walkers??

strawbrrysmile05

I've had several moms IRL tell me that walkers (the kind the baby sits in and walks around in) are life savers. They also tell me that with DD being as active as she is and trying to walk already (not enough strength yet of course) that I'll want one by the time she's 5months instead of 6 (they bet).

I'm wondering if you are using one or if you plan to. Why and why not? If so, what do you recommend? Does Baby Bargains say anything about good/bad brands? (<--I lent mine to a pregnant friend). Oh, and yes, I know how to use it safely and we live in a ranch style house so no stairs for her to fall down plus the "unsafe" room is already gated off because of the dog lol

Thanks!

Starfish113

I can't answer your question.. but I love your siggy pic!!!

strawbrrysmile05

thank you! im still working on making it smaller lol

Starfish113

strawbrrysmile05:

thank you! im still working on making it smaller lol

(Just in case you don't know) If you upload it to tinypic.com and edit it... you can resize it to however you want it to look on here... there's a little bar you just drag bigger or smaller

strawbrrysmile05

Starfish113:

strawbrrysmile05:

thank you! im still working on making it smaller lol

(Just in case you don't know) If you upload it to tinypic.com and edit it... you can resize it to however you want it to look on here... there's a little bar you just drag bigger or smaller

I'll go try it...I'm still using photobucket lol. btw: do you think Sophie is worth the money? DD is teething but has a tiny mouth so most teethers are hard for her to get in there and chew on lol

strawbrrysmile05

MrsJulieT:

Both of my kids have been very active babies and both have loved the jumperoo and never used a walker. So just another option for you.

I just got the jumparoo and she LOVES it! She desperately wants to move too though :-/

MamaSquish

strawbrrysmile05:

Starfish113:

strawbrrysmile05:

thank you! im still working on making it smaller lol

(Just in case you don't know) If you upload it to tinypic.com and edit it... you can resize it to however you want it to look on here... there's a little bar you just drag bigger or smaller

I'll go try it...I'm still using photobucket lol. btw: do you think Sophie is worth the money? DD is teething but has a tiny mouth so most teethers are hard for her to get in there and chew on lol

Sophie is worth the money! 

Starfish113

strawbrrysmile05:

Starfish113:

strawbrrysmile05:

thank you! im still working on making it smaller lol

(Just in case you don't know) If you upload it to tinypic.com and edit it... you can resize it to however you want it to look on here... there's a little bar you just drag bigger or smaller

I'll go try it...I'm still using photobucket lol. btw: do you think Sophie is worth the money? DD is teething but has a tiny mouth so most teethers are hard for her to get in there and chew on lol

Yeah she chews on her legs if I hold it in her mouth. The rest of the time she just licks her! Frozen pacis have worked best for me for teething because most teethers are still too big for her!

megann831

I got a walker because we have the jumper in the front of the house and I keep the walker by the dinning room/ kitchen area so I can have her in there when we are.  I don't really think it has anything to do w/ how active they are, she likes it, pushes herself around a bit, but not much walking.  I'll keep the door to the basement shut, the one thing I'll have to watch when she gets going is saddles between the doorways or when it goes from wood to carpet, I think that can be dangerous too if they're going too fast

strawbrrysmile05

Starfish113:

strawbrrysmile05:

Starfish113:

strawbrrysmile05:

thank you! im still working on making it smaller lol

(Just in case you don't know) If you upload it to tinypic.com and edit it... you can resize it to however you want it to look on here... there's a little bar you just drag bigger or smaller

I'll go try it...I'm still using photobucket lol. btw: do you think Sophie is worth the money? DD is teething but has a tiny mouth so most teethers are hard for her to get in there and chew on lol

Yeah she chews on her legs if I hold it in her mouth. The rest of the time she just licks her! Frozen pacis have worked best for me for teething because most teethers are still too big for her!

I never thought to freeze a paci! you wet it and put it in the freezer? I tried freezing the end of a baby washcloth, but it gets warm so fast!

MamaSquish

strawbrrysmile05:

Starfish113:

strawbrrysmile05:

Starfish113:

strawbrrysmile05:

thank you! im still working on making it smaller lol

(Just in case you don't know) If you upload it to tinypic.com and edit it... you can resize it to however you want it to look on here... there's a little bar you just drag bigger or smaller

I'll go try it...I'm still using photobucket lol. btw: do you think Sophie is worth the money? DD is teething but has a tiny mouth so most teethers are hard for her to get in there and chew on lol

Yeah she chews on her legs if I hold it in her mouth. The rest of the time she just licks her! Frozen pacis have worked best for me for teething because most teethers are still too big for her!

