December 2011 Moms
KatieMcClure86
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Bumbo
KatieMcClure86
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I can't believe how handy this thing is! I use it for so many things, like when DJ gets his cereal, some playtime with toys on the tray while I catch a bite to eat and when we go out we take it so he can sit in the booth next to me (we use a convertible car seat). Anyone else in love with their Bumbo or a baby chair?
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Re: Bumbo
Harry likes his for short spurts. It is handy and I think they're so cute for taking pictures.
Definitely worth the $15 we paid for it at OUAC!
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We love ours! I use it a lot because Evan's not a big fan of tummy time. He's sitting up better already.
Edited to adjust size.
DS #2 - 4/2/14
we're pulling ours out later today to see how DS likes it!
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We use ours when all she wants to do is just sit up like a big kid.
I've also found it to be quite useful in the tub. She's outgrown her infant tub but isn't ready to sit by herself. It's a little tricky to get her tushy clean but it works and she just loves it.
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I know, but I was right there. It's just easier when he's only going to be in it a minute.
DS #2 - 4/2/14
What an awesome idea! DS is way too long for his baby tub. I get water all over the counter when I wet his head. I am so going to try this!
I'm sure DS will love the bumbo, but I am waiting until he is 4mos to put him in it. I've read that it can do bad things to their hips if put in it too early. I don't know how accurate that information is, but I'd rather hold him upright than put him in the bumbo and risk it. Besides, I asked my pediatrician when I could put him in it and she said 4mos...
We put LO in his Bumbo and he stiffens his body so he ends up coming out of it! Almost like standing!
Baby Hulk has been doing this the last 3 times we put him in it so there is no way we could leave him in there without us right there to catch him. I think we might stop all together.
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We have one and it is great! Liam "eats" dinner in it with us!
It's also easier to not fight with the car seat buckles if you are just going to the corner store, so why bother?
Seriously, I have to agree with uncharch. Putting the baby in the bumbo on a kitchen counter or other elevated surface is just asking for trouble and absolutely wrong. Think twice, people.
Agreed. It scares me to see pics of the bumbo on the counter.
Seeming since my picture is of Liam in the bumbo on the counter...
Seriously? Give me a f*ckign break. I can understand once our LO's are more mobile but right now my son isn't crawling in and out of the damn thing and I am always standing right there beside him when he is in it. Get off your "I'm perfect at everything" f*cking high horse. Some people always have something to say.
When he's in it, I am sitting literally right next to him. See that tiny gap in my picture? That's right above my leg because we have a dining table against the counter and my chair is right there by him.
And if he's ever in the bumbo for longer, he's on the floor.
He's perfectly safe.
I think the comparison to an unbuckled carseat is over dramatic.
But thank you for your concern.
DS #2 - 4/2/14
I agree some parents are dumb and leave their kids outside of arms reach in their bumbo while on a elevated surface, but to compare them being right there with their child as being the same thing as not buckling them in for a car ride is extreme.
I don't think anyone here doesn't buckle their kid up just because they are going to the corner store and it's not fair to make that comparison.
My point is that it is dangerous to put the baby in the bumbo on an elevated surface. You never know when will be the first time that s/he will make a sudden movement/roll/scoot/whatever and it might as well be while he sits on the edge of a counter/table/other elevated surface. If you don't have at least one hand on him/her at all times, it is just dangerous. Saying to do it because "it is easier and I was right there" doesn't make it right IMO. Good thing we are all entitled to our own opinions.
Now off to find those high horses you are speaking of.
It's not always about you, Lexie. Calm down. You have an opinion and I have one as well. They happen to be different. I can live with that.
Right Ricola... considering me and one other mom posted a picture of our child in the bumbo on a counter and then shortly after the above comments followed. But sure whatever you say.
DS #2 - 4/2/14
I put DS in it for the first time yesterday, he's 3.5 months old. He did OK for the first 2 minutes, then tried to twist suddenly. Just the movement made him almost come out of it. The sad thing is that it says right on the damn thing not to put it on an elevated surface, period.
The high chair comparison is a little ridiculous. It's got a stable base and they're strapped in. A sudden movement or twist isn't going to tip the thing over.
This how we roll unsupervised on the counter...
And yes, I do have something to say. When you're going to post a picture of something that's a well-known thing to NOT do, you're opening yourself up to criticism. But when you're going to advertise it on a message board, you need to be prepared for a little bit of flaming. We've all done been flamed for one thing or another. If you can't take it, then either don't post the picture or take a step back.
We all do things that aren't 100% safe, but we don't come out and publicly advertise it with pictures.
I live up to what I do. I'm not ashamed of it, or I wouldn't do it. I don't mind a little judging.
DS #2 - 4/2/14
DS uses his bumbo when we sit at the table to eat. He has walls on 2 sides of him and DH and I on the remaining 2. I feel perfectly safe with him like that.
Some people just have to make comments about everything.
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My question is which is worse, to do things that are considered unsafe and not deny doing it (while being cogizant of what her child is doing)...or to do it and basically pretend we don't?
Either way, women are gonna flip their sh!t.
To be 100% honest I didnt even read the replies I just read the OP's post and added my take on the bumbo and a picture. It wasn't until now that I saw the comments. I am not replying because I was "flamed" I am replying because I think the comments are ridiculous. Maybe you can spare a extra bubble so I can put Liam in it as well, no?