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Changing bags - do I need to spend over 40 quid getting one?

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HopingCat · 10/08/2006 14:36

I'm a first time Mum and don't know much!
I have a mamas and papas travel system but no changing bag. Do I need to buy a changing bag or will a normal rucksack do? It seems odd that if you buy a bag from a baby shop it will cost you about ?40. Are they really good? Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place?

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novadandypowder · 10/08/2006 14:39

Load of rubbish IMO, I got one and never used it. Normal bag will do just as good

pol26 · 10/08/2006 14:41

Don't buy the matching ones they are a load of rubbish in my experience and costly for what they are. They do a matching universal navy or charcoal one if you want m&p... or shop around. I found bags that are roomy and that I actually like personally rather than just because it is a changing bag have worked better.

We were brought the baby bjorn hard egg shaped black bag at £60 as a gift but I used it for about a month, mainly just to get some use out of £60!!! I didn't really like it though and in the end brought a large handbag from accesories and put in my changing mat and a little bag of wipes etc...

notasheep · 10/08/2006 14:42

Contact Huggies and they may send you one free

Dont get caught up in the buying loads of stuff which is expensive,waste of time,quite useless and just a marketing ploy

mustrunmore · 10/08/2006 14:45

The huggies ones are great. Come in a free box if you have boots parenting club voucher, with any huggies purchase.

northender · 10/08/2006 14:45

Definitely not worth it! I used my nike rucksack for both of mine (and still do). It a bit world weary now admittedly but it's served us well.

RowlersX · 10/08/2006 14:47

Used my Lowe Alpine rucksack - perfect size for the job - big enough back section for baby's stuff and front pocket for mine.
And you can carry it on your back of course which isn't as easy with "proper" changing bag.
Depends what you are going to use it for - I walked everywhere with DD when she was little so rucksack was best for me.

riab · 10/08/2006 14:52

nope, I did get one - given as a present by my mum!
But honestly any type of bag or rucksack will do you.

cece · 10/08/2006 14:57

I used to use carrier bags

mckenzie · 10/08/2006 15:21

I second Notasheep and Mustrunmore re the Huggies one. Got it free with the Boots kit after baby was born. It's the right shape and size. I keep 2/3 nappies, wipes, sacks and changing mat in a clear plastic bag thingy that some baby toy came in (it's thick plastic and has a little handle) so that the changing stuff is all easy to grab and doesn't get mixed up with any feeding stuff or toys.

Cuauhtemoc · 10/08/2006 15:25

A normal rucksack should do. get a muslin or hand towel to place on changing mats in shops, a couple nappies. I got a little plastic wipe holder that i reuse which came from a promotion pack from Huggies. But sometimes i can't find that and just use a ziplock sandwich bag instead. if you are breastfeeding you need nothing else really. if bottle feeding then loads of room left to put everything else.

i never got a changebag and glad i didn't. I even use just a little cotton reusable shopping bag thing most the time.

Cuauhtemoc · 10/08/2006 15:26

or bunk them in my roomy handbag.

Skribble · 10/08/2006 15:28

No any sort of bag will do, some lovely shoulder bags about that will hook over the pram handle.

You can buy a small fold up change mat in tesco, gives you a clean surface and ideal for changing #on your knee to keep the poo off you trousers.

You might want to put in some poly bags for wet clothes / nappies or nappy sacks.

You really don't need anything special.
Depends what kind of bag you like, lots of compartments or one big hole to rummage in. Even insulated picnic bags are cheaper and have lhandy elastic bits to hold all your bits and bobs.

It doesn't have to have nappy bag on the label to do the job despite what all the expensive companies say .

Marne · 10/08/2006 15:50

I have a huggies one, also bought one from Vertbaudet but the Huggies one is the best one i've had.

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HopingCat · 10/08/2006 15:53

Thanks everyone for the help. I am a member of Boots parenting club. Is the Huggies bag something that I'll be sent by them after baby is born, or can I go and claim it now?

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fairydust · 10/08/2006 15:57

my sisters huggies bag fell to bits within days it was so flimsy.

Mothercare do these for £15.00

Iklboo · 10/08/2006 15:58

Look on ebay too. I got my smaller one for about £6

Bagpuss30 · 10/08/2006 16:03

I found mine handy and have had quite a few but agree that a nice big handbag will do just as well - depends what you are after really. For ds2 we have had a Skip Hop bag which has been great but he is nearly out of the stage where I need to carry tonnes of stuff with me and so I'm going to get a nice handbag for the winter and put everything in that.

Marne · 10/08/2006 16:06

You can get a huggies one now, i got mine before i had dd2, still got one from when i had dd1, had no problems with it.

wheelybug · 10/08/2006 16:19

Any bag will do but I DO find the skip hop bag invaluable as it clips round the buggy handles. I keep buying handbags (I love handbags) but keep going back to using the skip hop... here . As an aside their customer service is great- I broke one of the buckles and contacted their HQ and they sent one free of charge from the US.

newmum10 · 10/08/2006 17:15

Hi - I bought a bag before baby was born, but I got a free one from Huggies when I joined the Boots Parenting Club, and this is the one I have used non-stop!

MaloryFascinatorTowers · 10/08/2006 17:18

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cupcakes · 10/08/2006 17:29

Get one with a long wide strap and a zip at the top. This is so you can hang it over the back of the handlebars of your pram and access everything easily. I had a great corduroy one from Gap.

intergalacticwalrus · 10/08/2006 17:30

Agree with using normal bag. I got a nice but cheap one from Asda, and it has done the job adequately.

Plus changing bags are usually the most unpleasant-to-the-eye things ever made.

Tutter · 10/08/2006 17:35

when i'm out and about in the car i just take my normal (big) handbag. when hitting the pavements with the pram i need something that fits properly to the pram - i have the skip hop and really like it. it fits both the pram and my maclaren. and agree re customer service - they are sending me a free replacement shoulder strap because i lost the original.

riab · 11/08/2006 09:44

I got two zipable bags from a staitonary shop! one I kept a nappy in and one was kept for wetthings (it fits a tshirt/bodysuit or a messy nappy)
Even bottle feeding I found you don;t relaly need that much room! I take a bottle of water plus a satchet of formula (got the satchet free from HIPP).
You get mini versions of stuff in baby packs from boots etc and I used the tiny weeny tube of Sudacream in the bag plus a few cotton wool pads for cleaning up.
Nowadays he is so much more predictable its a bottle of juice, spare nappy and the suncream! The onyl; time I relaly use my big bag properly is when we are travelling. then it goes in the back of the car with everything I need in it.

I'd get a bag you like and don't make the mistake of getting one that is HUGE! you just fill it and then its extra heavy

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