Jumperoos?

[deezidee]

Since all our babies are around 3 and 4 months now, I was wondering if any of you have tried putting them in jumperoos or similar contraptions? We got one as a shower gift (Fisher-Price Luv U Zoo jumperoo) still sitting unassembled in its box, and I'm starting to wonder if maybe DS might be ready to give it a try. He's 3 months and a week old, and has been holding his head steady with great neck control for quite awhile now. He really enjoys when I seat him in an upright position on my lap or on a chair with a back. I think he enjoys the higher viewpoint. I can tell he's getting bored when lying on his back in the swing or bouncy seat, and we do some tummy time but I'm looking to get more variety in the things he does and positions he's in throughout the day. Thoughts? Is he still too young for his jumperoo?

[pnwlover12]

I think all babies will be different...but my son is 3 months and 1 week and he isn't ready yet.

[Deleted]

I still need to buy a jumperoo but I think LO might be ok in it for a few minutes if I tried. Her head is always on the swivel these days.

[lrobi13]

We just started putting our lo in his yesterday. He is 4 months old. Just two weeks ago we tried it and he wasn't ready. We put a pillow underneath him so he can touch. But I don't leave him unattended and only used it for a small amount of time (1o mins?).

Like PNWlover said it varies greatly with each baby.

[starla487]

I have one on order, but not planning to use it for a while. She can hold her head up pretty well, but gets tired easily and needs to put it back down.

[redwellies]

We have an Evenflo Exersaucer Door Jumper. Baby E is 4 months and we have been letting her hang out in it for a 5 or 10 minutes for a couple of weeks now. We have it on the lowest setting so her legs are bent and she's not dangling and I always stay right by her while she's in it. She likes it a lot.

Do you baby wear? If he likes the higher viewpoint, you might try that. Baby can look around and you can get stuff done around the house. Or just have extra hands for probing. Because priorities.

[pinkie]

We are going to get our exersaucer out of the attic as soon as we have a free minute. Our little guy has outstanding head control and wants to be standing all the time. We have a jumperoo too but I think it's too early for that. Our older son was in the exersaucer around 4.5 months

[darwinfish]

S has advanced head control for his age, but both his pedi and physical therapist against using these contraptions at this age.

[staryb]

DH started putting DD in her exersaucer way too early just over 2 months. She's almost 4 months now (17 weeks today) and she is doing really well in it. Her feet just barely touch the bottom but she stands on her tip toes so she can reach the toys on it. We also have a doorway jumper that she enjoys but she hasn't quite figured out how it works yet.

[ohioloveyou]

My DS likes his, but we only leave him in it for about 5 minutes at a time since he is still young (3 mos, 1 week). He has great head control and is a chunk, though. His tip toes touch the ground and he can bounce a bit but mostly just likes to look at the toys.

[maggie6424]

Ds2 is 3 months and 1 day, definitely not ready for it yet.. BUT ds1 loved that thing like no other. If #2 is anything like him, he'll spend endless hours jumping away in it. I loved when he jumped himself to sleep, then we'd get up to get him and make a sound waking him up and he'd start jumping again like NO MOM, I'm not ready to get out yet!

[theresat858]

We got ours out because we were cleaning the garage, but C is still too little for it. I've put her in it for a couple of minutes at a time and she can't hold her head up well enough for it yet (4 months).
The toddler likes it though...

[MrsTinMKE]

I just ordered one today. I want to try DD in it soon, she has great head/neck control. I am going to ask the Pedi about it next week when we go in for shots. She will be 4 months next week

I have to say a lot of the reviews on the jumper I bought referenced 4 month old babies so I assumed that was the starting age. (Just an assumption)

[gretchenweiners7]

We have been letting DS hang out in his jumperoo for about a week. He has great head control and I put a tempurpedic pillow under his feet so he can actually bounce. He has a blast in it.

[boogiebean]

Ds loves his. We only do 5 minutes at a time though

[meagpt22]

We've bee using an exersaucer for the past month..just use a blanket to fit around her. She loves it and loves all the buttons to touch. Will probably start jumperoo next month.

[swise22]

DS loves his jumperoo. He spends most of his awake play time in it. He's a bit older though (4 and half months) and can touch the floor.

