Baby Chair

Question: Bumbo baby chairs....worth it?

(Posted by: Kate W on 2009-03-05 06:00:53)

Thinking about getting a bumbo chair, but wondered if it is worth it? Do they actually like to sit there and not be able to move? Did your babies like them? What age did you start using it?

Posted by: Maria on 2009-03-05, 06:05:38

My DD hated hers; she spent maybe 2 weeks using it and then it was wasted. I even bought one that i could attach toys too, but that 's only my experience.

Posted by: Brady's Mommy (Melissa C) on 2009-03-05, 06:08:39

I think it 's worth it. I used it to feed my son his baby cereal when we first started solids, as he was too little for his high chair. Once he got a bit bigger and older he started trying to get out though.

Posted by: footballgirl on 2009-03-05, 06:09:15

I bought one second hand. My son hated it and learned to sit up by himself the next week. Thank god i only spent $15 on it. Try craigslist.

Posted by: Brody's Mama on 2009-03-05, 06:09:21

I was rather unimpressed by my bumbo. For one thing, I think we waited too long to get one; he was four months. Our baby was a little chunky and it was hard to get his legs in...and out. Sometimes he loved it and other times he didn 't. The chairs aren 't too roomy and there was no way to use it after he was about 5 months. If someone has one that you know, you should ask to borrow it. It may have or may not have helped him learn to sit up...kind of hard to tell. They aren 't cheap, so if you use someone else 's you can get an idea of whether or not you might want one. My little started hanging out in his high chair around 4 months and he liked that a lot more! Good luck!

Posted by: Bag on 2009-03-05, 06:10:51

I liked mine. Get one early though, else they will be out of it in no time. Mine has seen three babies sitting on it and they all liked it!

Posted by: ASHLEY M on 2009-03-05, 06:10:54

My little guy used to sit in it. It helps them build upper body strength by allowing them to sit up before they could on their own. Just make sure you get the toy tray that goes along with it as they tend to drop toys at that age and they can 't reach them if they fall off their laps.

Posted by: Lulu86 - Mr Boo Boo's mummy on 2009-03-05, 06:11:16

My son went in it when he was around 3 months old. He 'll sit in it quite happily in the mornings while I get his bottle ready. He 's just started trying to get out of it now, he 's 5 months on Sunday. He won 't sit in it for very long if I 'm not sitting beside him amusing him.

Posted by: pumpkinsmommy on 2009-03-05, 06:15:12

I never had one and did just fine. Their was no way in hell I was gonna pay $40 for a chunk of foam. My boppy worked fine for learning to sit. I am sure my son would have hated having to sit in that thing.

Posted by: Blake's Mom on 2009-03-05, 06:17:00

I don 't know if it 's really worth it because there 's not that much time between your baby not being able to sit up to learning how to sit up. Pillows will work. My son was ok with it. I think we started using it between 3 and 4 months (not completely sure). If you 're going to have other kids it might be worth it to purchase it. It is nice to have when your son can 't sit up by himself and you want to be able to do some things so you don 't have to hold them the whole time but they 'll still be happy not having to lie down.

Posted by: Mom of Ethan and Sophie on 2009-03-05, 06:17:41

If you can get one on Craigslist pretty cheap, it 's worth it. With my son, we waited to long to buy it and he was only able to use it about 2 weeks before he was sitting up on his own. So far my 4 month old will sit in it for about 1 minute at a time before she gets mad. Also, with my son he would push his feet down and his backside would go back and up out of the chair. There were a couple of times that if I hadn 't been there he would have pushed the chair backwards and fallen out of it.

Posted by: kmounse on 2009-03-05, 06:22:18

My daughter hated hers, and I only used it a couple times. If I were you, I would wait to get one until you get a better idea what your child 's personality is like. My daughter hates to be confined, and she likes to move herself around. We could easily figure this out by the time she was three months old, judging by how she reacted in her baby swing. We tried the Bumbo to see how she 'd like it since one of my husband 's relatives gave us a hand-me-down one, but my daughter didn 't like it at all. Babies do not absolutely need one to learn how to sit up unsupported. I helped my daughter learn how to do that simply by sitting behind her (if she fell then she fell into my arms) and having her practice sitting up everyday, and after a couple weeks, she mastered the skill. That being said, my niece really liked her Bumbo seat, and my sister-in-law liked it because she had some place to set her when she was still very young. I just used the playpen. This is my experience and every kid is different. If you think your baby would like one, then get one. They 're about $30-$40 I think. If this baby doesn 't like it, then maybe the next one will. That 's my mentality and that 's why I 'm keeping the Bumbo seat I have.

Posted by: momsey on 2009-03-05, 06:27:38

Don 't bother with it. It 's too much money for a very short time period of use. It makes me nervous, too. You 're putting a baby who doesn 't know how to sit up on their own or do much on their own in this little foam seat. I didn 't have one, and we did just fine. When my son was able to hold his head up pretty well, we started sitting him in his high chair.

Posted by: dreams87 on 2009-03-05, 06:32:00

I 'd say no, not for the price! We got one for our son when he was about 4 months. He didn 't like it then so it was put to one side. He 's 6 months old now and still hates it, only now he 's big and strong enough to try and escape! He 's been sitting without support since 4 months anyway, though was still wobbly, which is why we bought the Bumbo in the first place. A friend had a playnest, which her son loved. I bought one too like this: argos.co.uk/ webapp/ wcs/ stores/ servlet/ ProductDisplay?storeId= 10001 &catalogId= 1500001501 &productId= 1500369973 &langId= -1 &engine= froogle &keyword= Beanstalk+ Playnest Lukas absolutely loves that as he can sit, lean back and even move onto his tummy/ knees.. in a Bumbo it 's also too easy to drop toys out of reach but in here that rarely happens. The only thing the Bumbo has been useful for was with the playtray used as a travel highchair as it 's small enough to take anywhere. He still hates it but usually food distracts him!

Posted by: ♥Mommy of Aaiden♥ on 2009-03-05, 06:49:32

My 4 year old ( When he was little of corse) HATED His bumbo chair. I think it seems really uncomfortable. If you get one, I would get the toy tray to go with it. Good luck!

Posted by: army_wife2604 on 2009-03-05, 07:25:41

My daughter loved it! At about 4 months she wanted to sit up, but couldn 't do it on her own, and we would be stuck holding her in our laps most of the day. I didn 't want her to get used to the constant holding and bought one off of craigslist for $7!!! And it had a tray that attached so I could put toys on it for her. After a month or 2 she became bored with it and could already sit up on her own, so I gave it to a friend. I suggest getting one off craigslist and try it out. Big help when you need to cook or clean.