Baby gear @ 4 months

[mle106]

Now that our kiddos are more active and interactive, I thought it would be good to revisit gear and toys. What is LO loving these days? Mom's favorites? Anything awful to avoid?

[mle106]

My guy still loves his Fisher Price Sit Me Up Seat. Looking into getting an exersaucer/jumperoo/whatchamacallit - he is constantly moving!

[lotsofdotts]

Jun 25, 2015 8:57:33 GMT -5 badw0lf said:

We grew out of the sit me up seat, but we use the bumbo now. He loves to "stand" so I got a doorway jumper (it was cheap at $20) but unfortunately we can only use it in one doorway in our house. I'm thinking about getting this O-ball activity center from target.

We have that and Brady loves it!


My DH calls it the ADHD machine!

[osumegs]

LO loves to grab and chew on books when we're reading, so I got her some fabric books that she can chew (one has teether corners). She's big on Sophie now that she's teething. Also, she really seems to love a vtech activity center we have leaning on 2 legs. She can play with it when sitting with support or on her side. It's been helping her with vertical play.



The two toys on the left are more advanced (6-9 months I think), but I got for like $3 each on our local yard sale fb group. She likes them, but she gets frustrated because they are a bit above her level. They are nice for her to play with for a short period of time because she likes watching them light up and make sounds.

[lulu783]

Loving the banana toothbrush teether, Daniel Tiger puppet (LOL), and those multi colored fabric books. Still a little too short for her jumper.

[lotsofdotts]

badw0lf Haha! I have to say that it is a sanity saver these days. He will actually play in it for 30 minutes, which gives me a break from entertaining him.

[WittyLittle]

Jake has an exaggerated love for Loopy Links.


loves his oball
sleeps with his bunny from happy horse
looooves the fisher price rainforest playgym
tolerates the bumbo
Looks at me funny when I try to put him in a jumperoo and then faceplants against the plastic.

[hollydfromtn]

I'm hitting up the Once Upon A Child store today. FX I come across some good deals. Sawyer needs something to entertain him besides mommy. He's no longer a big fan of his kick mat.

[mmarie]

DD also is obsessed with the loppy links. She has a bouncer chair that she loves to sit in and I hang up some of her teether toys to but she will just play with a chain of loopy links like all day. She also just really likes to hang out in her high chair. She has one of those toys that stick to it and I connect loopy links to that. It is pure genius to have one of those standing toys with only 2 legs for right now. We have one but haven't gotten it out yet because I thought she was too young. I'll have to get it out!

[michelle142]

DD could care less about toys I guess. She's mostly entertained by her brother - more specifically pulling his hair and smacking him in the face.

I got the exersaucer out, but I haven't put her in it yet. She tolerates the Kick n Play Piano for a while.

[GeekBeagle]

Jun 25, 2015 10:36:44 GMT -5 @holachica said:

He still loves the Sit Me Up seat, enjoys trying to eat his Oball, but is OBSESSED with his Jumperoo. Just in the past week he's been going nuts jumping and grabbing for everything.

I just bought that jumperoo at a garage sale last weekend, but haven't tried it. I wasn't sure that he was big enough for it yet.

[GeekBeagle]

@holachica, DS has good head control and is on the longer side, so maybe I'll give it a whirl tomorrow when I'm off.

[MommyOfAMiracle]

LO still loves her swing. She's getting used to her Jumparoo. We bought her a doorway jumper for my mom's house and the beams are too high so her feet don't touch the ground, so we use it as a swing outside and she LOVES it. It's put her to sleep twice! She's also digging a walker at my moms, she slowly scoots herself backwards. She's also diggin pianos!

I just love that they are starting to show so much interest in things!

[FlutterOfYoshis]

DD is only just now starting to get into toys. Sophie and Nuby teethers were fail, so we bought an Oball and a Winkel teether and they made all the difference. Now she's starting to finally interact with the toys on her rainforest play mat and a fabric crinkle book. We have the jumperoo set up, but she's still too small to jump or reach much on it yet. I think she'll love it once she's big enough, since she loves when we make her bounce in her bouncer.

[cloe111479]

At the sitter she loves one of the jumpers that hooks to the doorframe. Ms Mel says she would stay in it all day if she let her.

At home she has a hand me down walker with Elmo. She likes it but can't quite figure out how to move it. (She does sometimes and is very confused that is did move)

We used our registry reward points for this.

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She loves it.

