jolly jumper

[lottiesmum]

Hello

anyone use(d) a jolly jumper? My 4mth old DS loves to stand and so i thought this might be a good activity for him. feedback appreciated. thanks.

[Zada]

yep for both kids...my ds loves his atm hes not quite 4 months:thumbsup: highly reccomended

[Seekrit]

Cobey loves his Jolly JUmper, he only learnt to jump at 5 months... but until then he'd just love to stand in it which really amused him.

For Christmas he got a music mat to go under it and he goes OFF now. He tap dances or something

[~EmsMum~]

My DD loves her JJ so i would reccomend it

[Trumpet]

They are the best, I had one for my DS and he just loved it. I will be using it again for my DD and my mum brought the muscial mat for her at xmas so I hope she likes it just as much (it's great for their leg muscles too.

[MrsDribbleDrawers]

I had one for DD, and will definately invest in one again this time round!!

Well worth the money, and I got some great photos out of it as well!!

Cate

[*Country Bumpkin*]

Skyla got a JJ for christmas and she loves it:D She was also given the musical mat that goes under it which is great cause she stomps now hehe

We had her in it on sunday. As there was no where to hang it we hung it from the beam under the patio and she was jumping on the table she thought it was hilarious

[shed]

OMG this is the BEST thing we have ever bought. Bubby just LOVES it. He CRACKS up the whole time and just looks like he is going to burst with joy.

Its so funny. At first he was a bit tentative, he would just tap his foot lightly and bounce a bit, but now he just goes OFF.

Some people don't like them, but we are huge fans in this house!!

As long as they have good neck control and they are not left in there too long then I think they are fantastic.

Best fing ever :thumbsup:

[KarniF00l]

We have a Jumping Joey, very much like the Jolly Jumper but stronger material is used IMO.

If you decide to get a Jolly Jumper, i recommend that you stay away from the one's that tie up with a shoe lace type of thing. They are extremely dangerous and many of babies have had accidents in them (i don't even know why the shoes lace type one's are still on the market :rolleyes: ) so if you can grab yourself a press stud one or a velcro type Jolly Jumper/Jumping Joey, preferably the newer type one's because they are now more sturdy.

Saying that, Dakota is 7.5 months and still loves it. She started using it around the 4month mark.

[shinebrite]

OMIGOODNESS its AMAIZING!!!! Lucy can go in it for AGES WITHOUT winging to get out! we have to actually take her out without her consent AND she gets cranky! she only got it Christmas day! she got the musical mat too and LOVES it! I got it really cheap at Big W, found it the cheapest there!

SO get it! its AWESOME!!! great for when u need to sit and read a magazine...keeps them occupied! oo and it wears them out before bed time!

[kiah]

We've had our princess using one since about 3 mths..she had the strength in her neck...she luvs it asn we put it in the doorway when we sit outside for bbqs...i put her in it when im cooking too and play classical music for her to jump too...hoping it will give her taste for jumping dancing...ballet when shes older...

[mz sv6]

my ds has had his jolly jumper and musical mat since he was 3 months old we have put a hook in the ceiling in the lounge room he loves playing in it while watching tv its great

[SorenLorensen]

hi, i am not to sure if people on this thread are going to like me much when they read this, as i see you all love it,
but i thought i had to say something, they are good but only if your child can not reach the ground with there feet, their feet are way to young to have pressure on them, i only know this because DD has to see a physio once a week and she freaked out when i told her we had been given one.
if you are not to sure and would like to check with people who know baby develoment if you ring your hospital phiso dept. they will be able to tell you everything.
sorry i do say DD loved being in it even though she could not reach the gound

[Seekrit]

hi, i am not to sure if people on this thread are going to like me much when they read this, as i see you all love it,
but i thought i had to say something, they are good but only if your child can not reach the ground with there feet, their feet are way to young to have pressure on them, i only know this because DD has to see a physio once a week and she freaked out when i told her we had been given one.
if you are not to sure and would like to check with people who know baby develoment if you ring your hospital phiso dept. they will be able to tell you everything.
sorry i do say DD loved being in it even though she could not reach the gound

One expert says they're bad for babies development, the other says they're fine.

If their feet can't hit the ground it puts pressure on their spine and pelvic region, causing more problems there. The rule is to make sure they have their feet flat and touching the ground - not their toes.

[SorenLorensen]

sorry thought i would get flack for it, but i guess i will listen to what DDs physio said due to her having main life devoted to the development of the feet of children and being the head of physio of the childrens hospital (this is why we see her).
i never said anyone had to listen to me, i was just letting you know what we have been told.
i guess opinions get flack.
thank you for letting me know

[shed]

I think you can tell when it is jolting anything in their body by just looking at it when they jump.

Its not that hard to figure out really. When we had it too low we could tell within the first few seconds. When we had it too high it also looked wrong.

Now we have it so he can jump and he looks comfortable and nothing is jarring.

No degree or expert needed, just commonsense. :thumbsup:

[Missus S]

I was told by Child & Youth Health here that if you have a Jolly Jumper...............you need to make sure bubs is not in it for any more than 20 minutes per day.