jumperoo?

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.

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:48:06 -0700, 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.

FWIW, neither of my kids looked like they wanted to walk at nearly 1 yo.
Both of them started walking at about 14 mo. With DD, it was pretty quick.
I remember telling people I didn't think she'd be walking anytime soon and
then she was walking.

As for the Jumperoo, is that the thing that hangs in the doorway and the
bounce in it by pushing up with their legs? I'd put mine in one only if
they seem to enjoy it.

On Jun 14, 3:29 pm, toypup wrote:
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:48:06 -0700, 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.

FWIW, neither of my kids looked like they wanted to walk at nearly 1 yo.
Both of them started walking at about 14 mo. With DD, it was pretty quick.
I remember telling people I didn't think she'd be walking anytime soon and
then she was walking.

As for the Jumperoo, is that the thing that hangs in the doorway and the
bounce in it by pushing up with their legs? I'd put mine in one only if
they seem to enjoy it.


Yeah, I think so, at least that's what she described. If I had one
already I'd probably try it, but have no desire to go out and buy one.
I've told my mom no thanks, but she's asked again...I was wondering if
there was some recommendation against them (like walkers, which I also
had to convince her not to buy for us) so I can use that as an excuse
to turn her down ;-). While I will get my daughter anything
necessary, I don't really want to accumulate loads of baby equipment -
we have very limited space in our house as it is.

On Jun 14, 3:48 pm, 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?


I don't know about the recommendations, but we borrowed a jumperoo
from a friend for DD2. The jumperoo took up alot of space, and DD2
liked it the first time she was in it then no more. A doorway jumper
is more portable and much cheaper if you do decide to get one, but
your DD is at the weight edge.

I imagine your DD will walk soon, when she wants to. DD1 really liked
to push things when she was learning to walk. She loved this:
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Tikes-P.../dp/B00005850G

and this:
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Tikes-T.../dp/B000096P3A


With DD2, when she was 9 months old and crawling, I put her in a
dress that was too long and got in the way when she crawled. So
she stood up and walked! Couldn't stop her then.

Mary W.

On Jun 14, 12:48 pm, 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.

Darn these moms. I swear my mom said I was walking by 2 months. Your
child will walk when she is good and ready.

If your mom is insisting on buying the jumpy thing, let her. My son
and 2 daughters had one and they had fun in it, don't know if that
helped in strengthening their legs for walking, though.

My son was a little crazy on it too, so we put pillows up against the
walls in case he bounced into one.

Vickie

On Jun 14, 12:48 pm, 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).

Tell her pediatricians and pediatric physical therapists advise
against it. If a child has developmental issues it's more important
to avoid sling seats (walker, jumper, exersaucer) than for the typical
child. It sounds like your daughter has mild developmental issues at
most, which means that the jumper would probably be somewhere between
irrelevant to slightly harmful. These types of seats strengthen
muscles in the wrong order and so babies can develop habits that are
counterproductive to motor development.

A little time in any of those things (except the walker) is rarely
going to be a big deal either way, but if your mom is concerned about
helping her motor development, it's the wrong way to go. Better to
keep seeing the developmentalist and follow her recommendations.

Kate, ignorant foot soldier of the medical cartel
and the Bug, 4 years old

Akuvikate wrote:
On Jun 14, 12:48 pm, 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).

Tell her pediatricians and pediatric physical therapists advise
against it. If a child has developmental issues it's more important
to avoid sling seats (walker, jumper, exersaucer) than for the typical
child. It sounds like your daughter has mild developmental issues at
most, which means that the jumper would probably be somewhere between
irrelevant to slightly harmful. These types of seats strengthen
muscles in the wrong order and so babies can develop habits that are
counterproductive to motor development.

A little time in any of those things (except the walker) is rarely
going to be a big deal either way, but if your mom is concerned about
helping her motor development, it's the wrong way to go. Better to
keep seeing the developmentalist and follow her recommendations.

Kate, ignorant foot soldier of the medical cartel
and the Bug, 4 years old

One of my sister's twins has some motor developmental issues and the physio
advised her to stay away from an Australian product that sounds like this
jumperoo thing. She said that it developed all the wrong muscles for walking
and in addition kids tend to use their toes to push off and it teaches them
to walk on their tippy toes rather than with a flat foot.

So check with the developmentalist, physio or pedi, but I think that in
general the answer is that it doesn't promote walking.

Engram

On Jun 14, 5:15 pm, Akuvikate wrote:
On Jun 14, 12:48 pm, 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).

Tell her pediatricians and pediatric physical therapists advise
against it. If a child has developmental issues it's more important
to avoid sling seats (walker, jumper, exersaucer) than for the typical
child. It sounds like your daughter has mild developmental issues at
most, which means that the jumper would probably be somewhere between
irrelevant to slightly harmful. These types of seats strengthen
muscles in the wrong order and so babies can develop habits that are
counterproductive to motor development.

