Bumbo Baby Seat Review

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airysmom
York, PA

Nice for traveling and when baby can't sit up by thmeselves

a first-time parent

Pros

Light, Leaves baby hands free to play, easy to clean, convenient for travel

Cons

Poop goes everywhere, chubby legs get stuck, baby can arch out

FEB

2008

While the Bumbo is certainly not the most needed baby item I found it to be very helpful for several reasons.

One is it's great for that stage where baby can't sit up yet by themselves but wants to see what going on. When they get done with Tummy time sometimes they like to be able to look around.

Another is that it's very easily portable. True she can sit and see stuff in the bouncy seat or swing as well but it's much harder to toss them in the car to go to Grandma' house.

Versus playing on the floor being in the Bumbo leaves her hands free to pick up things of the floor and play with them.

Some problems with it is that her legs can get stuck. Baby girl has chunky thighs and sometime I have to pick her up and then pull the bumbo off her.

Also at six months she can get out of it by herself. Not sure how since both times she did she did while I wasn't looking (sneaky kid) but she did.

One other problem with the bumbo is that if she poops while in it the poop goes everywhere! Up her back out the sides, EVERYWHERE! Do not put baby in the bumbo when it's poopy time.

Good thing it's easy to clean.

Last edited on Oct 27, 2008