Babymel Amanda

I experienced some of the problems below with the strollerstraps and called up Babymel, who were really helpful. I realised I was attaching them wrong - you have to undo the strap completely and wrap it round the handle bars. When I did it this way it was extremely strong and I;ve never had a problem with them since.

In terms of value for money, I certainly couldn't find a bag I liked the look of more for this price. I actually thought the quality was very good. I would and have recommended this brand to my mummy friends.

Great, well designed bag that was easy to velcro onto the pushchair so didn't drag on the floor like other bags. Great compartments with loads of room. Really like the foil zip pocket to keep milk warm - genius!

Having read the below im quite surprised- ive never had a problem with my Babymel bag- i think its an Amanda- its patterned though not like the one in the picture but the same shape. I found the velcro to be very strong- perhaps theyve started using a new kind?? anyway i would hihgly recommend this bag as theres tons of pockets and its a great size- the bottle pockets are really hadny too.

Have to agree with the comments about poor quality, which is a real shame because the size and design are very good. The zip to the main compartment came off in my hand on the third occasion I used it. Also the velcro tabs at the sides which are supposed to attach it to the pram handle are not strong enough to do so even when the bag has very little in it. Mine is going back to the shop for a refund.

Rubbish. The design of this bag was great - enough pockets, enough room for two bottles, buggy straps etc...but the quality was dreadful. After just two months of using it, the stitching on the interior pockets came away from the bag itself, eventually most internal pockets were ripped and frayed. The final straw was when I attempted to zip the bag up and the stitching connecting the strap to the bag just went.

This was after four months of use.

I really don't consider that the bag had undergone unusual use/treatment, my previous bag was (still is - thank goodness I kept it!) a skip hop and I never experienced any of these problems.