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Neighbour complaining about jumparoo

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SeaLeaf · 26/03/2016 08:31

We live in a first floor apartment. Downstairs neighbour is complaining about 'thumping' noise when baby goes in jumparoo! I've put a foam mat under it and tried moving it to other rooms but she still complains! We have wood floors everywhere and I prefer to keep it in kitchen so I can cook!

He's 7months and uses it for about 30mins at a time, usually 7am, 9am, 1pm, 3pm, 6pm.

I feel she should put up with it, you can't expect silence in a building with families and what will happen when he's older and starts running and jumping?
Why should he be denied playtime in his favourite toy?

What do others think?

OP posts:
Chocolatecakefan · 26/03/2016 10:11

Our jumperoo is upstairs. We were going to have laminate flooring up there but the carpet company suggested vinyl flooring in the style of laminate to make it quieter. When one of us is downstairs and the baby is upstairs in the jumperoo it sounds like a herd of elephants

It's incredibly rude of you to blame the neighbour saying they have to deal with it.

80sMum · 26/03/2016 10:21

OP, how about getting a large square (at least 8 inches deep) of high density or acoustic soundproofing foam from here, get some nonslip matting to go under it and put the jumperoo on that?

But I still think that the 7.00am use is too early.

cardibach · 26/03/2016 10:24

Too much bouncing too early.
I don't get this 'only happy in a jumperoo' thing. They didn't exist when I had DD. She was a demanding baby. You just keep changing things. Tolerates a mat for 10 mins? Great. Do that. Then switch to another thing that works for 10 mins. Then switch back. Jumperoo is not the only answer.

Sunshine87 · 26/03/2016 10:31

That constant noise would drive me bonkers.your neighbour would have every right to complain especially the 7am.she could report you for noise disturbance and rightly so.

The baby shouldn't be in a jumperoo for that long you could be causing damage to his hips at that age.

AnotherTimeMaybe · 26/03/2016 10:32

Yabu
Give DC toys to play with , shape sorters, books toys with lights etc
2,5 hours on that thing might seriously injure the tendons. We were only using the damn thing occasionally and ended up with tight tendons and foot pointing towards the outside. It was sorted after Orthopeadics sessions and Physio
Other than that not fair on neighbour

Helloitsme88 · 26/03/2016 10:32

**> Ds1 would tolerate this for 10min at a time without screaming, then maybe 15 minutes in the bouncy chair then heaven help you if you didn't pick him up and move round. I lovedY the jumperoo

But babies shouldn't be in the jumper ok longer than 30 mins at a time anyway. I appreciate it's difficult with a baby who won't be put down but op is too heavily reliant on the jumperoo and its worth exploring other options especially if it's affecting other people like her neighbours

tinyterrors · 26/03/2016 10:35

YABU I live in a house and when I'm in the kitchen and they're in the room over the kitchen sometimes I think the ceiling will fall through from the noise. Most of the time I go up to tell them off for jumping about and they're just walking around.

When you live in a flat you have to be mindful of the noise. Even though it's rented there's nothing stopping you getting thick rugs for the floor.

I have kids and I'd be massively pissed off if they were constantly jumping upstairs for half an hour five times a day, moreso at 7am.

Get some manners and speak to your neighbour, explain you rent and the landlord has put wooden floor down but you've got a mat down. Ask them to speak to the landlord about soundproofing your flat. Knock the 7am jumping session on the head. Normal noise has to be expected but 2.5 hours of constant banging every single day would have me going crazy.

Earlyday · 26/03/2016 10:38

I lived below people with wooden floors - I could hear every footstep - it drove me slowly insane. I used to tense up when they came home from work. They didn't even make much noise other than normal day to day living but the lack of sound proofing made it unbearable.

I can't imagine being your downstairs neighbours listening to your baby in the jumperoo for such a long time everyday. Especially from so early in the morning.

When you live in an apartment it's give and take. Your neighbours are probably already putting up with quite a bit of your day to day noise. There is also a duty on you to try to lessen the noise you make. You can't avoid a certain amount of noise but I wouldn't be walking about in heels or putting a baby in a jumperoo if I were you.

mummymeister · 26/03/2016 10:42

I used to be an EHO and the issue of wooden floors in upper floor flats was a big problem. personally, I would ban wooden floors in flats and make everyone have carpet.

the problem with impact noise, which is what this is, is that putting a mat under or a little bit of carpet will have only a small effect acoustically. your neighbours will probably barely notice the difference. if your child has to use the jumperoo then find one room to confine it to and put carpet down. you should pay for this, not your landlord, as its your choice to use this.

this could be considered a statutory noise nuisance so whilst you might be of the opinion that your neighbour should just suck it up, actually you could find yourself served with a noise abatement notice. and before anyone else comes on and says "really, the noise from a child!" well yes. if it is significantly impacting on the quiet enjoyment of your neighbours property then it is in law a noise nuisance.

lorelei9here · 26/03/2016 10:44

OMD you are so U!

that must be horrific.

