Jolly jumper?

[MummaSue]

Baaahhahaahaaa, that sounds like a really funny thing to watch!!

I think that I must invest in a Jolly Jumper!

[Taurean]

I think that I must invest in a Jolly Jumper!

I highly recommend a Jumperoo over a Jolly Jumper any day. We have both and they are both awesome but the Jolly Jumper needs a doorway to hang it from (difficult in open plan houses!) or an aditional frame. They are also quite small so although my DD is not chubby (at all!), she outgrew it around 7 months (we couldn't do the harness up).

Her Jumperoo on the other hand is still going strong! It has lots of fun things for them to play with on it and they still get to bounce around like a maniac It has been a saviour on many occassions as even now that DD is crawling and cruising, she is more than happy to have a bounce and we know she is safe and happy. The seat is nice and wide, the straps for the bouncing bit are adjustable so it grown with them and it's easy enough to move it to another room or outside.

DD has been loving it since she was 4 months old and she has no problems with walking (with her walkers), cruising the furniture and crawling.

Google Fisher Price for a look.

[luna moth]

Chiropractic Association says they are the spawn of the devil. Or words to that effect.

[Taurean]

Chiropractic Association says they are the spawn of the devil. Or words to that effect.

Gosh, that's a bit harsh! There is going to be a few entire generations beating each other with sticks to get to the chiros when they are older then No offence to you Audax, that was a stab at the Chiro Association

[luna moth]

Gosh, that's a bit harsh! There is going to be a few entire generations beating each other with sticks to get to the chiros when they are older then No offence to you Audax, that was a stab at the Chiro Association

Yeah, that's something, hey? You'd think, if it were actually so bad, they'd recommend it, to drum up business for themselves? Hmmm....

[Taurean]

Yeah, that's something, hey? You'd think, if it were actually so bad, they'd recommend it, to drum up business for themselves? Hmmm....

Exactly!!!

[MummaSue]

Hehe, I'm taking bubby to a chiro tomorrow so might just slip it into the conversation and see how it goes down.
I'm such a stirrer hehe.

[MummaSue]

OMG, missy LOVES her JJ. Just loves it.

I put music on and she bounces around like a crazy woman!
She was dancing to the Beatles and Mark Ronson yesterday! LMAO!

Hehe. Too funny!

I think that we might also get a Jumperoo too though, they look awesome as well!

Sue x

[~Trish~]

Glad she loves it .

I used a Jumperoo for DD (it was safer from her brothers LOL) and she LOVED it!

[thrilled82]

We have a Jolly Jumper and our 6 month old LOVES it.
She has been in it since around 4 months, the box says from 3 months (or when head control is reasonable) and yeah, it does start at 2 x 20 minute sessions a day.
I think it says a maximum of an hour at a time. We've never left DD in it that long, probably 40 minutes at the most, I always put on a CD or one of her music DVDs when she is in the JJ. I think I read somewhere babies can start to pick up on tempo and adjust their bounces accordingly. Must say, I've never seen DD adjust her speed of bounce, she just goes and goes in it regardless. But I figure using the jump time as music time combines two fun activities.

In our house the JJ is a godsend, saved my sainty on many afternoons. We've had a really, really unsettled little girl and some days the JJ is the ONLY place DD is happy. It's also great to pop her in and cook dinner - she can see me from where it's hanging and I get both hands free to cook!

I have been told by almost all physio, chiro, sensory play and sleep advisors that Jolly Jumpers are just about the work of the devil.
Not sure why they get such a bad wrap - I can understand that if you left your kid in it all day everyday they might get the wrong idea on how to walk and stand on two feet ... but like everything else in life, using it in moderation should be fine.
I know people hate to hear it, but JJ were around when we were younger, and geeze we all turned out OK and managed to work out this walking business!!

Also, I find DD sleeps so much better after a short burst in the JJ, they don't call it a 'scientific baby exerciser' for nothing!

[*LittleMissSummer*]

I read the whole thread and was going to ask how old a bub has to be to go in one and the last post answered that question

I think my bubba would love it, she is always trying to look around and move. Though i dont have a decent door frame to put her in as my living area is open plan.. hmm may just have to have it on her bedroom door frame and ill sit and play with her

Whats the difference between a jolly jumper and a jumparoo?

[Calluna]

KM- you can buy a frame to attach it to instead of using a door way. We bought one for about $90 from Babyco.