[nicb13]

Feb 5, 2015 15:59:53 GMT -5 darwinfish said:

S has advanced head control for his age, but both his pedi and physical therapist against using these contraptions at this age.

Ditto.

[babybeluga]

My girl is 16 weeks and we put her in the jumperoo for the first time on Sunday. She loved it. We let her play for about 5 minutes in it a couple times a day. She has great head/neck control and is tall so she does touch the ground. For the past month or so, she has loved standing up and jumping on our laps. I felt confident that she was ready to try it, in small doses.

[ohioloveyou]

Feb 5, 2015 18:44:36 GMT -5 nicb13 said:

Feb 5, 2015 15:59:53 GMT -5 darwinfish said:

S has advanced head control for his age, but both his pedi and physical therapist against using these contraptions at this age.

Ditto.

Did they say why? I'm curious. Want to know if I should quit putting DS in.

[renegade1009]

Feb 5, 2015 19:30:46 GMT -5 ohioloveyou said:

Feb 5, 2015 18:44:36 GMT -5 nicb13 said:

Ditto.

Did they say why? I'm curious. Want to know if I should quit putting DS in.

Uh oh. I've been putting DD in the jumperoo for a week now and she just turned 3 months yesterday. I put a receiving blanket behind her and she has excellent head and neck control. We do 5-10 minutes at a time once a day and she seems to LOVE it.

[windwithfingers]

I'm a bad mom and have been putting DS in his jumparoo for like a month now. He's had really good head control for a really long time (it was something the pedi commented on at his 2 month appt) but we only leave him in it for 10 minutes or until we can tell he's tired of it. He's almost 19 weeks.

[rockynfrankie]

I think every child is a little different and recommendations vary as well. DS is young but he has been going in his for a few weeks and loves it. He has had strong neck muscles and head control since birth. Pedi mentions it at every appointment.

[nicb13]

Feb 5, 2015 19:30:46 GMT -5 ohioloveyou said:

Feb 5, 2015 18:44:36 GMT -5 nicb13 said:

Ditto.

Did they say why? I'm curious. Want to know if I should quit putting DS in.

I would ask your Pedi honestly.

Head control is only part of it apparently. Their core isn't strong enough to hold their bodies in a contraption like that so it's harder on them physically. But every baby is different so ask your Pedi.

[yella726]

DS has pretty good head control as well and they started putting him in the jumparoo at daycare. A friend of ours had one from her (now one year old) and gave it to us so it's still in good condition (I just removed and washed the fabric seat and wiped down the rest). We just started putting him in it and he loves it. His toes can just touch the ground on the lowest setting and I actually have to put a receiving blanket in front of him because he leans forward so much.

[aurora1181]

We have one and have used it for five or ten minutes here or there. It was the first place I saw our boy reach for something. But I've read on occupational therapy blogs fhat they are not good for babies.. Something about learning balance maybe? The blog I read was MamaOT.com.

[victoria]

M gets to hang out in the Exersaucer when he wants to stand but has exhausted my arm strength. I fully plan on getting him a jumper too once his core is a bit stronger (he's got great neck strength so I'm not terribly worried about that).

[rosalie12]

I put DD in hers like twice this week and she is almost 4 months and is clearly not ready for it yet. She just sits there. Her head control is very good, that's not really the problem. She just sits there with her legs dangling and shows very little interest in any of the toys. I'm going to wait a few weeks again to try. I just believe that if she's not ready, why rush it. Babies develop at their own speed though, so your baby may be ready. I would just caution you to use lots of supervision and not push it if your baby doesn't seem ready. They'll all be crawling and walking and talking relatively soon, so I'm just trying to enjoy the moment.

[drmom]

This is maybe a dumb question but is there any point to having both an Exersaucer and a Jumperoo

[renegade1009]

Feb 8, 2015 9:11:41 GMT -5 drmom said:

This is maybe a dumb question but is there any point to having both an Exersaucer and a Jumperoo

I wondered the same thing, but came to the conclusion that they are so similar so why bother.

However, I went to my cousins house yesterday and she has an exersaucer and I put DD in it and immediately fell in love. I liked the exersaucer because it lowers more than our jumperoo and she could actually touch the bottom of it. So off to craigslist for an exersaucer.