Comments on: Fame or Shame Game #10: Morning Chicness Bags

By: Donna

Donna — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:58:50 +0000

FAME! ….because I’ve had to puke in the diaper bag. ….in the passenger seat ….on the floor of the mall …in a trash barrel in front of my boss! Because sick, pregnant women will do anything to make being so – less miserable. And because they are at the beginning of shamelessly spending to make life easier with babe! : )

By: karen

karen — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:43:02 +0000

@anne K- i don’t think they’re trying to make horking your guts out “a common and fashionable display,” but just making the puker feel a little less embarrassed when it happens. i had HG with both daughters, and with my first daughter, i lost over 20 lbs in less than two months from throwing up every time i turned my head, literally. when i went to a dr appt, or to the hospital (happened three times) i had to carry a trash can with me for the car, and make sure i sat near a can in the waiting room, because if the urge hit, i couldn’t make it to a bathroom in time. trust me, i would have LOVED to be able to toss my cookies in the privacy of a rest room, but it just didn’t always happen…

having said all that, i say fame. i wouldn’t have cared much about the pattern (while cute) but i also think the idea of having a bag that’s a) water(puke)proof, and b) appears to hold it’s shape while you’re, um, filling it.

By: anne K

anne K — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:25:02 +0000

Shame! (I hope!) I am all for encouraging public breastfeeding; but, I draw the line at making puking in public a common and fashionable display. I realize that when you gotta, you gotta. And, in the interest of full disclosure, I confess that God traded me months of morning sickness for about 36 hours of full throttle stomach bug when I was 7 weeks. Ingestion should be publicly acceptable; evacuation should be private.

By: jen

jen — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:37:16 +0000

Currently sick and barftastic, I think the premise of waterproof bag is a wonderful idea.

I laughed a bit at the idea of them being “green” and reusable.

Initially I thought that a plastic freezer bag would do the trick and these were stupid. But really, WHO WANTS TO SEE MY RALPHED UP LUNCH? Yeah, exactly.

The idea of these helping someone be discrete is a bit laughable too. For me, at least… mainly because I am NOT remotely quiet when the sickness strikes. I can’t imagine not drawing stares.

Now, if I had a cute bag, perhaps the stares would at least note my sense of style with appreciation.

By: Mama Peach

Mama Peach — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:52:57 +0000

Sorry I should summarize my above thought a little better – in a nutshell, they are too pretty and eye-catching to be descrete!!! Could you imagine someone coming over after you have just put the bag to use to ‘admire’ it? I think vomting into one of those bags would draw even more attention to you, and frankly, I have stage fright :)

By: Mama Peach

Mama Peach — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:48:42 +0000

SHAME!! I vomited severely 24 hours a day for 42 weeks with my first pregnancy (was hospitalized a few times), and my second seems to be fairly similiar thus far. No WAY would I use these (unless I got really stuck and was um…holding it in my mouth and someone handed it to me – what, it has happened).

It would look like I was vomiting into a lovely lunch I had prepared. Ick.

I find a nice descrete plastic bag does the trick..and they ball up really small so they can go with you anywhere.

By: Lorelai

Lorelai — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:12:09 +0000

FAME! The website says the bags disintegrate in soil….so they are “green”.
I definitely could’ve used these when i was pregnant and they’d be a fun present!

By: Kara

Kara — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:51:20 +0000

I consider myself pretty “green” overall, but there is no way I’d be washing out a reusable puke bag while pregnant.

By: Christy

Christy — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:17:52 +0000

FAME!
I would have bought stock in this company when I was pregnant. I was one of those women that had the unforgettable fortune of morning, noon, and night sickness–during my entire pregnancy.

It’s not the “chic” part that has won me over. It’s the waterproof/portability aspect. Plastic shopping bags leak (trust me), and while zip-top food storage bags are sturdy alternatives, you can still SEE what you just put in it. At least with these you don’t have to look at the puke.

Plus, you can always use the leftover (unused) bags for goodie bags at the kid’s 1st birthday party!

By: anjii

anjii — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:05:29 +0000

“Pippin says:
I think the only way they could be any more chic is if they were â€œgreenâ€ bags that could be reusedâ€¦”

I had this thought myself, but then realized that, no matter how “green” I try to be, I would NEVER be able to clean a puke bag, with a uber-sensitive nose and constantly turning stomach. I’d just end up puking all over again. I think, for the short percentage of my life that involves constant puking, I’m okay with using a less environmental option, as long as I balance that with the rest of my life ;)