AIBU about changing bags?

[CocacolaMum]

I have now had 4 people ask me which changing bag I will be having. AIBU to think these Yummy Mummy bags which EVERYONE seems to have around here are really a bit twee and not actually necessary or AIBU (and a bit naïve)?

www.amazon.co.uk/Pink-Lining-Yummy-Purple-Dragonflies/dp/B00E7I4OYO/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1389198222&sr=8-11&keywords=yummy+mummy+changing+bag

I have now taken to looking at people blankly and replying that I just intend to buy coats with massive pockets and bypass a bag altogether..

Its not that I am a snob by the way - possibly the opposite. What else will people tell me to buy for the baby which I just wont need?! There just seems to be so much STUFF~!!!

I did buy a changing bag first time around, which I rarely used. What I quickly found worked for me was a fold-up changing mat with mesh pockets for spare nappies, wipes, etc. just folded up and put in a regular backpack with the rest of my stuff.

Don't like the twee ones at all, but find a changing bag very useful. Bought a plain dark blue one. Not cheap, but I do use it every day. I used to be one of those people who matched her handbag to her outfit and I do have a bit of a thing for bags so maybe that's why I wanted one of those bags that doesn't really look like a changing bag.

I had a pink lining changing bag, I really liked it! I did draw the line at one that said 'yummy mummy' on it though, yuk!

I have a yummy mummy changing bag its big enough for all the crap I tend to carry around everywhere these days. It was a gift but I like it. It does the job as would any other changing bag/ruck sack.

I had a changing bag with my first, but i agree that it's not a necessity.

And the one you linked to looks like something a 5 year old would carry

I once listened in to an assistant in John Lewis who was doing a sort of Personal Shopper thingy with an first-time mum. The stuff she was picking up was sooo unecessary. Not for me to judge, since she presumably had the money, but still

No point in making a big fuss about having a special changing bag, you just need a bag big enough for any necessary baby stuff.

Oh I hate those yummy mummy bags, they make me cringe. Very pretty bags but 'yummy mummy'? When I had DD2 they were all the rage round where we were everyone had them.

I did love my SkipHop bag though, although it kind of turned into an extension of my handbag, with a nappy squeezed in one pocket

What sunny said.
I agree.
I love my yummy mummy bag. I never really spend money on myself so it was a treat for me.
I don't care what anyone else thinks and I dont look at other people's bags and judge them.

Oops no offence to anyone who has one...some of my best friends do! and I keep my mouth shut

I am not offended, I know I am not a yummy mummy because it says so on my bag.
I am wearing slippers, leggings, my husbands top which has what i guess is a very large bogey on it and my hair looks like its been set on fire and put out. Definitely not a yummy mummy.

I got one for DC1, didn't bother for DC2, then got sucked into buying a nice one from TKMAXX as it just looked like a nice bag and my handbag was worn out. Would draw the line at a yummy mummy statement as I generally look like I've been vomited up for at least 6 months post birth.

Yanbu!
I had a massive changing bag when ds was a tiny baby and it cost a fortune. After 6 or so months all the stitching came undone and the silver lining in the cool compartment came off.
It was huge and just got in the way so when I took it back after it fell apart I just got my money back and bought a small Thomas the Tank children's rucksack which I have only just replaced 2yrs later.
When dd was born I still used the Thomas bag as it was plenty big enough for both their nappies, spare clothes and wipes.
It was only when I went back to work and both dc went to nursery that I bought a separate rucksack for dd's stuff.

I used the free boots one and a free one from vertbaudet. But I don't see anything wrong with these bags - people are excited at being new mums and this is all just part of that I think! Bit of a rip off and not really necessary but a bit of fun and they make a lot of people happy.

YANBU!

that bag is awful. I got mine off eBay for £20. has lots of compartments and plenty of room. ill be using it myself for overnight stays. I had girls in work gloating that they had bought these designer bags etc and then be moaning the week after how they're skint

I don't get changing bags. I just put whatever I needed to bring in my normal bag! The worst sight is a man carrying a floral changing bag slung messenger style across their chest. They're always stuffed looking as well. I wonder how often people actually use the stuff in there!

I have a bag in the car with emergency change of clothes, nappies carrier bags and wipes.

My Radley shoulder bag has enough space for a babygro, wipes, nappies a hat and all my stuff.

If I'm going out all day I take a rucksack and have snacks and drinks for older kids too.

Hmm, I tried using non-changing bags (a selection of ineffectual laptop or beach bags before I gave up and bought a proper one that is made by the same people are yummy mummy but without the sickening slogan), and when they are small, if you are breast feeding and if you only go out for short periods of time, preferably in the car, then it's perfectly do-able to do without.

I would suggest you have a bag you designate as the baby bag (even if it isn't an offical changing bag) that you keep stocked with nappies, wipes, nappy sacks, mussies, bibs (if you have a dribbly one), a full change of outfit for the baby. If you end up FFing make sure it has space for bottles and formula (and if you use the ready made cartons, pack sissors, if you don't, make sure you can store the bottles up right so the water doesn't all fall out) - makes leaving the house a lot quicker!

And when they are weaned, make sure it's got space for baby food/snacks. Ideally, make sure it's a bag that has a strap big enough to fit over the handlebars of your pram to avoid having to lug it about/fill up your basket under the pram with it (so you have nowhere to put your shopping).

Most woman don't already own a bag that fits the bill, so end up buying a changing bag.

Mind you, the free one you get from the Boots parenting club fits the bill too. (and it's plain black and slogan free)

I used a normal bag until I realised it was too small for some of the extras and wasn't quite as good at fitting on handlebars easily, First got the free boots one then a cheap more attractive one. Can't understand why people would use a rucksack- why carry something on your back when you can find any bag which has ling enough straps to carry on a buggy handle bars.

if i was paying £75 for a nappy bag i'd need it to contain a pop-up nanny who would feed and change the baby for me.

I had a Pacapod with DS1 which I did love: when he was in the sling I could whip the pods straight out and put them in a small rucksack, so I was always equipped (I had to bottle feed him, so needed paraphernalia). Unfortunately it finally broke after 2 years of heavy use: I now have a little rucksack for DS (one of the Skip Hop zoo ones, as he loves elephants), but I'm struggling with what to do for incipient DS2. I'm hoping I might be able to mix-feed this time, but am resigned to the fact that, whatever happens, I'm probably going to have to cart bottles etc around. For the moment I'm stalking 2nd hand bags on eBay...

I've just bought one In my defence it's one of the ones without "Yummy Mummy" on it, it was in the sale and I got an additional 20% off thanks to an online discount code. I didn't set out to buy that particular brand, it just worked out to be good value

I fully accept that I have probably been suckered in by the "you must have this" propaganda, but I'm a first time mum and would rather have a bigger bag and not need all the space than vice versa