Baby walker??

[mrsmoomoopoopoo]

8 month old dd currently has a jumperoo which she loves. A few people have recently told me to get her a baby walker as it will help with her walking.
Should I get her one or is the jumperoo sufficient?

Thanks

I've always been told that baby walkers help them develop the wrong muscles for walking, as they're working on pushing something forwards, so concentrate more power into that movement, rather than balancing. I personally won't be using one, but there will also be people who swear by them.

Baby walkers are meant to be detrimental to babies learning to walk

Encouraging them to walk on toes etc.

I personally wouldn't use them

If you think she'd like it then get one. I wouldn't bother if it's just to get her to walk. She may find other things to get mobile anyway - mine pushes around a light coffee table like a little Zimmer frame

Mine used an ikea high chair like a Zimmer frame!
My 12 month old has just learned to walk but still can't propel herself in a walker. Like a PP says, it's different muscles/balance used. I don't think a jumperoo does anything to help them walk either.
I've never done anything to help either of mine walk, they just walked when they were ready. Both at 12 months.

I didn't see the point in a sit down baby walker, use too much space too.

We got a little frame with music and slidy things and buttons that she could actually push and walk with.

DS was never that interested in using it to walk but loved playing with the buttons, lights etc. Alternating between that, jumperoo and highchair toys allowed me to cook dinner!

Baby walkers (the sit in kind) don't help with learning to walk

They do help if you have the kind of baby who is desperate to walk and whinges constantly unless you are "walking" them though

Sit in baby walkers are dangerous as they can topple and delay walking because as others have said encourage toe walking.

Thanks everyone!
I thought walkers were no good for technique so I'll stick with the jumperoo and she'll walk when she's ready

They're a total deathtrap - responsible for many, many burns/scalds/amputations and deaths

They're actually banned on safety grounds in Canada and the NHS recommends we don't use them as they're so dangerous.

I'm constantly surprised by their popularity tbh.