Monday, April 18, 2011

To Bumbo or not to Bumbo?

"Look at me Mommy, I can sit on my own."

Quite a few parents and to-be-Parents always ask me, "would you buy a Bumbo?" For those people who do not know what a Bumbo is, it is a small seat for infants to sit in to help with back muscles and bones basically to help learn sit on their own with no support.
Personally, I have not heard anything wrong with the Bumbo. I have only heard positive feedback. Of course you should not leave your child unattended while seating on the Bumbo and never keep it close to the the edge of a table. But I personally believe that the Bumbo is great for children under 6 to 7 months old.
My son loved his Bumbo, I wish we had purchased it earlier, we bought it when he was about 5 months and only benefited for the next two months. It did help him and eventually sat down w/out any sort of support.
So the answer to my title question is - Yes to the Bumbo. Go buy one, blue/pink/yellow and I believe there is a green. You can also put a eating tray on it, so one day in the near future your baby will be able to learn to eat on a highchair. The picture above is my Friend's baby on a Bumbo...Look how great she looks and is sitting on the Bumbo with such comfort!!!

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