I never thought to freeze a paci! you wet it and put it in the freezer? I tried freezing the end of a baby washcloth, but it gets warm so fast!

You can also freeze tupperware lids-they work great because they have a lip for them to chew on/put their gums in, and they come in all different sizes!

Starfish113

strawbrrysmile05:

Starfish113:

strawbrrysmile05:

Starfish113:

strawbrrysmile05:

thank you! im still working on making it smaller lol

(Just in case you don't know) If you upload it to tinypic.com and edit it... you can resize it to however you want it to look on here... there's a little bar you just drag bigger or smaller

I'll go try it...I'm still using photobucket lol. btw: do you think Sophie is worth the money? DD is teething but has a tiny mouth so most teethers are hard for her to get in there and chew on lol

Yeah she chews on her legs if I hold it in her mouth. The rest of the time she just licks her! Frozen pacis have worked best for me for teething because most teethers are still too big for her!

I never thought to freeze a paci! you wet it and put it in the freezer? I tried freezing the end of a baby washcloth, but it gets warm so fast!

If you squeeze the paci while it's submerged, it will fill with water (I noticed that when I boiled them). So, I fill it with water and then freeze it. The water doesn't last long because it melts so fast.. but if she's crying because she's in pain from teething -- it works sooooo quickly!! I keep a few frozen at all times

strawbrrysmile05

Starfish113:

strawbrrysmile05:

Starfish113:

strawbrrysmile05:

Starfish113:

strawbrrysmile05:

thank you! im still working on making it smaller lol

(Just in case you don't know) If you upload it to tinypic.com and edit it... you can resize it to however you want it to look on here... there's a little bar you just drag bigger or smaller

I'll go try it...I'm still using photobucket lol. btw: do you think Sophie is worth the money? DD is teething but has a tiny mouth so most teethers are hard for her to get in there and chew on lol

Yeah she chews on her legs if I hold it in her mouth. The rest of the time she just licks her! Frozen pacis have worked best for me for teething because most teethers are still too big for her!

I never thought to freeze a paci! you wet it and put it in the freezer? I tried freezing the end of a baby washcloth, but it gets warm so fast!

If you squeeze the paci while it's submerged, it will fill with water (I noticed that when I boiled them). So, I fill it with water and then freeze it. The water doesn't last long because it melts so fast.. but if she's crying because she's in pain from teething -- it works sooooo quickly!! I keep a few frozen at all times

so does she end up sucking and swallowing the water?

Starfish113

strawbrrysmile05:

Starfish113:

strawbrrysmile05:

Starfish113:

strawbrrysmile05:

Starfish113:

strawbrrysmile05:

thank you! im still working on making it smaller lol

(Just in case you don't know) If you upload it to tinypic.com and edit it... you can resize it to however you want it to look on here... there's a little bar you just drag bigger or smaller

I'll go try it...I'm still using photobucket lol. btw: do you think Sophie is worth the money? DD is teething but has a tiny mouth so most teethers are hard for her to get in there and chew on lol

Yeah she chews on her legs if I hold it in her mouth. The rest of the time she just licks her! Frozen pacis have worked best for me for teething because most teethers are still too big for her!

I never thought to freeze a paci! you wet it and put it in the freezer? I tried freezing the end of a baby washcloth, but it gets warm so fast!

If you squeeze the paci while it's submerged, it will fill with water (I noticed that when I boiled them). So, I fill it with water and then freeze it. The water doesn't last long because it melts so fast.. but if she's crying because she's in pain from teething -- it works sooooo quickly!! I keep a few frozen at all times

so does she end up sucking and swallowing the water?

I don't know. If you fill a paci with water and the squeeze it out, it all comes out the front (near the little handle thing). And it does drip out of it as it melts. She might end up swallowing a little, but if so it would be a tiny amount.

BamBam510

I just bought a walker today, our DS absolutly loves to stand..thats all he ever wants to do (with our asistance obviously), so as soon as he starts sitting up on his own I plan to put him in it so he can try and get the hang of moving around.  People rave about those jumper things you put in the doorways but we didn't want to mess with that.  We also have one of those stand still things that you can put them in and they can bounce around in that I will put him in now sometimes with a blanket wrapped around him to hold him up and he likes it despite not really knowing what to do.

ANJ410

The AAP is trying to get the sale of walkers banned in the U.S.

I usually do not follow all the hype about how dangerous everything is, but walkers truly are. They give your infant access to things they normally would not be able to reach at this age like lamp cords, tablecloths, and items on coffee and end tables.  All it takes is a split second to pull something heavy down onto their head. 

