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OnNaturesCourse · 25/02/2018 15:42

I've been looking at the Babylo jubilee and the MyChild Roundabout both of which are a activity centre that turns into a walker.

Are there any others out there?

I like the MyChild one as it's a bouncer too and DD likes jumping around just now.

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EveryoneTalkAboutPopMusic · 25/02/2018 21:52

I thought, but could be wrong (I often am Smile) that walkers weren’t advised these days?

PasstheStarmix · 25/02/2018 22:40

I agree with EveryoneTalkAboutPopMusic I don’t think they’re advised but stores still sell them. I’m not sure on the NHS stance on them.

OnNaturesCourse · 26/02/2018 12:20

Still advertised here in Scotland.
What's the problem with them?

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PasstheStarmix · 26/02/2018 15:47

creepercrawlers.com/2016/01/5-products-to-avoid-child-development/

Hi, this is along the lines of what I read

EveryoneTalkAboutPopMusic · 26/02/2018 18:11

And this? I hadn’t realised until I read your post Pass that Bouncers and Door swings are in the same category Blush

wintertravel1980 · 26/02/2018 19:44

Here is a more recent article. Basically, the evidence is not conclusive and the most reliable research (clinical trials) has not shown any development delay in children using walkers.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29201117

FWIW, I did not use a walker with my DD since her gross motor development is running late (she has hypermobile hip joints). However if she had not had those problems, I would have gone for it. Most babies I know seem to enjoy their walkers.

NHS recommend liming time spent in walkers and bouncers to 20 minutes:

www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/keeping-kids-active/

EveryoneTalkAboutPopMusic · 26/02/2018 21:20

Are you stalking me now winter? Smile

wintertravel1980 · 26/02/2018 22:22

Lol, just spending more time now on baby development board (moving here from Sleeping/Feeding/Weaning). Was worried about DD gross motor skills until figured out the problem is hips hypermobility.

OnNaturesCourse · 26/02/2018 22:27

Thanks.

DD has a activity board thingy and door bouncer! Oh dear lol. But she gets fussy in them after 15 minutes or so anyway, loves them to start with. The items are on loan so looking into purchasing a combined toy as I think it would be more long term... Things that grow with them definitely are my favourite!

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MrsJ11 · 15/03/2018 14:12

Our 6 month old recently started on her jumperoo and it’s only for 30 mins a day, she plays with the toys on it as well as jumps, she loves it

user1492964816 · 16/03/2018 23:49

My little one had a walker. (I didn’t realise there was advice against them) he loved it. He wasn’t in it all the time but before he could walk he just wanted to be up and about and iT was great for him

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