Bumbo seat UPDATED 1ST POST - Page 2

vintage67 · Mar 28th, 2012, 07:49 AM

Seek out a used one if you can. I bought a used one and my son couldn't stand it at first. I recently got it back out and added a tray and now he seems to like it a bit more. But I think they are way overpriced new.

misstrouble · Mar 28th, 2012, 07:59 AM

I got a second hand one for my lo. She likes to sit in it and watch baby tv forva bit!!! Agree with pp, they are overpriced new.

jenniferttc1 · Mar 28th, 2012, 09:16 AM

thanks ladies. i havr been looking on ebay and craigslist for some instead of buying brand new

i have heard about some recall because parents sitting them on the counter. which i would never do cause i dont cook much these days or go in the kitchen

Neko · Mar 28th, 2012, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by KayBea

my LO still uses hers, shes 13 months now. i use it at lunch & dinner time if her high chair is being used by a friends baby or at the min its being used as my ironing pile

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we also use it at MILs as a booster seat at the dinning room table if we go for dinner (twice a month if that so not worth buying a high chair).

My 14 month old likes to climb in and out of it as a chair.

The only really use I had for it was an auxiliary highchair if we were at somebody's house. By the time she liked being in it, she could sit unassisted.

liz1985 · Mar 28th, 2012, 09:37 AM

My LO is happy to sit in his but I don't really love it as he finds it hard to reach for toys etc in it, so I think it's a bit boring for him, but he's fine in there. I usually leave it In bedroom an sit him front of mirror while I get ready he likes watching himself. But usually in day I don't use it x

flashy09 · Mar 28th, 2012, 09:44 AM

I like it. My baby is 3 1/2 months and at a stage where it's fun to interact with her and have her facing me. She slides off pillows and tries to sit up on her own so I can put the Bumbo in front of me and put her in it and we talk and sing, etc. I also think it helps with her head control rather than just laying on her back

ahcigar1 · Mar 28th, 2012, 09:44 AM

I never got one because I heard that a lot of babies don't fit in them for very long, and deffinitely don't last to the weight that is stated.

DLA · Mar 28th, 2012, 10:04 AM

We love ours. Our son sits with us at the dinner table & loves it! He's not quite ready for his high chair so this is a great transition. My friend gave me hers. I wouldn't buy it brand new as I don't think it's worth it for the amount of time they actually sit in it but maybe you can find it at a garage sale or on craigslist?

jenniferttc1 · Mar 28th, 2012, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by DLA

We love ours. Our son sits with us at the dinner table & loves it! He's not quite ready for his high chair so this is a great transition. My friend gave me hers. I wouldn't buy it brand new as I don't think it's worth it for the amount of time they actually sit in it but maybe you can find it at a garage sale or on craigslist?

I have found some on craigslist

The only thing that concerns me with craigslist is you never know what type of people you are meeting :/
There are a few bad people in austin.

lightweight · Mar 28th, 2012, 10:52 AM

one of the best things I bought for DD - she started sitting in it from about 4 months once she could sit a bit with support - used to take it outside and hang washing with her sitting there. Still use it now - she's nearly 1 - and she sits in it while I have a shower - as long as I give her a couple of toys to play with she's happy. Always sit it on a mat in case she topples and have never put it anywhere but the floor. It was useful when we started weaning her too as she had her own seat and table when she was too little for the high chair. Having said that the table was generally a waste of time as she kept taking it off!

Mar 28th, 2012, 07:49 AM	#11
vintage67 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,400	Seek out a used one if you can. I bought a used one and my son couldn't stand it at first. I recently got it back out and added a tray and now he seems to like it a bit more. But I think they are way overpriced new.

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Mar 28th, 2012, 07:59 AM	#12
misstrouble Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: London Posts: 478	I got a second hand one for my lo. She likes to sit in it and watch baby tv forva bit!!! Agree with pp, they are overpriced new.

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Mar 28th, 2012, 09:16 AM	#13
jenniferttc1 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: US Posts: 10,865	thanks ladies. i havr been looking on ebay and craigslist for some instead of buying brand new i have heard about some recall because parents sitting them on the counter. which i would never do cause i dont cook much these days or go in the kitchen

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Mar 28th, 2012, 09:37 AM	#15
liz1985 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,219	My LO is happy to sit in his but I don't really love it as he finds it hard to reach for toys etc in it, so I think it's a bit boring for him, but he's fine in there. I usually leave it In bedroom an sit him front of mirror while I get ready he likes watching himself. But usually in day I don't use it x

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Mar 28th, 2012, 09:44 AM	#16
flashy09 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,178	I like it. My baby is 3 1/2 months and at a stage where it's fun to interact with her and have her facing me. She slides off pillows and tries to sit up on her own so I can put the Bumbo in front of me and put her in it and we talk and sing, etc. I also think it helps with her head control rather than just laying on her back

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Mar 28th, 2012, 09:44 AM	#17
ahcigar1 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: California Posts: 5,680	I never got one because I heard that a lot of babies don't fit in them for very long, and deffinitely don't last to the weight that is stated.

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Mar 28th, 2012, 10:04 AM	#18
DLA Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New York Posts: 1,544	We love ours. Our son sits with us at the dinner table & loves it! He's not quite ready for his high chair so this is a great transition. My friend gave me hers. I wouldn't buy it brand new as I don't think it's worth it for the amount of time they actually sit in it but maybe you can find it at a garage sale or on craigslist?

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Mar 28th, 2012, 10:52 AM	#20
lightweight Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Surrey Posts: 703	one of the best things I bought for DD - she started sitting in it from about 4 months once she could sit a bit with support - used to take it outside and hang washing with her sitting there. Still use it now - she's nearly 1 - and she sits in it while I have a shower - as long as I give her a couple of toys to play with she's happy. Always sit it on a mat in case she topples and have never put it anywhere but the floor. It was useful when we started weaning her too as she had her own seat and table when she was too little for the high chair. Having said that the table was generally a waste of time as she kept taking it off!

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