do you think the colour of changing bag should reflect if your baby is a boy or girl?

[lizandlulu]

or simply put, would you use a pink changing bag if oyu had a boy? and vice versa.

i saw the most gorgeous radley changing bag yesterday, in the sale too, down to £59 from £89. but my friend said i shouldnt use a pink changing bag in case i had a boy and she didnt think it was suitable.

i hadnt thought about it till then and just was looking for a bag that i liked, not what reflected on the baby.

even a man in the shop joined in the debate saying it would give a boy a complex

no. it is YOUR bag. get what you like. you're not hanging it on the baby are you?

Buy the changing bag you want. Or buy a Skip Hop Pronto and stick it into any bag you have around.

And you may not "need" a changing bag, but if you want one might as well make it one you love. The colour thing is utter nonsense. Pink used to be for boys. And I see men in the City every day wearing pink shirts. MEN CAN WEAR PINK.

oh good grief, get whichever one you want. Also, I have one of the yummy mummy ones and they are not hideous, fits lots on and my DP has no problem being "seen" with it! The first month or so i used the free one you get from boots when you join their parenting club - it might take you a while to figure out how you are going to use it - what I mean is, will you have a separate handbag as well or not? Will you keep JUST changing stuff in it or all food, bottles etc. You might not work all that out until you've been out with your LO a few times.

Not sure I'd spend £59 on something that was for carrying nappies, but if I was I'd get a colour that I liked, The baby is hardly going to have an opinion, and if it does it's not as important as my opinion of my bag.

Oh I would buy whatever the hell I liked best. I would guess a baby is a boy if mum had a blue changing bag but a pink bag would definitely not make me think baby is a girl straight away.

I went through three changing bags with DS as they get ruined really easily, thrown from one parent to another as child has a sudden explosion from 2 ends at once, leaking bottles/lotions and potions, put on the floor as you try to collapse the pram etc etc, so I'd be wary of buying an expensive one if you're hoping to only buy the one bag.

Personally, I just match the colour of the bag to the blankets I'll be using as I always have plain prams with funky blankets.

My dsis has a Cath Kidston changing bag that is pale blue with little flowers all over it, so very definitely girly.

She has a son who is VERY much a boy, so I'm pretty sure you should buy what you like becaus your baby won't give a toss!

i think i am over thinking too, this is not my first child too by the way, i just wanted other peoples opinion on here seeing as most of you are monthers on here.

i should add that my firend is childless and does have very set ways of doing things which was why she brought it up and i shall look forward to giving her my wealth of advice when she does have children

i do have the money to spend on a changing bag, and it was a proper changing bag with waterproof lining and little links to attatch it to the pram.

ohh i am wishing i had bought it now

dh taking it out on his own wouldnt really bean issue as like someone said, he can use the free black one from boots

Surely the bag should reflect the parent and not the child?

It is the parent who is using it. If the parent happens to like pink and the bag is suitable for what they want it for, and they can afford it, why not get the bag that's wanted?

YES thank you secretnutellafix thats what i wanted to say to her, but was too busy deciding what to do

for anyone who is bothered this is the bag, but in real life it is more of a raspberry colour www.radley.co.uk/Product/43362_Baby_Bags_Handbags_Handbags.aspx

Faints at thought of spending £59 on a changing bag

I got the free one that you get in Boots.

Otherwise I wouldn't have had one. In fact I didn't collect it till DS was 4 weeks old, so for those 4 weeks I had a carrier bag.

3 years use? Really?

DS is 20 months old and I haven't used the changing bag for about 6 months now. What are you all carrying about with you?

My friends Ds has a very cute pink t-shirt that says "I'm man enough to wear pink". He is absolutely adorable in it.

tokoyotwist thats cool

i wouldnt plan on using it for 3 years, not the same one anyway.
with dd i had a proper baby bag that was jeep but it was useless, more like a tardis, big on the outside but small on the inside, so after that i just had nice bags which were suitable.

as long as its big enough to carry bottles, muslins, wipes nappies and spare clothes it will be fine, i just really really liked this one

We were given the Yummy Mummy one as a Christmas present (well for me rather than DH) .. the only problem with it is that DH will feel girlie carrying it!!

As for the baby -it doesn't matter at all IMO

When DS1 was born the only changing bags available in the shops were ghastly blue quilted things with elephants embroidered on them. I dug a Nike backpack out of my wardrobe and used that, and it did the job perfectly.

Am at someone thinking that a changing bag could give a boy a complex. FFS!

I have a Cath Kidston rose-patterned one, which I have used for both DSs and will use for DS3 when he shows up. DH carries it with no issue whatsoever, as he is not such a numpty to believe that his masculinity would somehow be undermined by a fricking bag. Well, honestly.