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Best Baby Changing Bags 2024

15 July 2024

When you're a new parent, a good baby changing bag isn’t just a bag—it’s your mobile operations centre. Believe me, if you've ever had to make do with a normal handbag or rucksack for nappy changing, you'll appreciate what a PITA it can be. Not being able to find the baby item you need easily, whether that's your baby's dummy, muslin, wipes or all of the above!

A good baby changing bag gives you easy access to what you need, when you need it.

You'll need it to carry soiled clothes, clean clothes, nappies, wipes, feeding bits and bobs, drinks, snacks, keys, mobile phone, muslins, comforters, portable changing mat...the list goes on.

Choosing the right changing bag can make parenting life significantly easier. Whether you’re navigating attending baby massage classes, running to the shops, tackling flights, or just the park after school having the right bag can make all the difference.

In saying that however, if you're attached to your existing handbag or don't want to shell out for a specific changing bag, you could instead consider a nappy wallet or pushchair organiser. These are smaller than changing bags and are super helpful for keeping those baby essentials on hand and easily accessible!

Here's our list of the 7 Best Baby Changing Bags 2024:

Best Overall: Pacapod Rockham Leather Changing Bag £210

Pacapod are a UK based company who have been designing their clever 3 in 1 changing bags in Devon since 2008. This beautiful leather changing bag comes with plenty of space plus two pods for easy organisation plus a key clip and host of other handy ways to make life easy! The pacapod Rockham is a backpack style bag which makes a great baby carrier changing bag, as the shoulder straps will leave your hands free. This bag could also easily be used after you've finished with it as a changing bag, would be perfect for gym kit etc.

Price: £210

Material: Leather, with recycled PET pods

Size: 41cm x 30cm x 19cm

Colours: Brown and Black

Care Instructions: Pods can be wiped clean, clean leather outer with an appropriate leather care product

Customer Reviews: "Love Pacapod! I previously had the Saunton bag which looks similar however I wanted more of a Rucksack style now that my little ones are growing a bit older. Amazing organised pods really suit me and I love being able to find everything I need very easily, as well as everyone else as a I can tell them which pod to grab out! Love these bags so much."

What We Like: Looks great and could be used for so much more than simply a changing bag.  Would be great for travelling too.

The Drawbacks: Price is the only drawback for this lovely, functional changing bag

Best Nappy Wallet: Cheeky Nappy Wallet £22.99

The Cheeky nappy wallet is perfect for using with your existing handbag or backpack if you simply need to grab your baby essentials on the way out the door. Unfolds to become a padded change mat with pockets for a spare nappy or two plus wipes. Clips to your pram also.

Price: £22.99

Material: Vegan friendly

Size: 28.5cm x 19.5cm x 4.5cm

Colours: Black and White

Care Instructions: Water resistant, wipe clean

Customer Reviews: No customer reviews available.

What We Like: Perfect size to grab and go and leave the house with just your nappy changing essentials.

The Drawbacks: No space to hold any feeding bits and pieces.

Best Stroller Organiser: Babymel Amber Pushchair Organiser £39.00

Again helpful if you just need to grab the essentials. This pushchair organiser has two insulated bottle pockets to keep things warm or cool, plus stroller straps and a large front pocket so everything is on hand and easily accessible. Babymel are a sister brand to Storksac, so you know you're getting great quality.

Price: £39.00

Material: Durable polyester and premium vegan leather

Size: 28cm x 23cm x 10cm

Colours: Black, Fawn, Grey

Care Instructions: Wipe with a damp cloth and leave to dry naturally

Customer Reviews: 'Love my new stroller organiser- it holds everything I need for daily essentials. I have ditched the changing bag and just use this now. For a BF mum it’s plenty big enough as I don’t have bottles etc to take out with me. Very good quality and looks great.'

What We Like: We think this is perfect if you're breastfeeding and want something you can just clip on your pushchair

The Drawbacks: No changing mat included

Best Unisex Changing Bag: Babymel Robyn Changing Bag £75.00

Babymel are a sister company to Storksac, with their range of bags being at a lower pricepoint but still great quality. We love the design of their bags! This one has a clever pocket at the side for wipes and is convertible so it can be worn as a backpack shoulder bag, pram changing bag or cross shoulder bag. Includes a change mat too. The styling is also unisex so no excuses for Dads!

