Would you recommend a bumbo seat?

steph. · Mar 21st, 2012, 05:14 AM

I went to buy one today thinking it would cost around $20, and was shocked when i found out they are $60+!!! Even 2nd hand they are around $40. Are they worth this much??? What do you use it for?

p.s I wont be able to feed lo on the bumbo on the floor because my two little dogs would get in the way

So will need to get a highchair anyway when the time comes.

babyhopes2010 · Mar 21st, 2012, 05:18 AM

i wouldnt. i brought one for £35 pound the quality is awful and altho LO liked it she didnt for long.shes also a v big girl and can chuck herself back at she fell backwards i wont put her in it now

ellie27 · Mar 21st, 2012, 05:18 AM

I wouldnt recommend it.

I was given a bumbo as a gift when I had my daughter, who is now 2.

She went in it first around 5 months and hated it, tried her everyday for a minute or two and was never happy!! She preferred to roll around the floor! As you cant have LO on the floor I would just get a highchair or a bouncer seat.

I will try the bumbo again with this newbaby but dont have my hopes up!

Oh, and by the time my Lo was around 8 months she could get out of it, tip it over!!!

JWandBump · Mar 21st, 2012, 05:27 AM

My lo loved hers, we got given it tho. I dont think i would of bought one myself brand new tbh

Kiddo · Mar 21st, 2012, 05:29 AM

Both my boys have liked the bumbo seat. Harvey still sits in it now and again. The only thing I'd say is that the play tray can be quite awkward to attach so we don't use that bit much.

raisin · Mar 21st, 2012, 05:30 AM

I know many of my friends have them and really like them but I personally never really liked the bumbo. LO didn't like to sit in it for long and would fling himself backwards which I thought was very dangerous. It was only used a handful of times before I sold it on ebay.

Zinky · Mar 21st, 2012, 05:32 AM

Total waste of money. My LO will only stay in it for 5 mins max before he starts to moan and also he's a big boy and his chunky thighs get stuck in it!

Lozzy_Loo · Mar 21st, 2012, 05:36 AM

i wouldnt bother
we bought one but i only put her in it because i felt like i had to, just cus it was there.
Also we had to push her legs into the gaps because there so tight

Mindy_mini · Mar 21st, 2012, 05:38 AM

I liked ours. BUT I think they are very overpriced. I'd have never bought one new (got mine for £10 Inc tray)

It was great when we first starte weaning as lo was still tiny in the highchair we'd bought - and she wasn't a small baby!

We used ours a lot when traveling and eating out n about. Stuck her in it and put her in the middle if the table etc. We have a VERY large kitchen unit - about 6' by 5' island so we put her on there when I was doing stuff but as soon as she started trying to move around this had to stop. She still fits it now with a bit of a squeeze of the legs for travelling and eating if needed.

Mooshie · Mar 21st, 2012, 05:46 AM

Total waste of money. We used ours for a little bit when we first started weaning but the highchair was so much easier and LO wasn't particularly comfy in it as his legs are quite chunky.

Mar 21st, 2012, 05:14 AM	#1
steph. Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 1,695	Would you recommend a bumbo seat? I went to buy one today thinking it would cost around $20, and was shocked when i found out they are $60+!!! Even 2nd hand they are around $40. Are they worth this much??? What do you use it for? p.s I wont be able to feed lo on the bumbo on the floor because my two little dogs would get in the way So will need to get a highchair anyway when the time comes.

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Mar 21st, 2012, 05:18 AM	#2
babyhopes2010 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ellon,Aberdeenshire Posts: 15,853	i wouldnt. i brought one for £35 pound the quality is awful and altho LO liked it she didnt for long.shes also a v big girl and can chuck herself back at she fell backwards i wont put her in it now

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Mar 21st, 2012, 05:18 AM	#3
ellie27 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: uk Posts: 10,560	I wouldnt recommend it. I was given a bumbo as a gift when I had my daughter, who is now 2. She went in it first around 5 months and hated it, tried her everyday for a minute or two and was never happy!! She preferred to roll around the floor! As you cant have LO on the floor I would just get a highchair or a bouncer seat. I will try the bumbo again with this newbaby but dont have my hopes up! Oh, and by the time my Lo was around 8 months she could get out of it, tip it over!!!

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Mar 21st, 2012, 05:27 AM	#4
JWandBump Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: England, UK Posts: 2,226	My lo loved hers, we got given it tho. I dont think i would of bought one myself brand new tbh

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Mar 21st, 2012, 05:29 AM	#5
Kiddo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,228	Both my boys have liked the bumbo seat. Harvey still sits in it now and again. The only thing I'd say is that the play tray can be quite awkward to attach so we don't use that bit much.

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Mar 21st, 2012, 05:30 AM	#6
raisin Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: York/Selby, UK Posts: 966	I know many of my friends have them and really like them but I personally never really liked the bumbo. LO didn't like to sit in it for long and would fling himself backwards which I thought was very dangerous. It was only used a handful of times before I sold it on ebay.

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Mar 21st, 2012, 05:32 AM	#7
Zinky Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: UK Posts: 312	Total waste of money. My LO will only stay in it for 5 mins max before he starts to moan and also he's a big boy and his chunky thighs get stuck in it!

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Mar 21st, 2012, 05:36 AM	#8
Lozzy_Loo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Derby Posts: 3,604	i wouldnt bother we bought one but i only put her in it because i felt like i had to, just cus it was there. Also we had to push her legs into the gaps because there so tight

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Mar 21st, 2012, 05:38 AM	#9
Mindy_mini Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,080	I liked ours. BUT I think they are very overpriced. I'd have never bought one new (got mine for £10 Inc tray) It was great when we first starte weaning as lo was still tiny in the highchair we'd bought - and she wasn't a small baby! We used ours a lot when traveling and eating out n about. Stuck her in it and put her in the middle if the table etc. We have a VERY large kitchen unit - about 6' by 5' island so we put her on there when I was doing stuff but as soon as she started trying to move around this had to stop. She still fits it now with a bit of a squeeze of the legs for travelling and eating if needed.

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Mar 21st, 2012, 05:46 AM	#10
Mooshie Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 975	Total waste of money. We used ours for a little bit when we first started weaning but the highchair was so much easier and LO wasn't particularly comfy in it as his legs are quite chunky.

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