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Do they still make these?
RussianMommy
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children of the 80s! I know you had these 
I was able to walk at an early age because I was always in these things. Do they still make them??
TTC since May 2012;
BFP July 31st, 2012; EDD April 13th, 2013
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Re: Do they still make these?
They've deemed them unsafe now, many falls down stairs. They do make stationary standers and walkers though, we had this one for DD: https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Starts-Around-Activity-Station/dp/B002VBXY40
Which is kind of a load of crap. For one, not everyone has stairs so they're totally safe in that regard for those people. Secondly, once a kid can crawl or walk, they can fall down those same stairs without any help at all. If you baby proof, you're good, IMO. These are just one more example of parents expecting to slap a kid in a device and not watch/pay attention/baby proof and then get upset when their kid gets hurt (i.e. Bumbo)
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I don't think using a walker has anything to do with walking early.
DS took his first steps at 9 months and a was a full time walker by 11 months and I never had a walker. I also walked at 10 months and my parents never used a walker either.
Also, as far as anything goes: walker, jumperoo, exersaucer...your baby should never "always be in them."
But to answer your question, yes. They still make them.
DS looooved his. He was a pro at it really early on and ended up walking very early (8.5 months)- not to say it was definately the walker. The only thing I question after using it is that he was quite bow-legged. They've straightend out, but I was concerned for a while. It may have absolutely nothing to do with the walker but it's always made me wonder. If DD wants to use it when the time comes, we will totally be cool with that. We have a very small set of stairs that will be gated off.
"They" say the same thing about the jumperoo, that it causes kids to be bow legged. I don't buy into it though, especially if you use it in moderation.
Well, I have to admit he was in it a lot. We would have to cut him off because he would just go around and around the dining room table or over to his toy corner, grab a toy, run around with it and then go back for a new one. My mom had one at her house where she baby sat him 5 days a week at that point, so he was in it there too. He was completely obsessed! lol
Maybe not, but I'll take y'alls maternity leave laws any day! Geeze, I'm jealous lol
all personal testimonies of people that had them is that they helped with walking early, but i thought that studies showed otherwise. it is more for the developmental reasons that our pediatrician didn't recommend them.
Yeah, I totally agree. No baby gear is meant to be a baby sitter!
They do not help kids learn to walk early. Total myth. If anything, they hinder that particular skill, because babies don't develop the muscle stamina they need to pull up/walk on their own. Our pediatrician also doesn't recommend them, and that was advice given years ago when my son was an infant. The best way for children to develop those large motor skills is by permitting them to maneuver on their own.
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Exactly. We got DD a walker at BRU.
ETA: We got it because she loved to "walk" super early and got bored in the stationary exersaucer. And our backs were killing us from bending over and holding her fingers all the time. I don't know if the walker had anything to do with it, but she walked at 8.5m. We did not have her in it for very long at all. Maybe a total of 10min/day.
They aren't legal here. Kids walk when they're ready to walk. My kids walked before nine months old and never even saw one. From what I have heard these can make kids take longer to walk. (it's been suggested by many that it can delay walking)
EDIT Google a bit, there are studies and many pages about walkers delaying walking.
It's a bit more than just opinion. Google it.
EDIT It's not proven medical fact that it causes delays. It is true that it doesn't help them learn.
To answer your question, yep they still make them. I bought one for DS. I'm pretty sure you can get one almost anywhere they have baby stuff: BRU, Target, Walmart. I think I got DS's at Walmart.
someone above said they dont sell them in canada, which is where I am. I checked walmart canada site and they did not have any. o well. no biggie.
You're not interested in doing research about something you want to put your child in? Just because 30 years ago you were in one as an infant? Wow.
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This. Holy smokes....