bouncy seats how long then what? HELP,please

I am absolutely in love with our itsy bitsy bouncers and am getting very anxious about what to do when the babies are too big for them.

Matthew , today ,whilestapped in the b seat was turning himself to the side to look at the flowers on the upholstery and it freaked me out how far he could turn his little self. Now i keep the seat directly in front of me and watch him like a hawk.

What happens next? He sprnds time on the floor an rolls over f to b and scootches around on the floor----scary for mommy who needs safe places to plop 2 5 m 1 weekers. Both Matthew and Amy spend 1 or 2 sessions in an exersaucer ....that's it. I need the b seat for some sense of safety. What do I do when they can't be trusted in it anymore. And when is that?!????/!!!!

What do you all do/use for safe places to plop? TIA!

 

At this stage they really need to just be on the floor a lot. Maybe a playyard would be an answer for you to keeping them safe. At that age, I put a big comforter on the floor with a whole bunch of toys and let scoot, roll, play, etc, and that is where they spent most of the day. If he's able to turn himself like that in the bouncy, it is no longer a safe place for him to be.

 

Yep at that age, the only safe place is the floor, and sometimes that isn't that safe, LOL

At 7 months Zack learned to bounch with his legs like a frog, and go sideways, and he could come out of his bouncy chair. Well, one day he did that, and he turned over sideways and bumped his head on the floor.

 

When they were first rolling/scooting/crawling, I just tried to clear the living room of anything really dangerous. They weren't that fast yet (Sarah didn't even move at all until about 9 months), so I could leave them there for a minute or two and they couldn't get into too much trouble. This worked for a surprisingly long time.

I also used the exersaucer, though they hated it after about 9 months.

When they really started crawling, we got a superyard. It took up most of our dining room from about 8 months to 15 months. It was totally key from crawling to cruising (after that, they got too annoyed with being in it, and we didn't use it much).

 

Thanks, for your advice.

I really need to get something that will keep them safe. I think the super yard is the way for me to go, but I don't think I"ll ever get my shower done again. I was so proud of myself that I had gotten my shower time down to 5 mins with no hair conditioner.,LOL.


I have them on the floor a lot. I wonder if a PNP would be a good thing now / for at least Matthew?

Maybe I need the PNP in the bathroom. LOL

 

For showers I got the Fisher Price Infant-to-Toddler rocker. It's big and bulky but it wdid the trick. You can kick out the stand so it doesn't rock and is tilted back and then they can't get out of it.

We also sometimes put one in a Pack n Play and one in the rocker in the bathroom doorway.

For Patrick I bought a mini cponvertible co-sleeper so when he's able to sit up and move around I can move it easily from room to room and keep him contained when I need to - and away from the big kids.

 

thanks Christine great idea to do one in a PN and one inthe tiddler rocker.

I know this ight sound crazy but is it OK to buy a used PNP? I spend so much money on things that only get used a fewtimes so I am wondering if it's the same with someone else who may be selling a PNP?!!!! What part of it gets the diirtiest? What should I loook out for?

 

Just check for recalls first, and test it out before you buy it - have them set it up and put all your weight on each of the hinges at the top to make sure they won't fail. Also check the mesh for holes, the screws for tightness, etc.

Just FYI - J. Mason made a playyard that got a consumer Reports award for safety. It wasn't very popular b/c it didn;t fold that small, but we loved it. It was basically a big rectangle at the top and bottom with legs that screwed on in between. Very solid and secure, no hardware to fail, no hinges to give way.

 

thanks again Christine.

 

QUOTE(becky5 @ Jul 9 2007, 10:53 PM) [snapback]323584[/snapback]
At this stage they really need to just be on the floor a lot. Maybe a playyard would be an answer for you to keeping them safe. At that age, I put a big comforter on the floor with a whole bunch of toys and let scoot, roll, play, etc, and that is where they spent most of the day. If he's able to turn himself like that in the bouncy, it is no longer a safe place for him to be.



Ditto
My kiddos are no longer allowed in the bouncy seats for this reason.