A little time in any of those things (except the walker) is rarely
going to be a big deal either way, but if your mom is concerned about
helping her motor development, it's the wrong way to go. Better to
keep seeing the developmentalist and follow her recommendations.

Kate, ignorant foot soldier of the medical cartel
and the Bug, 4 years old

On the other hand, maybe your daughter is picked up quite a bit and
loves being held. That is why she is resistant to putting her feet
down.
I am sure you are taking her to well-checks and if the pediatrician
thinks she is progressing fine, well, there is your answer and the
answer to give mom.

Vickie

On Jun 14, 3:48?pm, 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 3 of my kids used walkers and jolly jumpers, which I'm assuming is
the equivalent of this jumparoo. The first two both took off walking
at 9 months of age. The last one started walking the week before he
actually turned one. The first two both weighed 22 pounds at one year,
which isn't large by any means. My last one weighed closer to 30
pounds at one year and he was heavier and larger. I can't remember
when I stopped putting them in the jolly jumper. It hung on a door
jam. I'm thinking it was anywhere from 10-14 months, but because my
third was heavier, I took him out sooner than the others. There should
be a weight limit on the items. Mine is currently packed away in
baby's room and he is sleeping, but I'll see if it lists it tomorrow
for you. One of my online friends was really concerned because her
baby didn't walk and all of the other babies from our AOL month boards
had been walking for months. He finally just up and took off. Some
babies may have tried it when you weren't looking, fell down, and
decided that they didn't like it enough to risk it again = they are
just more cautious and are willing to wait until they are comfortable
at trying it again, which is pretty smart IMO. lol. I know that my
third and later-walking baby had been in the middle of the living room
a couple of times and just pushed up to standing like we would and
WHAM! straight on his back. I couldn't figure out what made him think
he could do that, but it could be a contributing factor as to why he
did it later - it hurt! lol. As for walkers, they are just fine to use
if your house is sufficiently baby proofed AND you do not use it as a
babysitter, ESPECIALLY if you have stairs and drop offs they can fall
off of. You have to keep in mind that it can provide that little extra
umph to reach hot coffee cups on table edges, etc. I never left my
kids unattended in one and they instead followed me throughout the
house, which was nice for them when they couldn't yet walk on their
own and wanted to be with me and nice for me because I didn't have to
carry them everywhere with me. They didn't spend an obscene amount of
time in them either so they don't have any hip issues, etc. I know
people who share stories that their babies didn't walk until 2 with
theories as to many different reasons why, but they are all just fine.

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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.

I dunno. If my mom said something about a Jumperoo, I'd tell her that a
friend of mine had one and it broke, as there was a recall on it. Which is
true. Not sure if the recall is still around, but I'd try and use the
recall as a defense for me if it was something like this that I didn't
want/need.
I also think I would still maintain that she'll walk when she's ready. DD1
was walking about a month before her first birthday. Same with 2 different
friends' DSs. Both walking just before their first birthdays.
2 other friends - one has a boy, the other has a girl - their first
birthdays came and went, still no walking. One friend had a fairly large
boy - he was 20lbs right around 6 months and now sits at about 32lbs at 22
months. He didn't even really crawl until almost a year. He walked,
though, at about 14-15ish months, IIRC. The other friend with the little
girl... Same idea. She was by no means a bit baby, I'd even say she was on
the smaller/petite side. She 'commando crawled' forever. On her belly,
crawling commando style. She did this from about 7ish months right up to
about 13ish months. Around 14-15 months, she finally got up and walked.
Every baby is so different, and all these friends' babies are either a month
older than my DD, the exact same age or about a month younger. Now, at 23,
22, 22, 21 and 21 months old, all the babies are doing fine and if you
looked at them, you'd NEVER be able to guess which one crawled or walked
when.
I would tell my mom that she's well within the 'normal' range. Not all
babies get up and walk at 9 or 10 months.
I'd wait for the specialist, and I'd try and use that to my advantage. If
the specialist comes back and said there's some sort of major problems, I'd
go from there, and I don't think a specialist would say get a Jumperoo or
some sort of a walker, but if they do, tell you mom. If you're told
everything is fine, then I'd stick to that it's an unnecessary baby item
that won't help anyways, even if there was room for it. If you're told it
doesn't matter either way, maybe this could be an item to keep at your mom's
place, depending on how much you visit.
Some babies up and walk real quick. Others take their sweet time. Maybe
some sort of a pushing/riding toy might be fun for your DD, again, if you
have room for that. We have very limited space here, and I know my kids
loved those little push toys, regardless of when they walked.