Diaper Bag Denial: Bella Tunno Parent Pod
If you're traveling with baby and looking for accessories, the Parent Pod could work.
Oh, yeah, I’m about to get hugely unfashionable and do a review of a diaper bag.
I want you to know, though, that I hate diaper bags, and I rarely carry them. I’ve somehow gotten through five years and two children by converting oversized handbags into storage for snacks, diapers, wipes, and all the other baby stuff mommies are supposed to be carting around with them at all times. The makeshift mommying hasn’t spared my friends of having to listen patiently as I grumble about the animal cracker crumbs at the bottom of my handbag or the juice stains on an otherwise rockin’ purse. I assume that this is what made me a likely candidate for a gift of the Bella Tunno Wee Whimsy Parent Pod which as it turns out is less of a diaper bag and more of a cute travel accessory.
Anyway, I got the bag as a present and you’re going to hear all about it.
You’re welcome.
Made of a durable fabric in a variety of lovely prints, the Parent Pod comes with a trifold changing pad that fits neatly in the bag, a travel case for wipes and also folds out much like a travel toiletry bag that can be hung up on a hook. I was excited way beyond the realm of sanity about this “hanging up” option because I loathe fumbling through my bag for diapers and wipes while trying to contain a baby in a public bathroom. Basically, I loved the idea of being able to hang up the bag and being able to access and see everything right away.
Unfortunately, this version of the Parent Pod only adequately accommodates flat items such as diapers and wipes… and um, well, diapers and wipes. It absolutely will not hold items such as: sippy cups, small containers of cheerios, juice boxes or my overly huge wallet. In all fairness, I can fit all of those things in the compartments in the bag, but when I try to fold it back up, it basically looks like a I have all my stuff rolled in a lumpy blanket. Might as well just carry a diaper bag, right?
I will say that this bag is highly useful if you’re traveling and are staying in a hotel or at someone’s house. My sister in law has one, and while she was staying with us, she unfolded it, hung it up on a towel rack and placed all of her baby’s stuff in there. It was a nice, compact portable baby center. That’s most likely how I’ll end up using it, too. In the meantime, my purses are just going to have to keep doubling for diaper bags in the day to day.
All that said, Bella Tunno’s main site has some of the cutest baby stuff ever and plenty of excellent options for my sisters in diaper bag denial, so if you’re looking for yourself or a friend, it’s totally worth browsing.
10 Things Every Woman Needs To Travel
March 24, 2009 by Miss Britt
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In the last few years, I’ve become an avid traveler. Like anything else, the more you do it, the better you get at it.
How can you be good at traveling?
Watch someone who travels for business pack. They never forget anything, they know what’s essential and what’s dead weight, and they’ve discovered all kinds of tips and tricks for making life out of a suitcase easier.
Whether you’re planning your first vacation in years, or cashing in your frequent flyer miles again, here’s a few things you can’t leave home without.
10 Things To Buy A Woman Who Travels
1. Hanging Toiletry Bag
