"mini" changing bags - surely that's big enough?

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I've been admiring pretty changing bags.

I particularly like the pink lining ones as they are very girly (I'm having a boy so it'd be nice to have something "pretty" that is baby related).

this one I like. It says "mini", but it also says it can fit in pop wipes, nappies, a change of clothes and snacks as well as having a fold up changing mat and room for phone and keys. Call me naive, but what else really do I really need to take with me?

I often wonder this when I see prams with massive bags attached to them. What exactly is in there? Are you ever going to be out for so long that you need enough nappies, wipes, changes of clothes and food to fill one of those massive bags?? Maybe I am just being naive too

But to be honest, I'm not likely to be buying a "special" bag either...looking around for a little satchel that will hopefully do the job :)

Both my babies could poo on or throw up on at least two changes of clohes if we were out for half a day. If you ff then you need room for bottles, formula and cool bags. If the weather is changeable, you need sunscreen, sun hat, sunglasses, jacket, wooly hat. If your child is on to weaning, then bibs, food, snacks, spoons. If you have more han one child, then double that. Toys/books/crayons for older child. More than a couple of nappies, because you will not remember to restock every time you go out.

I have a normal sized pink lining bag and it doesn't seem big enough for my 13 week Dd! The bigger one has 2 insulated pockets for bottles (which I keep muslins in), 2 pockets for nappies (I need loads as dd as a tendency to explosively poop about 3 times in one hour) and a wee pocket I keep spare infacol, lasinoh & my wee emergency tub of sudocrem.
In the middle bit I've got the fold up mat, pack of wipes, pack of nappy bags and my purse (stupidly big ted baker thing but I love it) and space enough for clothes.
TBH the mini look pretty small but they didn't have this shape out when my MIL bought mine. John Lewis stock the normal size of you want to see if it suits your needs.
I get loads of compliments on my bag but I know a lot of people on MN prefer a non baby type changing bag!

Tbh, I found my corss body bag (about 15inches by 15 inches) very spacious.

-Two bottles
-Dummy
-Babygrow and vest
-Muslin
-Four nappies
-Pack of wipes
-Handful of nappy sacks
-Rattle

Done.

Mind, I wlays have my own little handbag for me. Baby bag on the buggy, handbag cross body.

Change of clothes, food, bottle, sippy cup, umpteen bibs, spare dummies, nappies, wipes, nappy cream, toys, purse, mobile phone, hairbrush, keys, change mat, disinfectant wipes for manky changing rooms, sun/wooly hat, sun cream, cardigan/jacket for baby

I have a regular sized pink lining bag and am considering retiring it because it was big enough for newborn but running out of room for my 10 month old!

I'm one of those people with a big changing bag. Now DS is a toddler sometimes I take a handbag with a few bits and bobs if we won't be away long. However, if we'll be away for a day I'll still take the big bag.

In it is: nappies, wipes, nappy sacks, one change of clothes, sunscreen, bottle, three snacks on average, a bib, baby spoons, a few toy cars (the small ones), his red book and that's about it. This pretty much fills my bag, but I don't think it's excessive. You could get the mini bag OP, but be prepared that you might need a bigger one when they're small and can revert back to the mini one when they're a toddler. Although, maybe you'll just be super efficient at packing light. I just don't like to be caught without something important.

Mines is pretty big, it's a pink lined JoJo Maman Bebe one and I manage to fill it really easily despite it having lots of compartments.

Just remember when they get a big bigger, everthing gets bigger with them, clothes, nappies, snacks, drinks, toys that keep getting thrown out of the buggy etc.

oh tangoin you've reminded me I also have a changing mat and milton wipes in my bag too. I really should pack a hair brush - I could've done with one of those today!

I need space in my fairly huge change bag for a spare top for me, as well as all the stuff for the DC as DD does a good projectile vom now and again.

