Opinions on baby walkers please!
My lo is nearly 6 months and loves being on his feet all the time. I have a jumperoo and he loves that but i was wondering about a baby walker.
I am not so concerned about bendy legs and accidents as my mother keeps telling me! He would only use it for short periods and i'm quite safety conscious anyway so he wouldn't be left alone in it.
What i do want to know is if you have one do you use it much? How long did your lo use it for? Any recommendations?
My only concern is that lo has been rolling for a while and in the last 2 days has started to get up onto all 4's so dont think it will be long before he is crawling. Did your lo's still use it when they were crawling? Do you think it aided or delayed walking?
So many questions as usual! Thanks xxx
I am not so concerned about bendy legs and accidents as my mother keeps telling me! He would only use it for short periods and i'm quite safety conscious anyway so he wouldn't be left alone in it.
What i do want to know is if you have one do you use it much? How long did your lo use it for? Any recommendations?
My only concern is that lo has been rolling for a while and in the last 2 days has started to get up onto all 4's so dont think it will be long before he is crawling. Did your lo's still use it when they were crawling? Do you think it aided or delayed walking?
So many questions as usual! Thanks xxx
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However I think its good for them as its teaching him to stand and he can already stand flat footed while holding onto the sofa, table, walker etc.
I'd say get one, most definalty!
xxx
I think that if a baby is allowed to crawl around the floor he will naturally want to pull himself up and move around exploring, this will quickly lead onto walking, If you use a baby walker they wont have the same urge to try to stand alone - so will probably mean they walk a bit later. IYKWIM?
I don't think they are harmful, and your LO will let you know if they don't like it.
I personally think it's better to let lo move freely and explore without restriction but I'm sure there's lots of mummys who don't agree, you know your lo best xx
We settle instead on spending the money on one of the learning table things so he had something that would support his weight when he held on to it too stand if that makes sense, as at the mo the push along walkers would run away from him!
heres lola in hers
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