Plus, there is always that risk of someone leaving a stairway gate or door open by accident and the baby falling down the stairs in the walker (which actually happened to my mother when she was an infant and she got very badly hurt!)

I was against the use of one when my son was an infant, but after having been through his early toddler stage and seeing how easy it is for a baby to get hurt once they are mobile, I am even more against them.

There is no need for it. An exersaucer or jumperoo provide the same kind of stimulation for an active baby.

monkeyqueen

ANJ410:

The AAP is trying to get the sale of walkers banned in the U.S.

I usually do not follow all the hype about how dangerous everything is, but walkers truly are. They give your infant access to things they normally would not be able to reach at this age like lamp cords, tablecloths, and items on coffee and end tables.  All it takes is a split second to pull something heavy down onto their head. 

Plus, there is always that risk of someone leaving a stairway gate or door open by accident and the baby falling down the stairs in the walker (which actually happened to my mother when she was an infant and she got very badly hurt!)

I was against the use of one when my son was an infant, but after having been through his early toddler stage and seeing how easy it is for a baby to get hurt once they are mobile, I am even more against them.

There is no need for it. An exersaucer or jumperoo provide the same kind of stimulation for an active baby.

All of this. Of course, we all believe we provide enough supervision to prevent these kinds of accidents, but the truth of the matter is that I'm sure most (if not all) of the parents whose children were injured via walker thought they were providing enough supervision, as well. Walkers are simply another one of the baby products on the American market that is not safe. They are illegal in Canada due to safety concerns. The two most common injuries result from falls and burns.....

IrishBrideND

monkeyqueen:

ANJ410:

The AAP is trying to get the sale of walkers banned in the U.S.

I usually do not follow all the hype about how dangerous everything is, but walkers truly are. They give your infant access to things they normally would not be able to reach at this age like lamp cords, tablecloths, and items on coffee and end tables.  All it takes is a split second to pull something heavy down onto their head. 

Plus, there is always that risk of someone leaving a stairway gate or door open by accident and the baby falling down the stairs in the walker (which actually happened to my mother when she was an infant and she got very badly hurt!)

I was against the use of one when my son was an infant, but after having been through his early toddler stage and seeing how easy it is for a baby to get hurt once they are mobile, I am even more against them.

There is no need for it. An exersaucer or jumperoo provide the same kind of stimulation for an active baby.

All of this. Of course, we all believe we provide enough supervision to prevent these kinds of accidents, but the truth of the matter is that I'm sure most (if not all) of the parents whose children were injured via walker thought they were providing enough supervision, as well. Walkers are simply another one of the baby products on the American market that is not safe. They are illegal in Canada due to safety concerns. The two most common injuries result from falls and burns.....

 

all of this.

We have let her sit in a walker at someone elses' house for a few minutes. Really, I don't get how its any "better" for standing and such compared to an exersaucer. So thats what we have.

Chelle0112

ANJ410:

The AAP is trying to get the sale of walkers banned in the U.S.

I usually do not follow all the hype about how dangerous everything is, but walkers truly are. They give your infant access to things they normally would not be able to reach at this age like lamp cords, tablecloths, and items on coffee and end tables.  All it takes is a split second to pull something heavy down onto their head. 

Plus, there is always that risk of someone leaving a stairway gate or door open by accident and the baby falling down the stairs in the walker (which actually happened to my mother when she was an infant and she got very badly hurt!)

I was against the use of one when my son was an infant, but after having been through his early toddler stage and seeing how easy it is for a baby to get hurt once they are mobile, I am even more against them.

There is no need for it. An exersaucer or jumperoo provide the same kind of stimulation for an active baby.

This is what I was told by our pedi.  I asked about them, only because my mom is sooo desperate to get one for DS and I was hesitant.  Our pedi is very much against them.

amykins1283

I won't be using a walker with DS.  When I was a baby I had one and I ended up getting the front caught on something and pitched headfirst into a tile floor.  I busted my face up pretty badly.  After that, my mom put the walker away and never used it again.  Get an exersaucer or a jumperoo instead.

starryeyeddreamer

IrishBrideND:

monkeyqueen:

ANJ410:

The AAP is trying to get the sale of walkers banned in the U.S.

I usually do not follow all the hype about how dangerous everything is, but walkers truly are. They give your infant access to things they normally would not be able to reach at this age like lamp cords, tablecloths, and items on coffee and end tables.  All it takes is a split second to pull something heavy down onto their head. 

Plus, there is always that risk of someone leaving a stairway gate or door open by accident and the baby falling down the stairs in the walker (which actually happened to my mother when she was an infant and she got very badly hurt!)

