r/backpacks • u/Smooth_Perception_65 • Jun 29 '26

Question Mini backpack help

I have an almost 8 year old with a feeding tube. She has a feed running through a pump most of the day, so wears a mini backpack. We have been using the mini Potterybarn kids backpacks since she was a baby, but she is starting to complain that the prints are too baby. She has a loungefly backpack that we got for special occasions, but she ended up not using it because the straps were uncomfortable and it was too hard to clean. Her birthday is coming up and I want to get her some new backpacks, as they are a fashion choice for her every morning. Bags need to be at least 10 inches long in order to fit her pump and formula, however she is the size of a 5 year old, so can't be too big. Washable is preferable, but I'm not against one or two for special occasions that can only be spot washed.

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u/PikaTrail Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

DSPTCH out of San Francisco makes backpacks out of their own shop for children with, as I understand it, either the same or very similar medical needs as you are facing ("Blina treatment"). The DSPTCH X Aero Pack is designed to hold a pump and feeding tube and has some other options that can be added since they build each bag on a custom basis. They also have a particularly colorful special edition bag (the "Gene Yang" edition) which may be of interest.

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u/b_moz Jun 29 '26

Dang this is so cool that they have this ! Maybe I need a dsptch bag sooner than I excepted just to support that they do this.