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I have the So Young Charlie, and I liked it because it was durable, had great compartments, was "man-friendly" and cute! It was bulkier than some diaper bags and not very purse-like, so I stopped using it once we were out of the baby stage and I didn't have to carry so much stuff with me!

I have the ika bag and really like it! I love how it looks stylish but it's really practical as well. I did a review on mine....if you search the boards for ika bag you can find it!

I really like that Ika bag. It looks big enough, and looks very functional and classy. And many of them look very gender-neutral, which is nice. It would probably be a useful outing bag well after the baby stage. The other bag you were eyeing looks good for CD, too. Another thing we really like doing since we cloth diaper is to use smaller bags to help organize. It helps me more easily find things, and makes it easier to just take what we need. We have a bag that holds a change of clothes; one that holds first aid supplies, sunscreen, chapstick, band-aids, diaper cream, etc.; one that holds dry diapers; a wet bag; a bag for busy stuff like crayons and small toys and modeling wax in case we get stuck somewhere or have to wait; a lunchbox; a bag that holds a wrap or SSC. Depending on what we're doing we might take just one or two of those, or we might take all. You can even just use ziploc bags, though there are many different ones you can choose from.

@Mrs. Twine: Yes, yes, yes! We do smaller bags for different "collections" of stuff, either using ziploc or wet bags that we have. Makes finding things sooo much easier when you're out and about. I do the same thing in my purse (DH's stuff in a bag, my candies, gum, kleenex in another bag, etc.).

@Banana330: if you end up getting the ika just know it takes a while for her to make it and then to ship it!

I've put away my ika for now because I wanted to try something new, and LO is older now....I'm using a Kipling bag and I really really like it...lots of styles, a zippered top, lots of pockets, washable.... Something to consider!

We had the Charlie bag. I loved it for newborn days when I was carrying a bunch of stuff but stopped using it after that. I do, however, still use it everytime fly and love it!