jolly jumper...how old?
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Topic: jolly jumper...how old?
Posted By: Spudling
Subject: jolly jumper...how old?
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 6:47pm
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I was wondering how old the kids have to be before they can go into the jolly jumper? my dd loved it but I can not remember how old she was when she first used it ------------- http://tickers.families.com"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 6:50pm
| We put Daniel in his, he doesn't know how to make himself jump yet but he still likes being in it and mummy helping him jump |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 6:55pm
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Anytime from about 3mos, try him he should be old enough to hold his head up etc. -------------  |
Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 7:19pm
Sam started going in his at about 3 months, he jumped really well for a while but when I stick him in it now he just kinda looks at me funny. 
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 8:02pm
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Ella started going in her at around 3 months and has just figured out in the last week how to make herself jump up and down (she LOVES it and starts laughing everything she makes in bounce). ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 8:03pm
Kryssi has never really jumped in hers lol, she's far too interested in turning around and lapping up all the attention!!  ------------- |
Posted By: Spudling
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 9:30pm
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oh man, Jeremy is already almost 5 months old, I can't believe I waited so long...can't wait until tomorrow to get him into it!
Cailin was such a midget that she was never really heavy enough to get the spring springing so can't wait to see how high a normal weight baby can go!  ------------- http://tickers.families.com">
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 09 October 2007 at 9:36pm
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I put DS in his at 3 months but it didn't really work as his head control was good enough. I put him in it yesterday to try again and he was much better but not great so didn't leave him in it long, he tends to slouch to one side in it as well. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Spudling
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 3:15pm
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er, OK, jolly jumpers are not such a great thing when there is a toddler around....Cailin thought Jeremy was in a swing and pushed him. Not so bad you say, well she kind of pushed him straight into the door frame.
Its OK though, both kids are still alive  ------------- http://tickers.families.com">
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Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 3:45pm
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Hehehehe. Gotta love toddlers! Poor wee Jeremy getting beaten up by his big sister ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Helen21
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 4:32pm
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We had the same problem when Miya was little, Chloe would always try to swing her then after explaining it wasn't a swing she would try to pull on it to make it bounce higher not a good idea! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Chloe 12/7/03 Miya 5/11/05 |
Posted By: rachael-nick
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 7:41pm
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I put my first daughter in at around 3 months, then plunket told me you should wait till 5 months.
But last night our playcentre had a guest speaker from SPARC (sport and recreation NZ) very interesting. The recommendation is that you shouldn't put them in weight bearing aparatice until they weight bearing themselves. ie pulling themselves up to standing. This is the same for exersaucers. Take from this what you want... |
Posted By: Spudling
Date Posted: 10 October 2007 at 10:14pm
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yes I have heard that rachael-nick, I think it has something to do with too much pressure on their lower backs....this is also true with proping them up into sitting before they are ready too.
Everything I have heard about this though is that up to 10 mins at the time is fine so I'm going with that theroy 
Helen21, same! After explaining to Cailin that it was kind of like a trampoline for Jeremy she started jumping holding on to his hands and they were bouncing all over the show, sadly he loved it which just made her jump around harder ------------- http://tickers.families.com">
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 11 October 2007 at 8:53am
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I was speaking to a nurse at the hospital re: Jolly Jumpers and she said also that they should only be in them 5-10 minutes.
She also mentioned that it was important that the feet were flat on the ground (something to do with the calf muscles). ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |