Fantastic baby product (Bumbo Baby Seat)

Member Name: vickigroth

Product:	Bumbo Baby Seat
Date:	12/03/08 (45 review reads)
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Advantages: Durable, well designed, easy to clean

Disadvantages: Not cheep, short period of usefulness

bought one of these for my first child when he was about 2 months old. He was able to hold his head up by then so we used it straight away. He loved being able to sit up and see the world from a different level and was kept entertained for ages by gyms etc placed at an appropriate height.
The bumbo is specially designed to help babies sit up and in a comfy and correct sitting position. I believe it helped both my children sit independently from an earlier age than perhaps they would have without it. Its wipe clean and soft to touch and babies are unable to get out so they are perfectly safe. Both my children stopped using these by 5/6 months as they could sit unaided so they were only used for a matter of months.

Many parent's use these in the initial stages of weaning as the baby is sitting comfortably and still. However they should not be used on any raised surfaces.
They are expensive at around £28 and obviously have a short life as much of the equipment used for children of this age! However they are durable and will last for several children. Mine has been used for 4 children but you wouldn't know it!

Summary: A godsend for helping babies sit up unaided