7 Best Baby Bags on the Market

The first time my husband and I took our then-newborn son out of the house for his first-ever pediatrician appointment, we had no idea what we might need to bring with us.  So we brought basically everything.  As we entered the pediatrician’s office, we were carrying more bags and supplies than you count.  And the sweet lady at the desk gave us a wink and asked in half-whisper / half-giggle whether we were running away.

Over the next few weeks, we learned both how to keep our son alive and how to consolidate in the schlepping-baby-stuff-around department.  On weekends, our staple was the Diaper Dude Messenger Bag and an Eddie Bauer diaper backpack.  I didn’t have any particularly attractive baby bags for the office, but I dropped my son off at daycare before heading to work every day, so perhaps I figured I didn’t need one.

Given my “babies” are now 5 ½ and 8, I reached out to newer mamas for advice on what the best baby bags are these days.  

The following 7 bags were the top picks of working mamas who are alums of my Mindful Return program:

1. Sarah Wells Pumping Bag.  

Image via Sarah Wells

2. TWELVElittle Convertible Backpack.  

Image via TWELVElitte

Another favorite for its versatility.  This diaper bag can be carried as a hand-held tote, a backpack, or a fold-over messenger bag.  According to one mama, “It’s big, and it doesn’t read as a diaper bag.  I love the backpack option, and I’ve even used it for work and as a travel bag when I’m not with my baby.”

3. Fisher Price Diaper Bag Backpack.  

Image via Fisher Price

After trying many diaper bags, one mama wrote, she is “obsessed” with this one.  Leave it to Fisher Price to know kiddos!  This backpack has a built in cooler compartment in the front zipper and also a laptop compartment on the inside. “I will definitely continue to use this once my baby grows out of it,” she wrote, “especially when packing perishable food for a trip to beach, etc.  Plus, the other bags were putting a strain on my back and were just cumbersome. I can’t recommend this bag enough.”

4. Land Diaper Bag Backpack. 

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This one also doesn’t look like a diaper bag, and it’s much more affordable than some of the other options.  One mama raves, “I LOVE my Land backpack.  I got it on Amazon, and it’s the perfect size.”

5. Fawn Design Bags.  

Image via Fawn Design

These leather bags come in a few different styles, sizes, and colors.  “I think they are (relatively) chic,” one Mindful Return alum weighed in, “with decent (though not intense) interior pocketing.”  She had the Fawn Design Original.

6. Lily Jade. 

Image via Lily Jade

Definitely a more pricey option, but mamas love these really nice leather bags.  They come with a convenient diaper bag insert that you can simply take out when you don’t need it.

7. LL Bean Tote Bag.  

Image via LL Bean

Wherever your life – and baby – takes you, mama, may you schlep it all in comfort and style.  And most of all, may no one accuse you of looking like you’re on the run out of town!