Lots of things listed that I forgot about too, agree about the everything gets bigger comment, I need to put spare socks and shoes in too as DD tends to lose them.

comelywench I can't leave the house without a hair brush, I'm vair vair vain :o

So, those of us without babies think a small one is fine, those with babies think that a bigger one is necessary .... interesting!

I think I want a big pink lining one then. The husband doesn't want a girly one, but I've some john lewis vouchers still from Christmas and he can have a freeby one from boots

I might then look at getting the teeny tiny pink lining one (not the one I linked, another smaller still one I've seen) if I find I want something small for a quick outing.

Am I allowed to hang this changing bag off the handlebars of the pram? I thought I wasn't supposed to?

I have a 'Mum on the Run' Pink Lining bag, so it's fairly small. It fits the mat, wipes, nappies, rag, nappy sacks and keys. It's fine for most days. If I am going out for longer, I just stick it into a leather satchel I have.

I have a changing bag I never use. Ds is 17 weeks (how did THAT happen??) and I suppose in the early days it ws reassuring to have a bag stuffed with muslins and nappies. But I've never needed to change him when we're out, never needed a change of clothes, although the extra muslins are handy.
Now, we have one of these, easy to chuck under the buggy just in case. But mostly I chance it with a muslin and nappy in my handbag. I always carry wipes anyway (messy preschooler), when you get down to the last third or so of a regular pack use it as your out and about pack, takes up far less room. I don't knwo that ds is a miracle baby particuarly either, neither of my other dc required a massive changing bag.

DD is 8 months.

the zip-up front pocket that it says for money, phone and keys doesn't look very big. if you have a fat purse like me (cos it's full of crap) you wouldn't fit it in there.
maybe a bit of cash, or a very thin purse...

i had a big changing bag with ds1 and ds2. by the time i got to ds3 i'd given up and just shoved a nappy under the buggy lol

I stick my big bag in the shopping space under the pram (this might not work for you though as mines is a massive outdoorsy thing, I like everything bigger. :o)

It depends on the pram you have and what you have in the bag if you want to put it over the handle bars. Most prams come with a matching changing bag that clips on to the handle bars, obviously this wont really work if you are using a buggy/stroller suitable from birth, like a Zia or similar/smaller. With a heavy pram/buggy it would be fine.

Oh yes, it was the "mum on the run" one that is the really tiny one I'm thinking of. Currently on sale on the pink lining website, might get one anyway .... And then get a big one too :)

mum on the run

Get them both why not :o

TK Maxx have some lovely change bags too, big ones with lots of nice compartments!!

It's what I mainly use. Can also slip a bib and vest in there. Then I bought a lovely leather satchel if I ever needed more room, and it slips in. I told my DH I needed the bag.

I have a massive purse full of un-used credit cards. My handbag is massive as I like to keep my tapemeasure, spare supermarket bags and glue with me. A small changing bag?? Who am I kidding!!

SchrodingersMew - we've a bugaboo cameleon - is that big enough for changing bag hanging? I've heard that the underseat storage is annoying to get to with the carrycot on top (which I reckon is probably gong to prove true) so I don't want a mahoosive changing bag in there.

That's plenty big for a changing bag (as long as you don't fill it with rocks )

Remember as well, you wont have a hand bag so you really need to think of all the bits you need for yourself.

I used the free one from boots with both of mine.

Changing mat, at least 3 nappies (in two sizes for the period between having dd and ds being potty trained), wipes, one or 2 changes of clothes, muslin, purse, teething toy, teething powder, bibs, bottle of water.

My changing bag was always full to bursting when dcs were very tiny.

Dd now 8 months, so it's a satchel with 2 nappies, a few wipes and a spare of pants for ds.

A proper day out means a rucksack full of snacks for ds.

It's also a very good reason to get a changing bag you love, mines I think is one of the hop skip ones and you really do need all that space.

I am trying to hunt down the changing bag that goes with my buggy (bought it from a friend) and it's actually a rucksack :o, so apologies OP for hijacking for a second but if anyone on here can tell me where I can get the bits to go with a Herqules can you get back to me please?