Older LO and baby toys

ladybugpjb

We didn't have a swing or bouncy seat for DS, but I'm considering getting one for the new baby. Then I remembered that DS was climbing all over my friend's bouncy seat when we visited at Christmas, and now I'm worried that he's going to try to play with the swing/bouncer.

Did you have this issue with your older LO? Did it cause issues (like, the swing/bouncer breaking)?

ETA: DS is already around 25 pounds, so he's at the weight limit for the swings I've looked at. By the time Baby comes, he'll be 22 months and definitely be over the limit, so that's my worry.

melaniedel

My ds2 isn't here yet, but we've been pulling out things like bouncer and PNP bassinet. Ds1 is all over them. He climbs right in, we thinks its cute though.

Irisheyes1247

I thought I would try and circumvent any potential issues by bringing the old items out before the baby arrived, that way if DD1 wanted to check things out, she could without us worrying about her knocking baby around. Yeah, that didn't work. She all but ignored them...until baby came.Then they were the best toys in the world. She has bounced all over the bouncy seat and climbed into the exersaucer and the swing on her own. She did not break them and they are no worse for the wear. I'm sure she was over the recommended weight limits, but making them "forbidden" would have only prolonged her interest. So we let her check them out, and she moved on quickly.

kagl08

My DD loved my DS's bouncy seat and swing. In fact, I think she had more fun with the bouncy seat as a 15 month old than as an infant. I let her play in my DS's bouncy seat. She was barely 20lbs and I didn't see the harm. She never tried to climb in it while my DS was in it. 

The swing, I did tell her no but only because my DS had severe reflux and without the swing we'd have been lost. I didn't want her breaking it.

My philosophy is there are no "baby" or "toddler" toys. They are all "our" toys and we share them.  

gatchison

My 18 month old DS is obsessed with three of the bavy's things: bouncer,swing and activity mat. He doesn't want to get in or on the bouncer and swing, he just wants to play with the buttons on the bouncer (turning the vibration and music off and on over and over) and play with the straps on the swing.. I think he's trying to set the baby "free" as he constantly tries to unbuckle the baby from the swing...so yeah that's been a bit of a problem. The activity mat is the one he actually gets on. When I lay the baby in it DS1 immediately crawls in and lays next to the baby...but that ends up being so darn cute I let him do it and just supervise very closely of course.

eatmorecupcakes

So far we have let DS1 "play" with everything but the swing.  He's also not allowed to go kiss on his brother when he is in the swing.  Otherwise he sits in the infant seat whenever DS2 isn't using it and because of the type it is, there isn't a problem.   I say try to find things that LO is allowed to touch especially if you have certain things that are off limits.

jf198400

My DD was 18months, we let her play with everything except for going in the swing I think she would break it. She sat in the bouncer a lot and climbed in the exersaucer and would lay with DS on the playmat. We didn't have any problems.