Bumbo seat

[PukeyRag]

Any good? :)

I have a 13week old DD who is really trying to sit up but doesn't have the balance. Was thinking of getting one to help her, what d'you reckon?

[Blatherskite]

IME, if they can't already sit then Bumbo/Bebepod's don't work. They still fall over sat in the seat and end up hung over the side looking very uncomfortable.

I have a pic of DS looking all wonky in a Bebepod because I put him in before he was sitting. I'll see if I can find it....

[theanimalswentintwobytwo]

DS adored his, he was the same as your DD. He had a bumbo...

maybe Blatherskite... the bebepod's aren't as good as the original Bumbo

[PikaTYchu]

IME Dd who couldnt sit up on her own but had some back strength coped fine, she is still using her Bumbo now, at 8 months. Best thing i ever bought due to her learning to sit quite late but wanted to play toys with her older brother :)

[needanewname]

DD2 loved hers and I wished I'd got one for DD1.

If they can hold their head up they should be fine, but like everything else, they don;t suit all children. Any chance you can borrow one first, or maybe try her in one in the shop before you buy.

[BertieBotts]

I'm not keen on them, I think they curve the spine in an unnatural way. But JMO. What about one of those widgey cushions?

[Blatherskite]

I don't think so theanimals, they have proper bumbo's at toddler group and friends baby does exactly the same thing.

[PukeyRag]

Actually they have them in the health clinic so I might go and get her weighed/try her out in one :)

[befuzzled]

My ds3 was a late sitter - 9m, but was quite happy in his bumbo from 5m to when I just put it away recently - did have good head control. My forst two who could sit earlier at about 6m were also fine in it.

[Zimbah]

We used a bumbo a lot with DD1. Now with DD2 I'm not using it so much as she's high on the centile charts and at 6 months can almost flip herself out of it, so I only use it if I'm sitting with her the whole time. DD1 was a lot smaller so she couldn't get out of it and it seemed safer.