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1. Stacey
   Posted December 5, 2007 at 5:04 pm | Permalink

   My son is 15 weeks old, and I’m currently in the middle of diaper-bag hell.

   While the hack kit seems like a good idea, it’s not really going to work. Having to rummage through the diaper bag to find the thing you’re looking for while your kid is on one of those Koala Care changing tables (without a counter in sight to put your stuff on) screaming his head off will drive you nuts.

   What I want in a diaper bag: a pocket for wipes, a pocket for diapers, another pocket for the changing pad, another pocket for pacifiers and pockets for my stuff, too! Straps that attach on to a stroller or shopping cart are an almost MUST as well.

   Basically, if you got one of the medium commuter bag and in the laptop area if you made extra dividers for diapers, wipes, pad, and then had a special strap that worked with strollers…..well, I’d pay just about anything you wanted to charge for such a Timbuk2 bag!!!

   Huh, this give me an idea for my husband’s commuter bag….

2. J. Valdivia
   Posted January 19, 2008 at 10:20 pm | Permalink

   I’m with this chick. I’m looking for the exact same thing. In looking for the perfect bag for my preggo sister I’ve noticed their either too small/too big, or too cute or too punk. We need the perfect all terrain super awesomely chic yet not girly diaper bag with compartments galaore to hold everything from the poopy necessities to toys, and a book/ipod for mom. Please make a bag that can become a daily part of her new mommyhood life, as your messenger has become for me and my bay area single gal life

3. c m
   Posted February 17, 2008 at 10:12 am | Permalink

   I agree – Stacey’s ideas are great! My oldest child is turning five and I’m 33 weeks pregnant so here’s my feedback on my many years of diaper bag experience.

   I prefer a messenger / sling style… not too big or bulky.

   Outside… In the front…the foldover flap would have a zippered pocket (great for burp cloths. The back would have a big pocket – no need for a zipper here… perhaps just velcro– for the changing pad (easy access is KEY!!!)

   Inside, on one side… two pockets… for diapers, wipes. On the other side, a zippered pocket (or two!). Finally, a split down the middle to accommodate a change of clothing / toys, etc.

   A side bottle pocket would also be great (insulated would be terrific!) as would a stroller attachment, but now I’m being greedy

   Please!!

4. heather
   Posted March 11, 2008 at 9:06 pm | Permalink

   I agree with Stacey! I am only finishing my first trimester and racking up many hours researching the perfect diaper bag. I LOVE and I say, I LOVE my Timbuk2 messenger bag. Add a few extra compartments for all the little kiddie accessories and I think you will have the best diaper bag in the world!!
   PLEASE make one soon!!!!
   ps..my hubby is also requesting a messenger bag for a diaper bag…

5. Jo-z
   Posted March 13, 2008 at 7:10 am | Permalink

   Wow…Ladies. My twins (M-n-M) have just turned 2. I hear you on the diaper bag department. I ahve so many and I am still searching for the perfect mommy bag. Right now, I have been toying with the idea of the Market tote. Simple. I have the small, but am afraid that it is not big enough to carry their stuff & my own…and the fact is….i think that the added option of a long strap on the medium to be able to wear it across the body is perfect too. I just do not want it to look too big on a 4′11 petite…me. I would suggest this product that I have for my kids…and if you order the large..you can use it for other things after they are out of diapers…..One of the greatest products I have ever bought….is the Patemn Pad. Great! and is almost a diaper bag in itself. Especially for those quick outings and even at home. Chack them out….http://www.patemm.com/index.html

6. sarah
   Posted July 2, 2008 at 9:16 pm | Permalink

   I’m with everyone else on this. I have a messenger style diaper back that a really like already but it is WAY too small for travel!! Ideally I would want the timbuk2 medium sized messenger bag but with a zippered compartment for my stuff – wallet, phone, chapstick, etc. Then pockets lining the front and back insides for diapers, wipes, burp cloths + bibs, extra clothes and an insulated pocket for a bottle would be great too! Two side outside pockets for my water bottle (or baby’s bottle)A large pocket on the outside back for a changing pad. I should just draw you a design and mail it in

7. jen
   Posted December 27, 2008 at 9:45 am | Permalink

   I agree with all above with a few additions. Velcro if it’s not too big and loud. If not, then nothing. Zippers sound logical, but you often need two hands to operate one and you never have two hands or any hands really to operate. Sippy cup/bottle holders are a must. Nothing worse than leaking milk all over your bag. Perhaps with room for a cold pack to be next to the cups/bottles. So many have come out with diaper bags and perhaps there is no right answer since you just have to lug around so much stuff. And with all due respect to expecting moms…to the makers of bags, only listen to the actual moms. It’s really so hard to buy baby equipment until after you have the baby. Probably why it’s such as lucrative market because you buy what you think is right and then end up replacing it when you really put it into use. I had many experiences like this!

8. angie
   Posted February 11, 2009 at 9:44 pm | Permalink

   I don’t have kids but we are in the process of trying to have one. I love my Timbuk2 tote and was looking for a diaper bag. I agree that it’s hard to know what you need until after the baby comes and even then everyone has different ideas about what works. As I was reading the comments I remembered back to when we were travelling Europe. We were on a train and there was a mom with a young baby that had what I thought was a very cool feature on her diaper bag. I don’t know if it was magnetic or if it had fasteners of some sort but the changing pad was the actual bottom of the bag. It was a thinner piece of the bag material (pad like)that wrapped around the bottom and up the sides of the bag that you could just pull off and lay the baby down wherever she may be. Of course all kinds of pockets for the hundreds of things you need and one special pocket for Mom to keep her stuff in would be great. It’s so hard to dig around in a bag and not be able to find anything. Having a screaming wiggling baby would make it worse.

9. thia
   Posted February 24, 2010 at 8:54 am | Permalink

   My husband and i both carry custom Timbuk2s- and we love them! We, like everyone else here, are looking for the diaper bag…or trying to figure out how to transform our messenger into something that would work. Need more pockets. A place for wipes and diaper, basically everything that everyone here has said. We have tried to do it on our own, but with little ease of use. Help us out!

10. Lizzy
    Posted February 24, 2010 at 10:29 am | Permalink

    Keep the faith!