We got one for our DS and he loved it! We also bought the little tray table which is sold separately and up until recently he would sit in that to eat snacks etc. He's almost 10 months old and doesn't use it as much now because he's more mobile and can sit up on his own but we took it on holidays with us and to other peoples houses when we went to visit. I found it to be a very useful purchase.
Hiya. In all honesty i also asked this and was told how good they were............we decided to bye one....................We used it once for may 5mins. Never used it again. If you do choose to bye one go with second hand in case you find you dont use it.
We got one for DS & have used it for both kids. They loved it. DS still sits in it sometimes. We found it handy as a portable highchair if we were going to the park or somewhere so DS could sit still to eat. Otherwise, he'd be off. He used it regularly right up until he was about 2. DD loved it when she was learning to sit as that is all she wanted to do. It might have been only 5 minutes before she got tired and wanted out but that gradually increased. ATM, she doesn't like it much as she is wanting to crawl all the time. We will keep it for using as a portable high chair again for another year or so.
So IMO - great investment, well worth it. I would probably look at getting one second hand as they keep really well and are rather expensive new. Ours is 2.5 years old & still looks great.
Love it, couldn't recommend it enough We also had the tray as well. I used it to start solids as DD was too small for a high chair. I would put it up on our bench and put food on the tray and she would nibble away while the boys would have their dinner.
We have one but didn't use it much for ds as he had chunky thighs and would get a bit stuck at times in it. We also got the tray with ours (went second hand too). Not sure if we'll use it with no 2; it's a bit wait and see for them.
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I bought one for DD2, never had a need for DD1 and certainly would not have needed it with her.
DD2 on the other hand was raring to go from the word dot and was such a cranky pants if she wasn't sitting up or moving or doing whatever it was she was wanting to do. I invested in one at 5 months for some relief from her frustration and it was great. I only used it for a couple of months with her then it became redundant as she was too keen to move or sit on her own but for that short time, for me, it was well worth the investment.
I have since lent it to a friend with twins and it has certainly come in handy when there are not enough hands to hold babies!
I don't think they are for every baby and I was aware of the controversy surrounding the use of them when I bought mine (they are not recommended to be used for long periods of time as a baby is not designed to sit up necessarily before being developmentally ready, google with help flesh that out a bit ) but for my situation with DD2, it gave me some sanity. I just kept in mind the discussions against them.
I love ours! We don't have a highchair, we stick DD in the bumbo in the middle of the table and she eats there as we have the tray too. I'm not sure how much longer we'll be using it though, we have the same issue as leckert in that DD has quite chubby little legs. I wonder if you might have the same problem, DD is currently 8.4kgs at 7.5 months, so if your son is over 7kgs at 13 weeks he may grow out of it quickly.
I've heard from a lot of people that love theirs. I was always told that it's not good to prop a child up into a sitting position until they are able to actually sit themselves. Basically, they do things when they are physiologically ready to do them and that we shouldn't force them. I know of quite a few people that have used them after their child can sit unaided as a way of stopping them from toppling while feeding and things like that though.
I borrowed two for my twins. Boytwin would get stuck as he had chunky thighs and girltwin would slip as she had skinny thighs. We gave them back to the kind friends who lent them to us within a week.
We bought one for DS, and he hated it, he only used it a handful of times. I was a bit disappointed as I'd had friends with babies who loved them, but not DS. I also recommend buying a second hand one, I sold mine on a local classifieds website for $30 and it was in perfect condition
Bumbo was recommended to me by SIL. I sisn't use it much before 4 months but now it's great to feed solids and so little one can be involved while we eat or I cook.....I have a HUGE island bench and put him in bumbo in the middle and cook while he sits and watches and plays with things. I mut say I have barely used the tray but I imagine it will be useful when he starts on finger food soon.
I used it for my DD and found it really useful when she couldn't sit on her own. Sometimes its nice for them to have a view of the world other than the ceiling! I lent it to a friend once she could sit on her own, but I actually wish I had kept longer because I think I would have found more uses for it. Oh well, we live and learn!
If you are looking at buying one Target now make their own version of it for a much cheaper price and they are on sale at the moment. I have one and it is great.
A slightly different perspective - We borrowed one and DS sat in it a few times but shortly after went into a brace due to hip dysplasia
I must say that I have learnt through our orthopedic surgeon that structured devices like these that hold babies in position aren't at all recommended for babies natural development, they need to grow and strengthen their muscles etc and learn to sit, stand etc unaided - but where do you draw the line - prams / highchairs do the same so some degree. I think lots of this devices are more for the parents convenience (which I totally get) more so than to positively assist with babies development.
We didn't use a walker with DS for the above reason, and I guess with our unique experiences we have other reasons not to use things like bumbo's or walkers when baby # 2 joins us
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We also had the tray as well. I used it to start solids as DD was too small for a high chair. I would put it up on our bench and put food on the tray and she would nibble away while the boys would have their dinner.
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