My baby loves his Bumbo Seat, but he didn't always. Supposedly, you can plop baby into this smartly engineered seat as soon as he or she develops head control. But, at only 7 or 8 weeks, I thought my little one was still a little small for that! I tried it out at 4 months. He would sit in it for about 30 seconds and then look at me as if to say, "Get me out of this thing!" And extreme fussing would ensue. So, I tried it again at 5 months. This time he would last about 5 minutes before begging to be freed. Finally, at 6 months he started to realize the benefits in sitting up. It was so much easier to watch the cat prancing around, or grab her tail. It was fun to play with toys from this new, upright position. Now that he's 7 1/2 months, he'll sit in his Bumbo for a good 30 minutes at a time. This is an incredible boost to us when we're scurrying around in the mornings, trying to get out the door. We put the Bumbo on the kitchen floor, put the baby in the Bumbo, give him some toys and we're able to pack lunches, diaper bags and briefcases all while chatting to baby who happily plays and "talks" back from his Bumbo. We also have the play tray which seems to really help baby keep his toys in front of him. The Bumbo seat is a definite winner!
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