https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:09:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumbo#post-34334 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:46:56 +0000 mrstilly 34334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never used one. It seemed like a waste of $40 since they can't use it that long and we had a bouncer. I would never use it on an elevated surface, but that's because I wouldn't trust myself not to turn my attention for a second. I kept the bouncer on the floor and got down to his level to play with him.<br /> I can't judge anyone for putting the bumbo on a table though - I let DS sleep in his carseat.unbuckled when he was sick. I couldn't buckle him without waking him up and we were all sleep deprived. I put blankets down, but found him asleep, but upside down with his legs hanging over the edge (his face where his butt should be) in the middle of the night. I couldn't believe it. I felt awful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumbo#post-34282 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:46:03 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 34282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't even leave Baby Y alone in it on the floor. He is able to arch his back and flip it backward. We never used it much, and now, even less! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumbo#post-34237 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:09:52 +0000 HabesBabe 34237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know Consumer Reports was complaining about this too-- how there was a recall, but nothing was changed except the addition of a warning sticker.</p> <p>I think it's common sense and you don't have anyone to blame but yourself if you decide to leave your kid unattended on an elevated area. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumbo#post-34229 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:56:15 +0000 Andrea 34229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It might seem stupid but I think A LOT of people do it. I used to put my daughter in her bouncer on the table every day, too. She was always strapped in and I would sit in front of her. I'd sing her songs, read her stories, etc. But of course if she fell, it would be no one's fault but my own! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumbo#post-34219 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:30:40 +0000 venice4504 34219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our Bebepod can be secured to a chair and then it's got straps to secure the kid into it. We do a lot of crap that people tell us not to but honestly I would think that the vast majority of us are smart enough to know when to stop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumbo#post-34198 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:15:03 +0000 heffalump 34198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put ours on the coffee table. But I literally sit there with my hands on it the whole entire time because I'm so paranoid.</p> <p>Doesn't matter now anyway because her legs are too chubby to fit in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumbo#post-34196 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:13:48 +0000 L2sweetpea 34196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: I have put my LO on the counter in the bumbo as well. I am always there supervising. She's only 2.5 months so she's not throwing her weight around a ton, but I would feel horrible if something happened. I think I'll keep it on the floor now though </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumbo#post-34194 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:09:31 +0000 Rubies 34194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21: Aw, thanks! I seriously feel like crying because of how stupid it is. I would think, though, that if LO was injured because of something stupid *I* did, I would feel too embarassed and scared to even think of suing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumbo#post-34185 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:00:35 +0000 tequiero21 34185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rubies - at least 1. you were with your kid. 2. you knew when to stop. 3. you're not suing bumbo for something you should have been aware of. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumbo#post-34182 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:57:39 +0000 chopsuey 34182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: you're not the only one! I'm sure hundreds and thousands of parents have done this.. I know a few myself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumbo#post-34180 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:57:08 +0000 chopsuey 34180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to put my LO in her Bebe pod on our dining table when I first started feeding her. Never on the edge so she could fall backwards though. I took a video of her eating on our table and my parents had a cowabunga. Told me to secure it to a chair lest she fall and get seriously hurt.<br /> Thankfully we never had an accident. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumbo#post-34177 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:55:39 +0000 Mrsbells 34177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>well from the article it says there have been injuries even when the bumbo was placed on the ground? but I assumed those injuries wouldnt be as bad. I was on the bumbo site earlier today and there is a large red warning that says do not place bumbo on an elevated surface. They do sell a special type of "table" for the bumbo that can convert it into some type of highchair.</p> <p>I dont know if this is harsh of me but i think the parents were wrong to place the bumbo on high surface. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumbo#post-34174 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:54:03 +0000 Rubies 34174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sheepishly admit that I used to put LO in the bumbo on our kitchen counter while I was putting away groceries or something. But she started arching her and trying to escape so I stopped. I've never EVER left her alone on an elevated area but I guess it *IS* pretty dumb of me... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bumbo#post-34168 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:51:57 +0000 tequiero21 34168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>anyone read the article: <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/did-bumbo-ignore-child-safety-in-favor-of-profits-.html" rel="nofollow">http://finance.yahoo.com/news/did-bumbo-ignore-child-safety-in-favor-of-profits-.html</a></p> <p>i dunno.... why in the world would you put the bumbo in an elevated area? like on a table? while i sympathize with the parents and wouldn't want my kids hurt using products, it's sorta like suing mcdonalds for burning yourself with hot coffee. </p>