jolly jumper

jack now has a jolly jumper and loves it but is there a limit to how long he shud be in it?

james got a jolly jumper at 6 months but has only just started using his now and is in it for as long as he wants as long as bubs has a storng neck and can sit it is safe although saying that all bubs are diff

I had heard that any longer than 10 minutes a day is bad. The jolting from the jumping is really hard on their backs and they aren't supposed to be in that position for any extended legnth of time as it isn't a natural position for them to be in.
We thought that sounded like a good idea so always timed her in it and took her out when the time was up.

Hannah has been in hers since she was 3 months Rachel, she goes in it for about 15-20mins.

I put Sam in from about 4.5 months, he was/is however a big strong baby.

I think there are many theories out there about Jolly Jumpers both positive and negative.

I am a big fan personally of them as Sam just loved his and it provided me with many hours of sanity and him enjoyment.

My best mate back in Aussie is a day care mum and they are banned within her home care service. There is also a lot of negativity about them in Aussie and they are very rarely used.

So I would say what works best for you. Sam usually would indicate when he had enough and i could tell from his jumping when he was showing signs of getting tired.

oops he just loved being held standing up so i thought i shud try it. I wish there were ones for adults they look so fun

Found some info:

"Jodi Cooper, a physiotherapist with Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre’s Outreach - One of the first items up for discussion was baby exercisers (commonly referred to as Exersaucers) and Jolly Jumpers. Ms. Cooper said current recommendations advise parents not to put their babies in one of these devices before they are six-months-old, and when they are used, to limit the time to 15 minutes. The age requirement is in place as sitting balance should be acquired before use of an Exersaucer or Jolly Jumper. There is no evidence that suggest these apparatuses promote early walking despite marketing claims."

Poor Charlotte- we cut her off by 5 minutes! Ah well, she was another 10 month old walker (I walked at 9 months so maybe it slowed her down! Hehe).

go jack!!!!

i hated caitlyn walking at 10months...it was the start of her not being a baby and my friends daughter walked at 8mths and she (my friend not her daughter) rang to , well, gloat cos she "bet" caitlyn by 2 months (cos yeah apparently its a competition) and i was like "has she? oh poor u"
so that really took the wind out of her sails ! ha!* vindictive laugh*

woohooo go jack i think james is going to be a nother solw walker and i relly dont mind lol