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Anyone know of a good diaper bag for airplane travel under $75? I think I want something messenger bag style, and it has to have lots of pockets for organization.

We've used a cheap messenger bag from Target and it hasn't been a problem, but we haven't taken the kids on long-haul flights yet. As for pockets, it might be a good idea that have fasteners, to ensure nothing falls out if you store the bag underneath the seat in front of you. It's incredibly frustrating trying to find small baby items in an airplane. Good luck on your trip!

We just took our 5-month-old on her first transatlantic flight plus 4 more domestic flights. I have the Skip Hop Dash Deluxe bag but found it to be too small to carry everything I needed. But I love all the compartments. So I placed it inside a larger messenger bag for a quick fix, which also helped me keep my things separate from Baby's.

We use a regular backpack that my husband had for school. It perfectly fits an adult for easy carrying and it holds a lot. We use ziploc bags to separate smaller items and they will hold wet/soiled items when needed.

I'm looking for lamp ideas for the nursery.

The room is a pale silvery blue, with white trim. It will have a flokati rug that's white. I'm planning to do pops of orange and yellow. This room has no overhead lighting. It does have a light switch connected to one outlet, but whenever we have just one lamp in there it doesn't seem to light up the whole room somehow. It's fairly small, has one east-facing window that doesn't get a lot of light.

Also, we're on a budget, so anything over $50 is probably out.

Do you think a floor lamp can be enough light? I'm not sure we'll have any surfaces where table lamps can go, and re-wiring to put up wall lamps is not an option.

Thanks!

I just traveled with a Sherpani Leana. I combined it with the Elia backpack to put in front of the seat with toys and my ID. The combination worked great.

I'm about 2 months pregnant and stressing how we're going to find room for the baby in our condo. Any suggestions from people about making room for a baby in small spaces?

If it helps my husband has lots of books and comics (Collection at least 3 thousand and he will not let go of a lot of it) and we have two cats. The majority of the books are in boxes in our 2nd bedroom and the cat litter boxes.