https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 14:25:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785938 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 21:00:33 +0000 loveisstrange 1785938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Jumperoo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785856 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 20:22:24 +0000 MrsKoala 1785856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely the jumper! DS is crazy about it and wants to jump all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785840 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 20:14:40 +0000 fairy 1785840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Jumper - we had a baby einstein one that she loved, though I didn't retire the playmat until after my daughter started walking, lol! She still liked playing with the toys on it for a long time </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785820 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 19:57:38 +0000 catomd00 1785820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Jumparoo for sure. You could get a regular exersaucer that doesn't bounce if you're concerned about their hips (not sure if that's any better though) but they're not as fun! I only let her in it for 10-15 minutes at a time, though. I'm sure it's only a problem if you leave them in for hours at a time. She's 5 months and starting to crawl, so she is much less into it right now and wants to just be practicing crawling. She also loves just sitting up in her high chair playing with toys. She is also obsessed with this elephant that has rattles and taggies and tethers hanging all around it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785818 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 19:54:53 +0000 delight 1785818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We ended up using the play mat until almost 6 months and then she loved her exercauser. I think we started the exercauser around 4-5 months for short periods of time, but I had to stuff a blanket in there to keep her semi-propped up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785790 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 19:21:47 +0000 fussygal 1785790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! Looks like we'll have to get a jump through this weekend!</p> <p>@lawbee11: I haven't heard of that one - I'll have to check it out!</p> <p>@Mrs. Lion: N is actually starting to not hate (I won't say like just yet :) ) tummy time! I was thinking of doing some sensory activities to keep her busy on her tummy. I just saw one with a Ziploc bag filled with hair gel and little toys that she could squish around while she's on her tummy. I may bemore excited about it then she is LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785754 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 18:58:43 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1785754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thats when lo started liking tummy time a little more. He loved o-ball toys and a musical instrument that was a wooden rattle with bells on the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785747 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 18:52:00 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1785747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO loved her jumps too at that age. We also just got some random toys and would put them down beside her. She loved her Oball, her tag blanket, and this stuffed giraffe with things on it's legs and a bell. (Target has a zebra one by Bright Starts.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785702 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 18:21:04 +0000 lawbee11 1785702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Jumperoo! LO also loved the Mamas &amp; Papas snug seat and the toy tray you can buy separately that attaches to it. She's almost a year old and still plays with that tray! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785690 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 18:07:50 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 1785690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was told by our PT that jumperoos are fine in small doses for kids with no muscle problems (which meant I had to take it away from DS2 which broke his heart :( ), so go for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785687 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 18:03:53 +0000 Beebug 1785687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Jumperoo, jolly jumper, exersaucer, lots of options! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785676 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:51:51 +0000 Smurfette 1785676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Exersaucer!! R hated the jumpy thing that hung from the wall </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785670 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:47:10 +0000 Emsmems 1785670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another vote for the jumperoo! DS loves his. At 4 months he mostly just played with all the toys around it, now at 6 months he's really getting the hang of bouncing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785637 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:10:32 +0000 illumina 1785637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO loved the FP Rainforest jumperoo...seriously she lived in that thing from 4-8 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785606 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:45:22 +0000 Bao 1785606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Jumperoo. Both kids went for hip scans and as long as it's used on occasion and not hours at a time you should be ok. This is what we were told anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785600 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:41:20 +0000 Charm54 1785600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Jumperoo! I think as long as you don't plop them in it for hours on end their hips will be fine. My SIL is a orthopedic physio and she never said anything to us about it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785597 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:35:04 +0000 sslm 1785597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Jumperoo for sure! M loved hers starting at 4 or 5 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785584 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:23:24 +0000 fussygal 1785584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rahlyrah: I think should really like it! She loves kicking with her legs (girlfriend has mad leg power) and grabbing everything in sight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785582 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:21:32 +0000 Ra 1785582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son looooved his jumparoo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/time-to-retire-the-playmat-what-comes-next#post-1785579 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:14:56 +0000 fussygal 1785579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is four months old and she seems to be getting bored with the playmat. I just set her down on it while I made lunch and she was halfheartedly batting at the hanging toys, it was sad but funny. What did you do for entertainment after the playmat? I'm looking for something that she can do independently but that we could also do with her. I was thinking about a jumperroo, but I've heard that those are possibly bad for their hips?</p> <p>ETA: as I typed this post she was babbling and cooing at the little mobile that's attached to her playmat. :) So Maybe she's not quite as bored as I thought, but I think we still need to find something soon </p>