ve had beautiful bags that aren’t functional and functional bags that aren’t beautiful, and never quite found one that made me feel organized AND chic. While my diaper lugging months are numbered in hopes that my 2 year old will be potty trained soon, as a mom you always need a huge Mary Poppins type bag that you keep pulling stuff out of! Enter the Paige Carry-All from HappBrand, total swoon! Now that I found HappBrand, my friend and I joked that maybe we should go ahead and have another baby so we can take advantage of it longer. Well, I don’t think I need to have another baby to take advantage of this striking woven bag that was even a hit with flight attendants on a recent international trip. They were like we need this bag!! Totes.
How I picked my perfect style: They have several cute styles and my finalists were the Paige Carry-all (they also have a mini!) and the Levy Backpack. I was SO torn, I loved the look of the Levy and if you’re a mom with an infant I would recommend it because it opens up beautifully to arrange and organize your bottles and diapers in way that is key in those early months. Customer service helpfully suggested that I might use the Paige style more because of the type of bags I usually wear–cross-body. They were right, I don’t wear a lot of backpack styles but if your bags are super heavy they are better for your back, just saying! The Paige was really the type of style that spoke to me and even though it’s a very deep bag, it opens up widely so you can immediately see everything you’ve put in there, which is sometimes shocking! My husband, King of Ergonomics, was super impressed and was able to find the kids’ stuff in there, which has never happened before. He always hands me my bags, sighs and says please help me find this or that. Haha!
You can add a HappBrand diaper bag to your baby registry here!
What’s in my diaper bag: the usual suspects; wipes, rash cream, diapers, snacks, random toys and treats for public setting emergencies bribes, HappBrand changing pad.
And other: a lightweight scarf to serve as a blanket or accessory, my favorite BeautyCounter lipstick, RX Bar for emergencies, sunglasses, non-toxic mineral sunscreen stick, extra sports bra and leggings just in case I need to teach a fitness class spontaneously, face wipes and sometimes my laptop! Literally carry-all with the Paige!
What’s your must-have diaper bag item?! XO, Z
Really like your diaper bag
I love that diaper bag! You could actually use it for other things since its so attractive!
Somehow I never have enough room in my diaper bag lol