Bumbo chair.. what is it for and is it really needed?

aries21 · January 2011

I see it in flyers for babies r us and online a lot but what is it for really? we have a high chair and LO sits there.. just wondering if this is smth i should purchase or its not really needed

149jen · January 2011

The main purpose is to sit up babies who cannot sit on their own yet. But you can use it in the bath/shower, as a highchair, to sit them in to play, as a booster seat ect. My DD hates hers and I am happy ours was a hand me down. I know a lot of babies love theirs, but at the age of your LO I wouldnt spend the money, you dont need it.

Pocky873 · January 2011

It's to help babies sit up when they can't sit on their own. It also helps my DD to poop if she hasn't gone all day. Works like a charm. She goes within 5-10 minutes after putting her in there. She loved it from 3 months until recently, but now screams bloody murder if I try to put her in it now.

ncbouchard · January 2011

Our guy likes his. We use it when he's bored with his toys, ect and we need to keep him entertained. (we'll put the bumbo on our island while I cook/bake/clean kitchen) he loves watching us do things, so for that reason, the bumbo works out great for us on a lot of occasions.

As PP said - you can go to a used children's store and spend 1/2 the money. Also, if you know someone who already has one, you can borrow theirs to see if your DC likes it.

kmwills · January 2011

I got ours as a shower gift, even though I didn't register for it. One of my fellow mommy friends said I absolutely needed it. Well, DD is not a huge fan. She'll sit in it for 5 minutes, then she starts arching her back and trying to get out. She much prefer sitting on the floor, propped up with the Boppy. She can reach her toys much easier from the floor, and she has more mobility. I'd skip the Bumbo.

ajtjirsnow · January 2011

We love ours!! Both of my girls used them all the time. We bought a tray for it recently and use it for feeding, and while we have dinner she munches on a mum mum in it while we eat. I like it better than a high chair when they are this little.

PinkPeony6210 · January 2011

I was sure that the Bumbo was going to be a big hit with DD. Not so much. She always arched her back and tried to push out of it. Maybe our next LO will like a bit better?

I agree with the others...try a consignment shop or Craigslist.

BLUEIEDHIPPY · January 2011

its an assisted sitter chair, it helps them learn to sit up on their own...I LOVE ours...we use it to feed our little guy... we take it to resturants & just sit it right on the table with us, he can see everything & keeps him at our level...& that lead us to use it for all kinds of things, like riding in the cart at the grocery & giving us another safe place that he has in the house...doesn't take up lots of room like rockers or sling chairs...

aries21 · January 2011

thank you so much! thats what i thought too but thanks. i won't be spending money on this..

teamsweet · January 2011

We didn't get it. It seemed nice but given that we had a high chair and a bath, it seems superfluous. Glad we didn't get it since at 4-5 months, we put him in one at a friend's house and he hated it. His thighs were too big for it at that point anyway.

Shandie_725 · January 2011

We used one from when DD was 3 months old to probably 6 months old - she is tall for her age (according to percentiles

) but if we try to put her in it now, she straightens her legs and tries to push herself out. We haven't used it in months.

rubiafaerie25 · January 2011

I got one for my shower, with the tray too. At this point it's probably useless for your little one unless they're tiny and can't sit up on their own anymore. I used it for DD before she could sit up on her own and before DH put together the high chair. Then she started to try to fling herself out of it, so we stopped using it around 5 months. She's probably too big for it now.

summerbride12 · January 2011

Love ours! I always thought they were stupid(bc they 40$) until LO should she wanted to be sitting early on but couldn't do it on her own. So I tried it out and we use it everyday! Some times to eat in, other times while we get dress...it is great!! Worth the money for us!