Stroller bags: what are they for and how to choose the right model?

Adding a family is always joyful chores associated with the acquisition of many useful and necessary things. One of them is undoubtedly the stroller. Modern manufacturers of baby products equip strollers with additional accessories to ensure maximum comfort for mom and baby. Our article is devoted to the features and varieties of bags for the first children's transport.

Features and functions

A bag for a stroller only at first glance seems like an excess, which you can do without, replacing this accessory with a regular package. In fact, this item has a number of significant advantages over its counterparts. On a walk, on a trip, in a polyclinic, you cannot do without a roomy, but compact, convenient, but stylish bag for a stroller.

Let's consider the advantages of this accessory.

Convenience. Depending on the model, such a bag can be slung over your shoulder, picked up, placed in the stroller basket or hung on its handle. For this, special fasteners are usually provided.
Ergonomic... Most often, such bags have the most convenient rectangular shape and are equipped with zippers for quick and easy opening and closing.
Functionality... Even the smallest-looking bag can easily accommodate baby food, a pack of diapers, toys, napkins and a lot of other useful little things.
High quality workmanship. Like all products for children, bags meet the highest hygiene and safety requirements.
Aesthetics... Modern manufacturers pay great attention not only to the functionality and practicality of this accessory, but also to its appearance. The bag is usually made in the same design as the stroller, has a similar or, on the contrary, a contrasting shade, is originally decorated and complemented by unusual fittings.

Thus, the bag can fulfill not only a purely practical function, but also be a fashionable and stylish addition to the image of a young mother.

Varieties

The range of children's goods today amazes even the most sophisticated consumer with its diversity. This also applies to bags for strollers: you can choose an option that suits any model of children's transport, taste, wallet, wishes. Among the most popular varieties of this accessory, several options can be distinguished.

Universal

The name itself speaks for itself. This bag is adapted to most models of strollers. She, as a rule, has medium dimensions, rectangular shape, neutral colors. The internal space is divided into several compartments for storing large and small items. A convenient outer pocket (one or more) is often provided.

This model is attached to the stroller by means of special brackets and hinges provided for this purpose. The belt is made of dense fabric and can be adjusted for comfortable wearing in the hand or on the shoulder.

Organizer bag

An ideal walking option. In this accessory, the interior space is thought out literally to the smallest detail. This is unlikely to include a large number of removable clothes, but there will certainly be separate compartments for a cell phone, food bottles, internal and external pockets for small change and other useful things. Such models are often made with Velcro for easy attachment to cane strollers or ordinary walking options.

Handle bag... This model is convenient because everything you need is always at hand. Such a bag can be fixed on the handle in two ways: using a strap or special fasteners. Such accessories are compact in size and as laconic as possible for convenience.

Grid. This option reminds everyone of the well-known string bag. This model is most often used for carrying large toys, it is perfect for shopping too.

Stroller cane bag... The main advantages of such strollers are their compact size, light weight and ease of use. Bags for such strollers have the same properties. They are made of soft materials, they can always be compactly rolled up and removed. These bags can be placed on one or both handles at once.

Thermos bag. This model is ideal for long walks. Thanks to a special heat-insulating material, the bag easily maintains the optimal temperature for baby bottles for several hours. This bag is ideal for carrying drinks (warm or cold), sandwiches, and other food.

For the smallest children, the optimal solution would be to purchase a bag transforming into a changing table. Thanks to such a model, you can easily and quickly turn the accessory into a rug for changing your baby's clothes in "field" conditions. This model is additionally equipped with pockets for hygiene items, bottles, diapers.

Cover bag. From the name it is clear that such models are intended for storage and transportation of strollers. Strollers packed in these travel covers can be carried horizontally or vertically. They can even be transported on wheels (special holes are provided for this).

Models are made of lightweight, durable, stain-resistant and waterproof fabric. Covers are often complemented by external pockets for small items. This option is indispensable in rainy weather, for transporting a stroller after a walk in the trunk of a car, for example, or for transportation to a dacha, to another city. The cover reliably covers the vehicle and you don't have to worry about preserving its integrity.

