I purchased this bag because we are expecting our second child in November. I have used both backpack and messenger type bags, and even a large purse at one point. This bag is my favorite.Pros:
Can unzip the strap and use over both shoulders like a regular backpack instead of a sling back. Easy to switch back and forth and use it whatever way you feel most comfortable.
Design is beautiful, the bag looks fantastic in person, the material looks like it will last a long time (not cheap at all). And it doesn't have a pattern on it! I've had such a hard time finding a solid color diaper bag that doesn't look like a college backpack or a trendy/frilly girl-bag.
It has three smaller bags inside it. One is a diaper changing pack with space for everything you need, one is a food pack, and one is a large flat bag that looks like it could be used as a wet-bag, but I'm using it to carry books and small toys for my toddler. You can remove the packs easily (they also have removable backpack straps of their own), and either use them or not, depending on your needs for the day. There's also a hidden pocket that zips on the side, close to the bottom, where I keep my EPI pen and a first aid kit. Because of the three bags inside the main pocket, you don't lose things at the bottom of the backpack.
The main zipper unzips all the way, so it's very easy to access everything.
The "mama" zipper on the front has a ring to hold your keys and plenty of room for my large wallet and umbrella and nursing cover.
The open pocket in the front can hold anything extra I might want to stuff in the bag quickly as we're heading out the door (stuffed animal, extra sippy, whatever)
The phone pocket is big enough to hold my iPhone and my son's iPod, plus some business cards.
Cons:
The changing pad must be rolled up to fit into the diaper changing pack inside, which is a bit of a hassle. I would have preferred a changing pad that folds twice and just slips in the back. On the other hand, it's nice to be able to just grab the changing pad pack and head to the restroom.
There is only one cup-holder and it is small. I would prefer an extra cup holder for my son's sippy.
You can't fit tons of diapers into the diaper pack, but you could easily put extras in the front diagonal zipper or just stuff them in the main bag. Or use the large flat back for extra diapers.
The interior bags take up the entire backpack, so if you wanted to toss something extra in the bag (like a large camera or an ERGO baby carrier), you would have to lose the food pack to make it fit.
If you use bottles, there's only room for maybe two in the insulated food pack. I nurse exclusively, so this isn't a problem for me, but it might be for a lot of people. It has plenty of room for snacks/drink for my son, but it would be hard to fit both his snacks and some bottles for a baby.
Even with the cons, I still give it five stars. I'm thrilled with this bag.
Cons:
the mesh drink holder is incredibly small. I was hoping to put my son's sippy cup in it but it will barely fit a small disp water bottle
the zippers do not move very freely which makes it awkward to use unless you have a counter to sit it on
the bags it comes with fit so snugly that you have to open the bag all the way to get to anything out of it
Pros:
it does look alot nicer that your average diaper bag
the material it is made of is high quality and should be very easy to clean
the backpack itself is a nice size and would probably fit alot if you chose to use it without the bags that it came withI ordered the Sling Bag and ended up getting a huge, oversized, cumbersome satchel instead. The sticker on the bag read Momo Sling Bag so the packaging is just wrong.
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