A baby bag of course, is entirely different from a bag that has baby stuff in it.
A baby bag is the one with pastel colours and pictures of clowns or toy trains on it. It's large, unattractive and always knocks people over when the carrier of said bag walks by. It is not clear what purpose the clowns and toy trains serve. The kids for whom the bags are carted around don't know their elbows from their knees yet, never mind being amused by a clown face. In most cases it would seem they are quite as entertained with a spoon. Or mud.
Moreover (and it has to be said), the bag does nothing whatsoever for the adults carrying it. Absolutely. Nothing. It does not add to the style quotient, and it doesn't help to announce that they are parents; the fact that they have a child attached to them serves to do that quite well.
But then there's the issue of how convenient they are.
Well, it would seem that an ordinary bag, something that may (heaven forbid!) not attract the attention of everyone within a five-mile radius but still attractive enough to be taken out in public, would serve to carry around the nappies, bottles, bibs and baby trinkets just as easily. I've even seen some parents do this (including the aforementioned cousin), so this is not a figment of my imagination or me waxing eloquent from my childless utopia.
To all those companies that manufacture and endorse these hideous things, please, stop.
Let parents regain their dignity and pride.
God knows that when they're changing the 100th soiled nappy for a new one out of that bag, they're going to need it.
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