All models of stroller bags can be made from a variety of materials. They come in hundreds of designs. Some models are made in a rigid frame form, others are soft and compact products.

The color range of such bags is huge and diverse. Here are both classics (black, white, red) and fashionable, rich colors of lilac, pink, light green, orange. Outwardly, such handbags go well not only with the chosen model of the stroller, but also with any outfit of a young mother.

Embroidery, applique, contrasting insert from another material, original accessories, fringe, chains, rivets are used as decoration. At the same time, functionality, practicality and convenience of the product remain in the first place.

Requirements for materials

There are many different requirements for a stroller bag. It should contain everything that is necessary for a child's walk or a trip to a clinic, be outwardly attractive, light and compact enough, comfortable and functional.

However, basic requirements apply to the material of manufacture. Let's consider the main ones.

Practicality. The baby stroller bag will often wash after rain, snow, spilled food, dirty toys, dirty clothes. That is why the material should be easy to clean, keep its shape and maintain an attractive appearance.
Durability. The stroller bag can be used daily. With her, you can go not only for a walk, but also to the store, to the clinic, to visit, to the gym, finally. Therefore, the fabric must be strong enough, strong and durable.
Safety... The material should not cause allergies and contain substances harmful to the health of the mother and baby.
Attractiveness. It is always pleasant when both the stroller and its accessories look like a beautiful, fashionably dressed young mother.

All these requirements are fully met by leather or its substitutes. Warm options are often complemented by fleece or fur trim.

Lighter summer options are made of breathable and hypoallergenic linen, waterproof raincoat fabric, matting, denim, textiles. To give shape and some rigidity, foam liners are used. Such a handbag is quite within the power of a young mother to sew with her own hands. Then the model will turn out to be truly unique.

Some manufacturers use innovative designs and technologies to make fabrics for their bags. For example, Tutis treats fabrics with silver ions during production. The finished material does not absorb foreign odors and has antimicrobial effect.

Criterias of choice

In order not to get lost in the variety of models offered today, special attention should be paid to the following parameters.

Shape and size. The configuration of the bag can be very different: rectangle, circle, square, triangle. The most ergonomic option is rectangular. The bag should be medium in size to hold diapers, food, a diaper, toys, some kind of clothing, but not too heavy or bulky.
Rational execution. It all depends on the purpose for which the bag is purchased. If, for example, a trip to the clinic is necessary or a trip out of town is planned, then it is better to opt for a spacious model with a minimum of departments. Such a spacious bag can easily store many things.

If it is essential for a mother to have at hand a minimum of clothes and toys, then it is better to purchase models with many pockets for bottles, documents, diapers, gadgets, and useful little things. Maybe a lot of clothes won't fit here, but all the contents will always be in perfect order and at hand.

Mount... A book stroller or a cane stroller has different types of handles. Before choosing a bag, it is necessary to check with the seller how it is attached (on a solid handle or on two separate ones).
Material. As mentioned above, special requirements are imposed on the material of manufacture. The fabric should be stain resistant, waterproof, easy to clean and aesthetically pleasing.
Brand. Usually, stroller manufacturing companies offer their customers a complete list of accessories that make life easier for parents and children. Bags usually come with strollers. If the accessory is purchased separately, then it is recommended to pay attention to the products of well-known, trusted manufacturers.

Optional accessories

For ease of use, stroller bags are often supplied with various optional accessories. As a rule, we are talking about sets of fasteners that will provide a strong and reliable fixation of the accessory on the handles of children's transport. Most often, the fastening is made in the form of hooks, on which you can hang not only a bag, but also a bag with toys, an umbrella, and my mother's backpack. The hooks can rotate 360 ° around their axis, and the sturdy carabiner is designed for a fairly substantial load.

By the way, some manufacturers offer a great alternative to stroller bags. This is a backpack for parents. Such models are usually equipped with a diaper, a thermal cover for placing bottles with food, a bag for diapers and other things. These backpacks are also attached to the stroller handle.