I was against the use of one when my son was an infant, but after having been through his early toddler stage and seeing how easy it is for a baby to get hurt once they are mobile, I am even more against them.

There is no need for it. An exersaucer or jumperoo provide the same kind of stimulation for an active baby.

All of this. Of course, we all believe we provide enough supervision to prevent these kinds of accidents, but the truth of the matter is that I'm sure most (if not all) of the parents whose children were injured via walker thought they were providing enough supervision, as well. Walkers are simply another one of the baby products on the American market that is not safe. They are illegal in Canada due to safety concerns. The two most common injuries result from falls and burns.....

 

all of this.

We have let her sit in a walker at someone elses' house for a few minutes. Really, I don't get how its any "better" for standing and such compared to an exersaucer. So thats what we have.

All of this too. He uses the exersaucer at DC and has a jumperoo at home. We use the doorway jumper too - which he "tries" to walk in on his own. LO loves to stand with help and enjoys his jumperoo - and I know he isn't mobile any early than he needs to be!

punkfiction_v.3

we simply adore walkers. an exersaucer is stationary and not even remotely as exciting, imo. we have jumperoos as well and the walker has always won. i dont see how anyone can say its the same as an exersaucer - when a walker can go across the room. lol

sarahlouise11

During my internship I was told by a child physical therapist that walkers were bad for physical development- that it taught kids to walk on their toes.  I went to H.S with a girl who was such an obvious toe walker all i could think after learning that was- "how much time did she spend in the walker as a baby" .

punkfiction_v.3

sarahlouise11:

During my internship I was told by a child physical therapist that walkers were bad for physical development- that it taught kids to walk on their toes.  I went to H.S with a girl who was such an obvious toe walker all i could think after learning that was- "how much time did she spend in the walker as a baby" .

yeah - lol i think youd have to spend a lot of time in it for that. neither of my kids were toe walkers (and both fully walking at 10.5 mo)

IrishBrideND

punkfiction_v.3:

we simply adore walkers. an exersaucer is stationary and not even remotely as exciting, imo. we have jumperoos as well and the walker has always won. i dont see how anyone can say its the same as an exersaucer - when a walker can go across the room. lol

 

I was saying they are the same in terms of standing. People were stating they got a walker because their LO likes to stand. Thats all. I realize they have differences.

megann831

punkfiction_v.3:

sarahlouise11:

During my internship I was told by a child physical therapist that walkers were bad for physical development- that it taught kids to walk on their toes.  I went to H.S with a girl who was such an obvious toe walker all i could think after learning that was- "how much time did she spend in the walker as a baby" .

yeah - lol i think youd have to spend a lot of time in it for that. neither of my kids were toe walkers (and both fully walking at 10.5 mo)

you really thought about something like that when you were in high school? 

punkfiction_v.3

IrishBrideND:

punkfiction_v.3:

we simply adore walkers. an exersaucer is stationary and not even remotely as exciting, imo. we have jumperoos as well and the walker has always won. i dont see how anyone can say its the same as an exersaucer - when a walker can go across the room. lol

 

I was saying they are the same in terms of standing. People were stating they got a walker because their LO likes to stand. Thats all. I realize they have differences.

it wasn't you i dont think? but i understand what youre saying.

IrishBrideND

punkfiction_v.3:

IrishBrideND:

punkfiction_v.3:

we simply adore walkers. an exersaucer is stationary and not even remotely as exciting, imo. we have jumperoos as well and the walker has always won. i dont see how anyone can say its the same as an exersaucer - when a walker can go across the room. lol

 

I was saying they are the same in terms of standing. People were stating they got a walker because their LO likes to stand. Thats all. I realize they have differences.

it wasn't you i dont think? but i understand what youre saying.

oh oops. I didn't realize someone else had said it too

ttimmerman

strawbrrysmile05:

I've had several moms IRL tell me that walkers (the kind the baby sits in and walks around in) are life savers. They also tell me that with DD being as active as she is and trying to walk already (not enough strength yet of course) that I'll want one by the time she's 5months instead of 6 (they bet).

I'm wondering if you are using one or if you plan to. Why and why not? If so, what do you recommend? Does Baby Bargains say anything about good/bad brands? (<--I lent mine to a pregnant friend). Oh, and yes, I know how to use it safely and we live in a ranch style house so no stairs for her to fall down plus the "unsafe" room is already gated off because of the dog lol

Thanks!

Baby Bargains only says how dangerous they are and won't recommend any brands. They call them "death traps on wheels."