Price: £75.00

Material: Robyn Eco bag is made from a recycled material called RPET, which is regenerated from old plastic bottles; saving them from landfill.

Size: 35cm x 29cm x 15cm.

Colours: Black

Care Instructions: 100% waterproof and stain resistant too

Customer Reviews: 'Good compartments. The backpack to shoulder sling is quite useful'

What We Like: Great quality and does everything for a fraction of the price of more expensive brands.

The Drawbacks: None

 

Best Twin Changing Bag: Babymel George Backpack Changing Bag £75.00

Another Babymel classic, this spacious backpack changing bag is slightly larger than the Robyn changing bag and contains two insulated bottle holders, perfect for breastfeeding parents to twins. Team with their stroller organiser if you find you need extra storage space! Again, the styling on this is unisex, so perfect for all parents.

Price: £75.00

Material: Robyn Eco bag is made from a recycled material called RPET, which is regenerated from old plastic bottles; saving them from landfill.

Size: 38cm x 30cm x 14cm.

Colours: Black

Care Instructions: 100% waterproof and stain resistant too

Customer Reviews: 'A great versatile changing bag. Well made with plenty of storage pockets. I personally like the fact it's a back pack and has a safe Pocket at the back.'

What We Like: Unisex style, spacious and well organised

The Drawbacks: None

Best Designer Changing Bag: Storksak St James Leather Changing Bag £230

This gorgeous bag from Storksak easily holds everything you need for a day out with your baby, but looks just like a very stylish designer laptop bag. It coverts easily from backpack to cross body to shoulder bag and has 7 pockets for everything from an ipad to insulated baby bottles.

Price: £230.

Material: Responsibly sourced leather

Size:  H37cm x W33cm x D15cm 

Colours: Black, Tan, Taupe

Care Instructions: For leather, use a clear leather cleaner/protector, test a small section first on the base or a discreet area of the bag to test result.  

Customer Reviews: 'What I love about the bag is that it doesn’t look like a “diaper bag” not too many visible pockets and no side bottle holder that just sticks out like a sore thumb. Everything is nicely tucked away.

Love the insulated bottle pocket, although a bit tight if you’re using the chunky Tommy Tippie bottles like I do. Generally a great bag! I’ve even used it for work a couple of times when I needed to carry a bit more stuff, and got many complements on it from coworkers.

2 things I would improve upon are: creating a Velcro fasten or a zipper for the changing mat pockets so things don’t fall out when you take the mat in and out of the bag. The other is to have a little click button on the sides of the bag right at the fold, just so the bag doesn’t lose shape when it’s not too full.'

What We Like: This is an investment buy, but will last you for years and years

The Drawbacks: The price.

Best Budget Changing Bag: RUVALINO Baby Changing Bag Backpack £36.99

One of the highest rated changing bags on Amazon, this lightweight bag has an incredible 18 pockets for keeping things organised.  It also includes a changing mat and insulated bottle pockets too.

Price: £36.99

Material: Polyester

Size:  43.1 cm x 31.7 cm x 21.6 cm

Colours: Black, Grey

Care Instructions: Wipe Clean

Customer Reviews: 'Very happy with this purchase. It is made of good quality fabric, has lots of useful pockets to store all important baby items including milk bottles and nappies and it is very spacious. It looks very stylish too. This is the second ruvalino bag that I have bought as I have been very pleased with the first bag that i still use which I bought over 3 years ago.'

What We Like: Great price, spacious and plenty of pockets to organise things.

The Drawbacks: Not an eco product, would be better if it was made from recycled materials

We hope you found this useful in helping you decide what changing bag / stroller organiser / nappy wallet will be best for you. If you have any questions, please contact us as we're always happy to help! If you enjoyed this, you may also enjoy:

 

About the Author: Helen Rankin, an advocate for sustainable living, embarked on her journey with reusable products when her first child was born in 2004. Facing limited options in cloth nappies, Helen’s passion only grew, leading her to launch Cheeky Wipes in 2008, right before welcoming her third child.

Helen's commitment to promoting sustainable solutions led to her taking over The Nappy Gurus in 2024. Today, she is excited to share her extensive knowledge and enthusiasm for all things reusable, helping a new generation of parents navigate eco-friendly choices for their children.

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