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What comes after a bouncy chair?

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Woodlands · 12/01/2011 09:16

I use my bouncy chair LOADS for DS to sit and watch me in the kitchen in, then I take it through to the living room and he can watch me eat my breakfast etc. It's really good for when he wants to watch me rather than be on his back kicking his legs, and he loves it. However he's just about to be 6 months, and can now sit up unsupported for brief periods, and I think that's when they say to stop using them. His feet are also almost off the bottom. The question is what can replace it? We have a door bouncer which he loves which lives in the kitchen doorway, but it's a faff to get him in and out of that so no good to put him in while I'm just making a quick cup of coffee or whatever.

Any ideas?

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Firawla · 12/01/2011 09:22

i've not used one but i think some people like those bumbo chair type things, which seem to work as a next step from bouncy chair maybe?
i just put a pillow/donut thing behind them and sat them on the floor with some toys

Grumpla · 12/01/2011 09:27

Jumperoo!!!!!

That will buy you a couple more weeks of multitasking.

Followed by rapid weight loss (yours, as your previously immobile child starts sprinting from plug socket to unsecured cupboard door to temptingly finger-sized cat's bottom at the speed of light)

NewImprovedJollster · 12/01/2011 09:29

I coveted a Bumbo (they were at the local swim pool change rooms) and I DO know people who did buy them. They all found them to be useful for such a short period of time that hardly worth it (am sure others would say differently).

TBH once DS out of bouncey chair, I would sit him up propped with cushions (so if does topple when you are making a brew, can't come to harm), and then over time remove the cushions. Then the joy of mobility begins!! Whaddya mean they don't stay where I left them...?

Geepers · 12/01/2011 09:33

Mine are just out of their bouncers now at eleven months but are not even close to sitting or being mobile.

We have Chicco Polly highchairs which slightly recline, a jumperoo, a baby walker and a Baby Einstein stationary entertainer thing. They just get swapped between these things regularly now as they hate laying on the floor for long.

Scootergrrrl · 12/01/2011 09:33

Inflatable ring or laundry basket with cushions!

Rugbylovingmum · 12/01/2011 10:21

I had a bumbo and found it brilliant for meal times. Our highchair was too big for her at 6/7 months but she happily sat in the bumbo and gummed the food we put on the tray and it was easy to take with us on days out/visits. That said, she wouldn't sit in it to play (and when she did she threw her toys on the floor then couldn't reach them) so when she got too big for the bouncer we just used pillows on the floor. A friend lent us a play nest which was okay but no better than our cushions and took up a lot of space.

Rugbylovingmum · 12/01/2011 10:23

Scootergrrrl - the laundry basket is a brilliant idea. Now DD is mobile she often throws cushions into the laundry basket and then climbs in there to look at a book or watch cbeebies . She probably would have loved it as a baby.

GandTiceandaslice · 12/01/2011 10:41

Bumbos are expensive & won't be used for very long. Plus when they lean forward they can tip.

Either use one of those big ring things or else a laundry basket with cushions is ideal!

link if I get it right! www.mothercare.com/Galt-America-Jungle-Nest/dp/B003V3W560/sr=1-11/qid=1294828821/ref=sr_1_11/276-7075932-2294717?_encoding=UTF8&m=A2LBKNDJ2KZUGQ&n=530284031&mcb=core

EauRouge · 12/01/2011 10:45

I second the jumperoo, DD loved hers. I used to put her in that if I needed to put the laundry on or something. The rest of the time she was just on a play mat on the floor so she could roll around and chew the cat's tail.

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Woodlands · 12/01/2011 13:33

i have a bumbo i got second hand - ds didn't like it for ages. he's happier in it now but it's quite a struggle to wedge his chunky thighs into it and when i want to get him out i lift him up onto my shoulder, bumbo attached, and have to knock it off with the other hand! so i'm not sure that will last much longer.

jumperoo sounds like a good idea, i will investigate. as does the laundry basket with cushions!

not looking forward to him getting mobile, that stage looks like hard work. rapid weightloss sounds appealing though!

thanks all.

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happygilmore · 12/01/2011 15:26

For us - highchair in kitchen

bumbo and jumperoo in lounge

bumbo was a gift, tbh I think they are quite pricey but she has got a lot of use out of it. I also now put her on the floor with lots of cushions around her, like others have suggested.

gingercat12 · 12/01/2011 15:34

We used the play gym after he grew out of the bouncy chair. He'll be crawling after you in no time

happygilmore · 12/01/2011 15:40

we borrowed a jumperoo off a friend, they're brilliant but quite pricey. A door bouncer would do the same job I think?

RachelHRD · 12/01/2011 15:48

I have used this for DS and DD and they both loved it. It also comes apart and includes a walker for when they are a bit bigger. M&P do less other similar less expensive ones too.

Or on the floor surrounded by cushions - great until they start crawling!!

rosie1979 · 12/01/2011 17:47

When my ds outgrew his bouncy chair he had a chicco baby walker which he loved - it was also good for weaning when he seemed too little for the highchair as it has a tray. :)

harrygracejessica · 14/01/2011 18:48

Why not look at fisher price infant to toddle rocker chair??? My twins were still sitting in theirs until they were over 2!

aPixieInMyCaramelLatte · 14/01/2011 19:58

My ds2 hated his bouncy chair so was propped up on the sofa every time i needed to do something. (Open plan living/dining/kitchen area so I could still see him)

He's 4 months now and LOVES his jumperoo, But we also have a chicco polly magic highchair which reclines so he sometimes sit's in that to watch me cook etc.

sharbie · 14/01/2011 20:00

babywalker

mumbar · 14/01/2011 20:13

washing basket with cushions and a babywalker without the wheels.

MamaVoo · 14/01/2011 20:16

Bumbo. You can get a perfectly good one for practically nothing on ebay.

Sarahlou8 · 14/01/2011 21:15

RachelHRD That looks fab!!

Honeydragon · 14/01/2011 21:19

bjon seat dd is 12 months and asleep in it now, it will last her another year too. She loves having her own little seat and when tired gets in her self and has a quit bounce. They rule!

Honeydragon · 14/01/2011 21:19

baby bjorn seat .... sorry

stressheaderic · 14/01/2011 21:21

We had a Bumbo, Galt babynest, beanbag and jumperoo type thing. All off ebay/nearly new sale/borrowed off friends, and all invaluable for when you just need to get things done!

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Woodlands · 17/01/2011 16:36

Well, I bought a jumperoo on eBay for £26 and it was very local, so picked it up last night. It's great, DS has been happily bouncing in it for about 25 minutes now and I suppose I should get him out, but he's having such a lovely time! The only problem is it's MASSIVE and our flat is tiny. I didn't realise it would be so big. There's no way it would fit in the kitchen. We might end up having to sell it on, though I reckon we'd get more than we paid (others on eBay are going for £40-£50). I am actually wishing we had a highchair in the kitchen as it can be a bit of a PITA bringing food through to the living room and then bringing the baby through - it would be good sometimes to feed him in the kitchen.

Just stopped typing as the irritating noise stopped and I realised he had nodded off in the jumperoo... oops!

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