They should report to your landlord about the floor but FFS be reasonable about it. That must be so awful. You can't avoid the noise of daily living but you can be considerate and a baby in a jumperoo - just no. You will have to find another way to amuse him.

What have the neighbours actually said?

lorelei9here · 26/03/2016 10:45

It can't be good for your child anyway, I'm not an expert, but pretty sure on that one! 2.5 hours in a jumperoo!

SideOrderofChip · 26/03/2016 10:48

If your ds wont be put down then maybe consider getting a sling or a wrap so that you can hold and be hands free. We have a jumperoo for DS 6 months and he goes at it like the clappers in his. We can heard him anywhere in the house

MrRochestersDog · 26/03/2016 10:48

YABU - 7am pounding upstairs daily would drive me mad.

ilovesooty · 26/03/2016 11:04

I couldn't care less how you choose to occupy your child but if I lived below you I'd be feeling nothing short of murderous by now.

yorkshapudding · 26/03/2016 11:05

Jumperoo's are ridiculously noisy. DD loved hers but I was careful to limit her time in it and not to allow her to use it in the mornings out of consideration for our neighbours as I knew they could hear it, and we were in a semidetached house so must be even more annoying for your neighbour.

If we were talking about loud music or noisy DIY then I doubt you would question the unreasonableness of 30 minute stints several times a day, every single day, from 7am onwards. The fact that it's your PFB making the noise makes no difference to anyone except you.

I agree with pp that a nice thick rug with foam mat underneath my help but I think you still need to reduce the amount of time he spends in it and definitely drop the 7am session. If your baby is 'only happy in the jumperoo' that's probably just because he's become used to being in it so much. There are many other options to keep a baby entertained while you get on with stuff...baby gym, playpen/travel cot full of toys, bouncy seat, carry him in a sling etc. You may have to persevere for a while as he will naturally miss the jumperoo because he's so reliant on it but surely that's better than being issued with a Noise Abatement Order.

MrsDeVere · 26/03/2016 11:08

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Nanny0gg · 26/03/2016 11:10

7am is way too early!

Put him on the floor - at 7 months that's the best place for him.

And buy yourself some rugs!

AntiHop · 26/03/2016 11:13

You should explore other options. My dd is

Lemonblast · 26/03/2016 11:14

2.5 hours in one of those things is totally excessive.
Put him in the floor propped up with cushions and lots of toys. Or in a high chair with toys. Plastic spoons and cups keep them entertained for ages. If heaven forbid he CRIES he won't combust.
Your poor neighbour.

AntiHop · 26/03/2016 11:19

Sorry dd grabbed my phone! She's 18 months now and I remember very clearly that difficult period when she needed constant entertainment and it was very difficult to get anything done. We didn't have room for a jumperoo. We used a smaller activity centre that didn't have a suspended seat so that should be much less noisy for your neighbour. We also had a small activity seat where she was actually sitting so definitely wouldn't disturb your neighbour.

MissHooliesCardigan · 26/03/2016 11:40

Sorry but YABU. I'm fairly tolerant of noise and not too bothered by kids running up and down stairs etc but this would drive me nuts- it's the repetitive nature of the noise and 7am is ridiculous. I sympathise with having a high needs baby as I've experienced it but you need to find another way to occupy him.

Hissy · 26/03/2016 11:42

I think I'd want to kill you op if you did this to me.

7am? 😡

You're off the chart for unreasonableness

Chickenrunchicken · 26/03/2016 11:49

Hmmm....I want to say yanbu, but having lived underneath a flat with wooden floors you can hear everything. One neighbour used to come back from clubbing at 3am and walk up and down in her high heels for ages, use to drive me nuts. However jumperoos are a godsend, so I'd say keep to sociable hours and get a thick, thick rug underneath or something. 7am especially on a weekend would irritate me. Unfortunately it can only get louder for your neighbour though once your baby starts crawling and walking and thumping around dropping toys. I'm a wooden floor fanatic but they are very loud. We're in a house and put them upstairs too in the kids rooms with rugs, it sounds like a herd of elephants sometimes, but equally with two littlies and two little dogs its the most practical and clean solution,

I empathise with you but also with your neighbour.

RubbleBubble00 · 26/03/2016 12:00

My next door.neighbour wakes me woth their alarm and opening/closing wardrobe on a morning. I'd feel murderous at half an hour of thumping at 7 am or 9am.

What about a door bouncer that's suspended from door frame? He can still bounce but perhaps less thumping

luciole15 · 26/03/2016 12:11

sealeaf would be interested to know what you think now...

Why do you have to cook 5x a day? Also, check out the physical damage it may cause him. What about developmental? Same old thing, 5 times a day? Hardly giving him new experiences.

Have you tried putting him in a sling while you do stuff? Or doing stuff while he naps? Or giving him a cupboard of stuff in kitchen to play with instead?

Even rugs won't help that much. Whole floor needs carpeting. Go and listen to what your neighbour has to put up with... And apologise!