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Topic: jolly jumper
Posted By: 98765
Subject: jolly jumper
Date Posted: 17 April 2006 at 6:03pm
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jack now has a jolly jumper and loves it but is there a limit to how long he shud be in it? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 17 April 2006 at 7:09pm
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I wouldn't be putting him in it yet, he's far too young!! Sorry to sound harsh but they are designed for babies aged at least 4 months+
My daughter was in one from around 5 months and she had a very strong neck from birth.. we used to put her in it for about 10 mins at a time, once a day until she got used to it.. some days we wouldn't use it as we'd forget or be out somewhere.. as she got older she could sometimes be in it for half an hour if she was happy.  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 17 April 2006 at 7:16pm
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 ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 17 April 2006 at 8:30pm
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Plunket recomends you wait till they can pu their feet flat on the floor, and hold their head well, not before 5 months they say?
They are a god send, though Jacob loved his, sadly he is a little to big for it now, but we used it the same as Kat. We also used to put him in it before bed to tire him out, usually while we ate tea. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 17 April 2006 at 9:11pm
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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. ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 17 April 2006 at 9:19pm
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ooops im naughty then cos im sure caitlyn was in it for a lot longer than that! tut tut kelly *shakes head at self*
however in saying that, she did start walking the day she turned 10mths and by 12mths was running-upright as well hehe. Shes never had any trouble with posture -(except she thinks shes the bloody queen of sheba and walks around with this hoity toity expression) But of course every child is different. I wish caitlyn would fit in it now sometimes........ 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 18 April 2006 at 8:46am
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Hannah has been in hers since she was 3 months Rachel, she goes in it for about 15-20mins. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 18 April 2006 at 10:30am
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Maya was in hers from 3 mths too, and she loved it. I think I started off with maybe 10-15 minutes, but when she was a bit older she would stay in if for ages. We used it until she was about 8 mths because by then she would jump so hard she would double back and hit the doorframe. She walked at 10mths as well.
My only word of warning - be careful how you put bubs in and out. The first day we used it I undid the clips wrong and Maya fell back onto the wooden floor. She was fine of course, but I took her to Starship to be checked to make sure and felt rather embarassed trying to explain to the doctors what had happened  -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: deharn
Date Posted: 18 April 2006 at 11:18am
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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. |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 18 April 2006 at 2:16pm
lmao same here  So she would stay in one place for a second, instead of being a constant limpet on me leg ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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caitlynsmygirl wrote:Posted By: 98765
Date Posted: 18 April 2006 at 4:34pm
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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 ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 18 April 2006 at 5:40pm
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at my friends 21st her mum and her mums friend were (drunk) and remenicising (sp?) about how they used to leave the kids in the jolly jumpers and go have coffee on the porch...and so they thought it would be really fun to stand under the doorway at my mates 21st jumping up and down like they were in jolly jumpers....
aaah old drunk people
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Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 18 April 2006 at 7:56pm
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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). ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 18 April 2006 at 8:23pm
jack loved his jolly jumper too! i was a naughty mum and would leave him in there until he got sick of it, which was usually longer than 15mins 
as for promoting walking.....he's nearly 20mths old and has just started taking steps yay for jack! ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 18 April 2006 at 10:27pm
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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* |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 19 April 2006 at 9:18am
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We had Joey in his from about 5 months. Instructions said not longer than 20 minutes at once and we found he was pretty tired and wanted to get out himself after 20 mins anyway. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 19 April 2006 at 2:05pm
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woohooo go jack i think james is going to be a nother solw walker and i relly dont mind lol ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 19 April 2006 at 3:49pm
| Jake actually wasn't fond of it. we got one qhen he was four months, but by the time it got over to us, he was about six months. He was just crawling at that stage and it seemed like the jumper limited him to just one place, as opposed to everywhere that he wanted to be. However, we got him an exersaucer and he LOEVD that! We've just bought taine one, i posted apic somewhere on the site. Can't wait for him to use it! |