Anyone else's LO sitting in a bumbo?

Brit448 · September 2013

My little one is just shy of 3 months and loves I mean LOVES to sit in her seat and watch us. I don't remember my DS ever sitting in the bumbo this young but DD doesn't struggle at all. Her head doesn't even wobble around. I don't keep her in it for long periods of time just so I don't wear her out. Time is going by too fast!

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dontgiveupnomatterwhat · September 2013

My guy does! He LOVES it!

lancomechica · September 2013

Yep. He has been sitting in it supervised for the past week. He is doing well in it

atlvol · September 2013

Vikingsfan 71713 said:

My DS will sit in his- the only problem is his thunder thighs- he barely fits! Poor little man.

Same here! When I pick him up to take him out, it stays on and I have to push it off of him.

PrimRoseMama · September 2013

Per the physical therapist that treats me: we avoid bumbo seats. We want to use the jumperoo but sparingly.

Bumbo article

Walker/bouncer/jumper article

Do what you feel is best. I just really trust this PT professional. She works with kids all the way up to geriatric patients.

pgermain11 · September 2013

PrimRoseMama said:

Per the physical therapist that treats me: we avoid bumbo seats. We want to use the jumperoo but sparingly. Bumbo article Walker/bouncer/jumper article Do what you feel is best. I just really trust this PT professional. She works with kids all the way up to geriatric patients.

Meh there is an article that says everything is bad. Interesting reads though!

Personally, I believe anything done in excess can be harmful. If someone wants to sit their kid in a bumbo or a jumparoo for 20 minutes a day, I don't think that kid is going to be so developmentally delayed that it would effect their quality of life. I understand the poor posture argument, but again, there are so many cons for everything now-a-days.

I want to go buy one soon to see if my LO likes it. So far I just prop her up in the corner of the couch or on her boppy and she loves that so I wonder if she will enjoy the bumbo or not. I have an exersaucer too that I want to bring out. Although I'd prop some books under her feet so she isn't dangling around.

jegoffin · September 2013

mainerocks said:

Vikingsfan 71713 said:
My DS will sit in his- the only problem is his thunder thighs- he barely fits! Poor little man.
This is why we only used it twice with my first LO... He was too fat for it!

This is too funny. My 3 yo dd can still fit in ours.

notaffected1 · September 2013

Charlie is too fat for his lol I can't even get his thighs in if I tried!

KKinATX · September 2013

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NKF312 · September 2013

PrimRoseMama said:

Per the physical therapist that treats me: we avoid bumbo seats. We want to use the jumperoo but sparingly. Bumbo article Walker/bouncer/jumper article Do what you feel is best. I just really trust this PT professional. She works with kids all the way up to geriatric patients.

This

sdtchica13 · September 2013

PrimRoseMama said:

Per the physical therapist that treats me: we avoid bumbo seats. We want to use the jumperoo but sparingly. Bumbo article Walker/bouncer/jumper article Do what you feel is best. I just really trust this PT professional. She works with kids all the way up to geriatric patients.

Interesting. With Corri, the docs told us to absolutely not use a jumperoo or exersaucer because preemies' legs are already hyper extended because never get to the point where they are really curled up in the womb, so putting them in a jumperoo or exersaucer can cause further extension of the muscles,which can lead to delays in walking, crawling, etc.

We did, however, use the bumbo with her a ton because she was too small to fit in the high chair to eat until she was about 8 months old. I tried Gavin in the bumbo last week and he was fine for like 5 minutes...then he was bored and pissed, lol!

Stina2012 · September 2013

Fayga said:
DD loves hers! We sit her in it while we eat. We will be getting the tray when she gets into toys more.

We have this tummy time mat!

KTZ17 · September 2013

sdtchica13 said:

PrimRoseMama said:

Per the physical therapist that treats me: we avoid bumbo seats. We want to use the jumperoo but sparingly. Bumbo article Walker/bouncer/jumper article Do what you feel is best. I just really trust this PT professional. She works with kids all the way up to geriatric patients.

Interesting. With Corri, the docs told us to absolutely not use a jumperoo or exersaucer because preemies' legs are already hyper extended because never get to the point where they are really curled up in the womb, so putting them in a jumperoo or exersaucer can cause further extension of the muscles,which can lead to delays in walking, crawling, etc.

We did, however, use the bumbo with her a ton because she was too small to fit in the high chair to eat until she was about 8 months old. I tried Gavin in the bumbo last week and he was fine for like 5 minutes...then he was bored and pissed, lol!

@sdtchica13 I never knew that, thanks for sharing. I was thinking of getting a jumperoo or borrowing my nehew's, but now I'll talk to DD's pedi first.

sdtchica13 · September 2013

Because I must AW:

jemasa33 · September 2013

I just got the bumbo out of the crawl space after reading this!

jemasa33 · September 2013

Boo mine doesn't have the belt so I had to put in for the replacement kit.

PrimRoseMama · October 2013

Alicia0817 said:

PrimRoseMama said:
Per the physical therapist that treats me: we avoid bumbo seats. We want to use the jumperoo but sparingly.

Bumbo article

Walker/bouncer/jumper article

Do what you feel is best. I just really trust this PT professional. She works with kids all the way up to geriatric patients.
I definitely see the concern, but sometimes you just need somewhere to put the baby - like PPs say when they eat and such. The article makes it sound like they're spending hours sitting there with no breaks and no interaction.

Right. I agree. That's why I said do what you feel is best. :-)

lancomechica · October 2013

I need to AW too...

emandia · October 2013

jegoffin said:

mainerocks said:

Vikingsfan 71713 said:
My DS will sit in his- the only problem is his thunder thighs- he barely fits! Poor little man.
This is why we only used it twice with my first LO... He was too fat for it!
This is too funny. My 3 yo dd can still fit in ours.

My 7 year old can still fit! Lol- He's got a little booty and skinny legs.

[Deleted User] · October 2013

Love the pics.. My son started going in supervised. I don't know if he likes it, but he doesn't mind it for a little while. I probably started at like 8 weeks.

babyk1228 · October 2013

DS loves his(:

The picture makes his head look funny but he is just enjoying feeling like a big boy sitting up haha

ashie624 · October 2013

We've been using it for a couple weeks..for about 10-20 mins at a time

Melmac2585 · October 2013

My baby has been in it since about 7 weeks for a few minutes a day (mainly while i make my coffee in the morning). She has great neck and head control and likes being able to watch me rather than stuck on her mat looking up (or down when tummy time) all the time.

je2161 · October 2013

I want to try LO in the bumbo tomorrow. I think it's fine in measured doses. Everything in moderation.

JenR85 · October 2013

Tried it out for the first time today and he loved it! Yes I know he's not buckled in but I was literally sitting right in front of him. We will def buckle him normally.

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