Do you use a Bumpo

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A friend of mine posted a pic of her DS sitting in one of these and I was wondering how useful it actually is. Please share your insight.

grinsandgiggles

DS never uses his.  Waste of money.

kerivp

Honestly, I thought DS would use his more, but he doesn't really.  He will sit in it for a short time and then arch his back and try to launch himself out of it. 

BitterOldHag

As with most things they have a love/hate relationship with their bumbo.

sweetyface77

DS uses it every so often, so although it wasn't a total waste of money, we're not exactly getting our money's worth out of it.  He sits in it from time to time but usually gets fussy after about 10 minutes and will not have anything to do with it.  Occassionally he will try to tip himself over to get out of it.  It's kind of funny.

Mrs.Carlybella

kerivp:

Honestly, I thought DS would use his more, but he doesn't really.  He will sit in it for a short time and then arch his back and try to launch himself out of it. 

this exactly,  If he lasts even 5 minutes before arching I am shocked.  

DoubleDiamond

Tee hee hee.  Bumpo. 

We use DD's Bumbo a lot, actually.  She loves it (now).  She sits in it while I make her bottle, fold the laundry, etc.

*H&J*

Not really as much as I thought.  She always looks so uncomfortable in it.  I think maybe more in a couple months.  We'll see.

Dodgeball Mama

I LOVE our Bumbo. I have the little tray for it too. I even found one at a garage sale for my sis in law to use in a few months when she has her first. I think it is super handy. He sits in it when I am cutting veggies/making food. Super handy dandy!

velina

My DD will sit in her's for about 15 mins just enough time to put the dirty dishes in the dishwasher. I like using her bumbo when I feed her baby food. She's not big enough for her highchair, she seems to sit better in the bumbo and they make trays that you can attach.

cookimonstar

I got one off of craigslist for 10 bucks and I'm soo glad I didnt get one new because my DD's thighs were too chubby for it.

MaliaMouse

I can't speek for LO for sure, but he and I both seem to really love the Bumbo.  We started solids a couple weeks ago and use this as the chair for him to eat in since he is still a little small for a high chair and it works GREAT!

ashleighathomson

DS arches his back after about 10 minutes.

Stellerbel

We use it a lot and sometimes he likes it and sometimes he doesn't. I put him in it when I am washing dishes and he likes watching me, and we take it with us to restaurants and he just people watches. The longest he has stayed in it before complaining is about 35 minutes.

CeeMat

DD uses it in the kitchen when we are cooking. I got mine at a consignment sale with the tray for $15 and have definitely gotten enough use out of it. Her chubber thighs won't fit in it much longer though.

JuneBug2007

We use ours every so often but DD gets bored after a while and tries to wiggle herself out of it.  Someone gave us our bumbo as a shower gift and if we hadn't gotten it then, I don't think we would have spent $40 + an extra $10 for the tray.

deeanneharris

We used ours until recently. DD nows tries to crawl out of it.