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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Helpful for awhile, but be careful!, February 23, 2008
This product did help my baby learn to sit, somewhat. But was only put to use for a very short period of time.
Likewise, it is important to remember that babies have been known to fall out of these chairs, and that it is VERY IMPORTANT to ALWAYS supervise the baby when in the Bumbo, and to always place the Bumbo on the floor (not on a high surface!)
My experience with the Bumbo is that it did work, but for a short time. When my daughter was three months old, I began putting her in the Bumbo. But because her muscles were still weak, and she would crumple over, I wouldn't keep her in it for very long. By four months, her muscles were much stronger and she was able to sit in it for longer periods of time. However, very quickly she progressed and began struggling to break out of the chair. She would arch her back and had I not always been there to take her out, I think she would have gotten out.
As a result, she really only got a few good weeks of sitting in the chair.
In my opinion, the high price of the Bumbo is not worth the few weeks to a few months of actual sit-time you get with your baby.
Propping my baby up on my lap, or with pillows, did basically the same thing as the Bumbo, and perhaps even worked better.
With that said, if you can get the chair on sale or used at a consignment shop, then it is probably worth the money.
Because of the ease at which babies can get out of the Bumbo, and hurt themselves, I am deducting one star. Likewise for the high cost and short use-time, I am deducting another star... making my review a three out of five.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great seat, June 4, 2008
We got this seat for my son when he was 4 or 5 months old. He loved it. We loved that we could have him 'sit' with us before he actually could. He also did the 'arch their back' thing to try to wiggle out--but since he was always supervised, it wasn't a big deal. We'd just take him out of it then. And he may have gotten out of it that way once, but since it's so close to the ground, it certainly didn't hurt him at all. I think he thought it was funny.
Here's the thing, though. He grew out of it and was totally disinterested in it for awhile. But now that he's two (and has a 3 month old baby sister), he LOVES the Bumbo. He likes to sit in it now while we read books before bedtime, and drags it around with him.
Another plus for the Bumbo: The material that it's made out of wipes clean really easily. My kids both have explosive diapers, and while it stains fabrics of other kinds of seats, the Bumbo looks good as new.
It is kind of pricey, and I balked at the price at first, but I'm really glad that we bought it.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for tummy time...use with caution, May 18, 2008
I bough the Bumbo at my pediatrician's recommendation for our daughter. She spit up a lot and didn't like tummy time, so we put her in the Bumbo at age 3 months (when she could hold her head up well) to help strengthen her tummy muscles. By 4 1/2 months old, my daughter would arch her back and almost fall out of the chair, so we stopped using it. These chairs need to be used with extreme supervision and never on high or hard surface because babies can fall out of them. The Bumbo is a good alternative to doing "tummy time" however parents must be vigilant when using this product.
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