if your LO's don't hate the jumperoo

nikinikinine

what kind do you have?

My peanuts love the exersaucer, but not the jumperoo. We have a FP Laugh and Learn with some farm animals on it. I'm thinking about selling it because they are so disinterested. But I wonder if they would like it more if it was more interactive. Right now they just hang there...

I know they are still quite little, but I'm not a fan of it and I'm willing to buy them a different one if they'd get more out of it (and by them, I mean I would have another toy for them to play in while giving me a break :P )

Shelley-Bean

I would give them a little more time.  I have a FP - some type of an ocean themed one - but my boys didn't really start liking it until they were closer to 6 months.  James was the first to really love jumping in it, but within the past 2-3 wks, Jonathan is doing alot of jumping, too. 

I would suggest if they still hate it closer to 5 1/2 - 6 months, sell it and get a new one.  

Haven1

We had the FP rain forest one, and that was the greatest craigslist purchase I've ever made. Sometimes they loved it, and sometimes they just kind of hung out and watched us. Either way, it kept them contained and content. Plus, they loved being upright, and I felt at least it worked some muscles, unlike a bouncy seat or something. I don't know what we would have done without it on the nights one of us had to put them to bed alone.

ddub09

We have FP rainforest one as well. It has a lot of toys for them to play with. They really started to like it around six months. Before that they just sort of sat in it. I still use it as well as the exersaucer. Some days they like one more than the other. 

atc282

Mine weren't into the jumperoo til they were a bit older than your LOs--maybe around 5.5 mo/6 months did they really enjoy it.

We had the Baby Einstein one (got it at BRU I think). I hung a bunch of Baby Einstein toys that they could try to  reach at and they liked the bright colors/music it played. Once they started to like the jumperoo, the exersaucer didn't get as much use. So it may just be a matter of time before they show interest.

ProwdMommy

We have the RF jumperoo and Tucker has gotten to where he jumps in it and plays with some of the toys.  He really likes it, but Duncan just kind of sits there.  He will sit there for a while though.  Although he will sit just about anywhere that you put him for a while. 

See if you can find a RF jumperoo on CL.  That way if they don't like it then at least you didn't spend lots of money on it.  I say give them some more time though.

caden

I also have a baby einstein one. But I vote to give it some more time. My kids didn't love it until they got a little more confident/bigger. The seat in mine is pretty big, not sure if yours is like this too, and I had to stuff it with blankets and put a pillow under it. Only my DS1 even remotely liked it then. But when they were around 6mo they didn't need all that and their interest increased. DS2 didn't really like it until recently - like last month. But now he loves it. I don't know what took him so long. I don't think it had to do w/ the amount of entertaining things b/c they both love ghe exersaucer and it's stripped down.

blondek8

We've got a FP Ocean Wonders Jumperoo. Give it a bit more time. Nathan started to "get" it around 5 months but Ryan didn't care for it until almost 7 months. Now they both love it.

GSwans

They were more slow to take to the jumperoo.  But eventually really liked it.  And I just bought a second-hand one on CL for $20.  It was the Fisher Price Sounds and Lights Deluxe Jumperoo. 

Rangergal9

We have a Baby Einstein jumperoo and the twins LOVE it!  They could just bounce for hours in it!

altee9

Rangergal9:

We have a Baby Einstein jumperoo and the twins LOVE it!  They could just bounce for hours in it!

This!!

MrsLnt

I have a FP Deluxe Sound and Lights Jumparoo.  Except the sound and lights don't work (bought it at a consignment shop and didn't test it.  Oops).  They've never really cared that the light up stuff doesn't light up. 

I got it when they were about 5.25 months old.  Closer to 5.5 months they started going crazy in it and LOVED to bounce.  Now, at almost 7 months, they're more content to stand in it and watch us.  

Another vote to give it more time.  

babya2010

atc282:

Mine weren't into the jumperoo til they were a bit older than your LOs--maybe around 5.5 mo/6 months did they really enjoy it.

We had the Baby Einstein one (got it at BRU I think). I hung a bunch of Baby Einstein toys that they could try to  reach at and they liked the bright colors/music it played. Once they started to like the jumperoo, the exersaucer didn't get as much use. So it may just be a matter of time before they show interest.

Ditto all of this, but we never even had an exersaucer. Definitely give it more time. Mine weren't comfortable in it (feet didn't touch the floor) until close to 6 months. Even though it says 4 months+, it'd have to be a REALLY big/tall 4 month old - that's all I can think! GL!

Babsie7

blondek8:

We've got a FP Ocean Wonders Jumperoo. Give it a bit more time. Nathan started to "get" it around 5 months but Ryan didn't care for it until almost 7 months. Now they both love it.

This. One of mine still isn't that into it, but the other two love it now (7mos).

Ruby_Tuesday

We have the BE one. Give it more time.  They love to bounce so much.  I mean they LIVE for it!