https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:52:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2317186 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 22:41:34 +0000 QBbride 2317186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally OK! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2317185 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 22:40:04 +0000 sapphire 2317185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: others have addressed the safety concerns but I'll mention that my nephew has said toy and the talking elephant voice is truly obnoxious/whiney. It's the kind where I'd want to open it up and "accidentally" clip the wires. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316824 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 13:39:12 +0000 nana87 2316824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with the others that a push/ride on car is prob fine, or at least I hope it is--my lo has a few diff push toys (like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/VTech-Stand-Learning-Frustration-Packaging/dp/B0053X62GK" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/VTech-Stand-Learning-Frustration-Packaging/dp/B0053X62GK</a> and also a shopping cart) and a ride-on toy (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Prince-Lionheart-Wheely-Mouse-Large/dp/B001GHSFZS/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1444675099&#038;sr=1-1&#038;keywords=mouse+ride+on" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Prince-Lionheart-Wheely-Mouse-Large/dp/B001GHSFZS/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1444675099&#038;sr=1-1&#038;keywords=mouse+ride+on</a>) and she LOVES all of them. we just got her a doll stroller and she's obsessed with it too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316813 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 13:33:52 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2316813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's been some debate that the other type of walkers can cause motor and mental development delays. They are banned in Canada and selling one comes with a six figure fine.</p> <p><a href="http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/the-dangers-of-baby-walkers/" rel="nofollow">http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/the-dangers-of-baby-walkers/</a></p> <p>We have a push car similar to the one you posted. Both my girls have liked using it. I'm much more vigilant with it now that the older one can push the little one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316803 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 13:29:03 +0000 blackbird 2316803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E has one like that, it's a "minnie car" and she lovvvvves it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316793 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 13:25:10 +0000 littlejoy 2316793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have this ... it's the worst! ;)</p> <p>[attach=5603/15/nw4dty.600x400.fisher-price-laugh-and-learn-stride-to-ride-puppy_4.jpg]</p> <p>FWIW, my grandma bought it for LO, and I do love to take photos of her with it. My gma LOVES seeing her play with a toy she picked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316784 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 13:20:21 +0000 PawPrints 2316784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlejoy: I think the elephant thingy is smaller than a frame-type walker (Amazon says it's 30 x 9 x 16), so hopefully it wouldn't take up as much room. We also have a small space. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316770 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 13:13:51 +0000 littlejoy 2316770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: Whoa! I never thought of that!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316768 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 13:13:24 +0000 snowjewelz 2316768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a walker and have baby gates at all stair openings so we feel fine letting DD go into it! Even with the "door" opened, our gates don't swing all the way so there's no way her walker can ever fit through and fall down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316767 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 13:13:03 +0000 littlejoy 2316767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO received something similar for her 1st birthday. It has buttons and lights (read: annoying toy), which she was way more interested in. </p> <p>Once she was actually walking, she never used it like a walker. Instead, she would try to stand on it, and give me 45 heart attacks a day. </p> <p>Moral of the story: it's cute ... kind of annoying ... I don't think it's dangerous if it's used properly ... but we'll get rid of it before LO2. Our space is small, and these things are huge! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316758 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 13:04:38 +0000 PawPrints 2316758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great, thanks all! @BabyBoecksMom: @honeybear: We do have a lot of stairs, and not only that but the living room/kitchen are on the second floor where DD spends most of her time. We have gates but we'll need to be really vigilant about keeping them shut, especially the one at the top of the stairs leading to the second floor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316756 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 13:04:11 +0000 lawbee11 2316756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: Falls account for a majority of the injuries but the article also says, "Burns account for 2% to 5% of walker-related injuries. Walkers also have been commonly associated with poisonings of infants under 1 year of age. These burns and poisonings are attributable to the increased access to these hazards afforded by an infant's increased mobility in a walker." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316745 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:58:47 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2316745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: Do you have stairs? I think that's really the only thing you need to be weary of if you have the traditional "walker". But the one your MIL wants to get should be fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316741 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:57:15 +0000 honeybear 2316741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would call that a push/ride on toy, not a walker. I think of a walker as one of those things that is like an inner tube floaty but set on a wheel base. If you've got stairs, I'd make that an outdoor toy or basement toy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316738 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:56:00 +0000 Mae 2316738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>^agree </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316734 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:54:47 +0000 Foodnerd81 2316734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I believe so. I think the walkers they are talking about enclose the child so he can't get out in his own, but enables him to move- so they could move towards the stairs and fall down them but not be able to get out of the chair. This is just a ride on toy that baby won't be able to actually ride on until he can hold himself up, and can get off by himself. At least that's my take. </p> <p>Fwiw we have something similar that C got for her first birthday and she still uses it sometimes now, at 2- and it's one of the toys she and her friends tend to have fights over who gets to use it. So it's been in use way longer than most toys! But, she has fallen backwards from it and bumps her head when she leaned too far back. It happens. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316733 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:54:47 +0000 mediagirl 2316733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: I think it's totally cute and looks like fun. I think it's safe used with supervision. Your lo is going to love it!! Common sense safety concerns - your lo pushing it towards a set of stairs that go down and there is no gate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316732 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:54:31 +0000 BadgerMom 2316732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @lawbee11: . I think they really only take a stand on the type of walker she pictured. And I think it's mostly because unsupervised kids fell down the stairs or walked off ledges in them... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316730 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:52:56 +0000 lawbee11 2316730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think this is the type the AAP recommends against. I don't see anything wrong with the one you posted. </p> [attach=1395/15/nw4cc8.450x450.walker.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-safe#post-2316725 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 12:49:06 +0000 PawPrints 2316725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm aware that the AAP recommends against using infant walkers: <a href="http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/108/3/790.full?sid=96b418c0-23d8-4209-9d40-54f67e2d721b" rel="nofollow">http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/108/3/790.full?sid=96b418c0-23d8-4209-9d40-54f67e2d721b</a></p> <p>I'm not entirely clear on what qualifies as a walker, though. MIL wants to buy this for DD for Christmas: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Bounce-Stride-Ride-Elephant/dp/B00JCA5DP6" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Bounce-Stride-Ride-Elephant/dp/B00JCA5DP6</a></p> <p>It is very cute but I'm not sure the ride-along function complies with the AAP recommendation. </p> [attach=1908/15/nw4c5u.558x600.71P--NM-xmL._SL1500_.jpg]