[mands1125]

She likes her jumperoo and exersauser but she still seems to be too short. She is 25+ inches though. I hope she can use those things better soon.

She likes to get lay on the floor and do Zumba and crunches mostly though. Lol.

[nbad311]

Oball activity center?? Sign me up! DS loves all things oball.

We also use the doorway jumper, but only for short periods of time. He is by no means "jumping" in it yet, but he does sit and look around and sort of spin in circles while in it, lol

He never liked his wubbanub until recently. He doesn't seem suck on the paci either, he's either chewing on it (I can hear the rubber squishing in his mouth) or nomming on one of the stuffed animal legs

Avoidance? Nothing we can think of, except for he has almost outgrown his Boppy lounger.

[mommadozer]

I don't know what to get DS. A walker or an activity center? Anyone provide some pros and cons? I am trying not to buy too many baby toys.

[PikoPiko]

DS loves being in the jumperoo. Those crazy legs! But you shouldn't be putting LOs in there for more than 15mins.

I put him in a highchair that reclines while I eat. He's too fat for the bumbo.

He still likes his winkel, but it's 2nd place to his burp cloth. Any crinkle toys would surely capture his attention for at least 10mins.

Interesting that some of you have already started using the walker. The Pedi's info sheet from our 4mo check up specifically says no walkers.

[lilyelayne]

PikoPiko no walkers yet? Or no walkers ever? Wasn't there some pushback that they're dangerous or something?

[AppropriateChocolate]

We have a baby gym, she's not enthused about. She's really into light up toys. I'm looking for an exercauser. She loves her walker. She goes backwards and has figured out going to the side to try to follow me. Her Pediatrician said it was fine because her legs are so strong and he could see where she just likes to stand and she will possibly be an early walker. But was told to have her in the no longer than 30 mins. Which is all she will do anyway.

[taberbtb]

As far as toys go, B loves Sophie, the o-ball and the soft crinkle blocks that have a bell inside. I can't think of what brand they are?

As for the rest we have the same activity table as osumegs and she likes it well enough, but is way more into her jolly jumper and walker or anything that allows her to feel more "mobile". The girl isn't into just hanging around.

[GeekBeagle]

cloe111479 Ohh, thanks for reminding me about registry rewards. I never saw mine before (I often ignore brand emails), but I just found that I have $196.30 to spend by 8/25. Oh boy!

[krispy83]

DD loves the jumperoo! We don't put her in it for long stretches, but as soon as I hold her above it she goes nuts and starts kicking like she's trying to jump lol!

She also still loves the playmat. I would never have thought to use the activity/music table with only 2 legs, so I'm definitely going to set that up today! DS loved that thing and played with it for a looooong time.

We have a couple of crinkle books and other crinkle toys which she also loves. And, of course, the Oball is a big hit.

We have a walker from DS but won't start using it until around 6 months.

[PikoPiko]

Jun 25, 2015 12:34:01 GMT -5 lilyelayne said:

PikoPiko no walkers yet? Or no walkers ever? Wasn't there some pushback that they're dangerous or something?

The way o read it was no walkers for now

[dacora]

I've seen negative stuff about walkers, but I think it's more in homes with uneven floors and stairs. They pose a fall risk.

[cloe111479]

Jun 25, 2015 14:43:09 GMT -5 dacora said:

I've seen negative stuff about walkers, but I think it's more in homes with uneven floors and stairs. They pose a fall risk.

Yep or with stairs.

And I would think it is common sense to not leave a LO in one thing for an extended period of time. But no... Stupid is everywhere.

[mommadozer]

I googled exersaucer v. Walker. Apparently walkers teach LOs to use the wrong muscles for walking which delays the proper muscle growth of leg muscles and the ability to walk. I like that one of the exersaucers can be convert to an activity center but, DS loves to move around and I think he would have more fun bouncing around in a jumperoo. Ugh, decisions, decisions, decisions. My FWP of the day.

[mommadozer]

Jun 25, 2015 13:15:20 GMT -5 GeekBeagle said:

cloe111479 Ohh, thanks for reminding me about registry rewards. I never saw mine before (I often ignore brand emails), but I just found that I have $196.30 to spend by 8/25. Oh boy!

That sounds like a horrible problem! Have fun shopping!

[danitaec]

mamaot.com/2012/07/09/15-toys-for-babys-first-year/

I've been using this link in researching my gear. She explains why each item is good for baby's first year, and most serve multiple purposes.