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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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"cjra" wrote in message oups.com... 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. |
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