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Question for those with big babies
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What do you do regarding toys and carseats and things? For example, I think DS would really enjoy a jumperoo when he's a bit older, but jumperoos have a 25 lb weight limit. He's 16 lbs already, so in a month when he's old enough to use a jumperoo, he'll probably be almost 20. He really won't get much use out of it.
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Re: Question for those with big babies
My Lo was 16 lbs 11 oz at 4 months. And she LOVES it! I dont' worry that we wont get much use out of it because if you follow the weight chart - there is a curve. The weight gain will slow down. Like at 3 months she weighed 16 lbs. It was the first 3 months that she was gaining 2-3 lbs a month.
I also consider it to be great exersize for her!
My LO loves his exersauser. the age on his is 3 months and is good untill he can walk, or starts to climb out of it. He loves it! We have the Evenflo Exersaucer Double Fun - Tropical. it adjusts as he gets taller, which is great for us as LO is very long. I purchased a convertabe car seat which we will have to move him into swoon.
DD is 16lbs now but I received her jumperoo from my shower. She does love it though. Her face lights up when she sees it now. The carseat I have decided, it is what it is, when she outgrows the infant seat we move to the convertible chair that should last much longer.
Maybe look at a baby resale shop for a jumperoo?
My LO uses his Jumperoo for about 10 minutes a day. He has great head and upper body control for his age so he really enjoys it. My Pedi. (and the jumperoo website) suggested putting a rolled up receiving blanket around Lo when in the seat to help make them a bit more supported. LO is 18 pounds/25 1/2 inches tall.
The swing is the one I worry about. I use it rarely now because even though it says 25 lbs. it seems to struggle to swing with him in it. Maybe it's just my swing though (2 year old Graco).
I haven't had him in the infant carseat for about a month. The limit is 30 lbs. but he is so chunky and looked so uncomfortable in it. He is in a Graco covertible carseat and seems to enjoy the space. I use an infant headrest for support.
What my husband and I did was for the real expensive items (obviously not the car seats) we bought at consignment shops. 95% of what we bought was brand new, tags still on. I'm kinda leery about stuff like that, and I make sure EVERYTHING on it can be washed somehow. But I think it's silly to spend that much money and have her 1) grow out of it so quickly and 2) not like it. So far we bought a play mat, Baby Einstein jumper, Snug A Bug Swing and we just looked at a Little Tykes play gym for outside when she's able to climb (brand new in box).