Alternative to Jumperoos?

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I try where I can not to use “containers” for my DS (6.5months). He has a Baby Bjorn bouncer that he goes in while I shower or cook but apart from that I try and give him as much floor time as I can.

DH works away for a few weeks at a time and DS is now army crawling around and no longer content in his Baby Bjorn (pulls up on the toy bar and chews it 🙄 folds himself in half trying to chew the buttons that hold him in etc 😅) so I need somewhere he can go in for maybe 30 mins a day total so that I can get a few bits done 😅

I’m trying to avoid Jumperoos or anything that encourages him to be on his tiptoes. He was born with positional talipes so I’d rather encourage flat feet as much as possible.

Have seen a SkipHop Activity Centre that has a more fixed foot platform rather than encouraging bouncing. Can anyone recommend any others? Or anyone got the SkipHop and love/hate it? 🤔

OP are you following Montessori ?! I’m just reading the Montessori baby . It’s a bit of a radical way of thinking in that you baby proof the whole room for them rather than putting them in a container. I don’t fully subscribe to it all but it’s an interesting concept . Can their room be completely baby proof ..

Ooh the Galt Play Nest!! How could I forget this? It's like a big doughnut you sit them in. Totally natural sitting position for them and they love it. It won't last you much longer, but they are cheap as chips on Marketplace etc.

This OT recommends it too:

www.candokiddo.com/news/baby-seat

DD just goes in her high chair. She has lots of teething toys that she likes to chew or bang etc for periods of time. And she chats to me or the dogs too (she is 10 months). She also has an activity centre. I don't like gadgets as such either mainly from a physio perspective than anything else. High chairs that are set up with the foot rest at a suitable height are pretty good in that sense. She has a nuna lead but we haven't used it since about 6-7 months when she could sit up as she doesn't like the half lying position it puts her in.

@Raggeo Hes fine on the floor most of the time 😊 I’ve already swapped over all my cupboards too lol. It’s just somewhere to put him down when I need him to be upright for a good while after feeds (he has bad reflux)! I’ve been putting him in the high chair for the last couple of months if I need to but now that he’s on solids too I’m trying to keep the high chair as a feeding area rather than feed and play 😊 I’ve ordered an activity centre to try 😊

@Mollymarvelous Yeah it’s definitely interesting isn’t it?! Not sure how on board I am with it either 😅 my rooms don’t feel very baby-proofable 🤣🤣

@BertieBotts We have this and I love it as you say, natural sitting position which I’m a big fan of! I do put him in this sometimes when I’m cooking if he’s not just eaten etc but it’s useless when I shower - he climbs out of it already 🤣🙈 he’s a wild one!

@EnglishRain Yeah we have a Baby Bjorn and DS doesn’t like the half lying position either. It does have 3 recline levels but even the most upright one of still quite far back. He just about snaps himself in 2 trying to get out of it 🙈🤣 I don’t mind him being in the high chair if I need to but I’m a big fan of separate spaces for different things - eg, I don’t ever put him in his actual cot for anything other than sleep. If never pop him down in there while I was tidying or something. I do have a travel cot set up in the lounge that he plays in if I need to be away from him for a few mins. Now that he’s having solid meals too I’m trying to keep the high chair as a food zone rather than letting him play in it. Just personal preference 😊

Thanks for all the suggestions guys! I’ve ordered the SkipHop activity centre to see if it works for us 🤞🏼