cjra wrote:

My mom's been offering to buy a jumperoo (or similar) for DD's
birthday because she's concerned about DD's lack of interest in
walking/standing (she has the strength, just won't put her feet down).

Now, DD is nearly 1 yr old and almost 20 lbs. My thoughts are 1) she's
too big (or nearly so) for it anyway and 2) she'll walk when she wants
to walk and 3) we don't have space for more stuff.

What's the current thought/recommendation on these things? I know
walkers are not recommended, what about the jumper?

We do have another followup with the developmental specialist in
August, whom we're seeing just as a f/u to her birth issues, so far
there hasn't been too much concern. She's a little behind on
milestones, but well within the curve. She doesn't crawl, but scoots
all over the place. She pulls up onto her knees occasionally, so she
*can* just doesn't appear to want to.

All mine walked at or before a year, and trust me - the later they
walk the better for everyone. My niece wasn't walking at a year and
it was much easier on everyone. I wasn't so lucky.

I had a friend who had a very large baby - he was about 30 lbs at a
year and too heavy for his grandmother to pick up as she had a bad
back. He wasn't even scooting or crawling at a year of age, and then
at about 14 months he suddenly got up and started running around like
his older brother had been doing for some time. His mom said it was a
big shock to the system. She'd had this baby who basically stayed
where you put him, and then he turned into a terrible two like
overnight.