1) Which one(s) do you have?
2) Which do you prefer?
3) How old was your LO when s/he first started using it & for how long?
4) If you have a BabyBjörn Babysitter on top of any of the others above, was it worth it?
1) Which one(s) do you have?
2) Which do you prefer?
3) How old was your LO when s/he first started using it & for how long?
4) If you have a BabyBjörn Babysitter on top of any of the others above, was it worth it?
21 votes
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
I have a "bouncer" that's a infant to toddler rocker meaning she can use it as a chair too when she's a toddler. I plan to buy a exersaucer soon -she's 4 months- and a activity center when she can sit up unassisted.
No plans to buy a jumperoo.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
We had a jumperoo and the learning table. The learning table we bought locally because it has English and German, the jumperoo we had to buy from Ebay and we paid more in shipping than the value of the thing, lol.
My husband was nuts about me overusing the jumperoo, so we only used it from about 6 months to 10 months, when he started jumping so forcefully I thought he would bounce into the ceiling! We sold it and got almost the cost of it back.
My son was just playing with his learning table tonight, he loves to switch the modes and play music or listen to counting in German.
coconut / 8234 posts
I have the rainforest jumparoo you posted a picture of. It was a gift, we didn't plan on buying one and didn't register for one but my best friend from high school (a mommy) wanted to get it for me. LO is 4.5 months and started using it at 4 months. She only uses it for about 5-10 minutes at a time because she doesn't know how to work all the toys yet and she gets frustrated. I think she will love it soon, though. I just wish it didn't take up so much space!
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@looch: omg I would LOVE to have one in English & German! Is it the same price as the US version?
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
I have an exersaucer and a different bouncer. I wish I had the jumperoo and babysitter!!!
Ds doesn't last long in the exersaucer but loves the jumperoo at church!
pomelo / 5178 posts
We have the FisherPrice Rainforest Jumperoo. Both kids were about 4 months when they started using it; DD was about 9 or 10 months when she stopped using it because she got too tall. I think DS will outgrow it before 8 months because he is super tall!
Our daycare has the Fisher Price music activity table, and the kids can't use that until they can pull to standing. DD started using that table at about 9 months, and loved to play with it until probably 15/16 months.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
@regberadaisy: I just looked up the price for the learning table in the US and I would say we probably paid about twice that. Fisher Price stuff is double what it would cost in the US.
amazon.de has one for about 44 Euros, might be worth a look:
----about using the table later, when they can stand, we used it with the legs off from about 6 months. It's still going strong at 20 months.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
@looch: haha I can't read any of it. Is it new and has dual language? I wonder how much shipping to the US would be.
@Crumbs: We have this one:
http://www.target.com/p/fisher-price-infant-to-toddler-rocker/-/A-11037179?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=Google_PLA_df&LNM=|11037179&CPNG=baby&ci_sku=11037179&ci_gpa=pla&ci_kw=
It is not a bouncer though, it doesn't bounce, only rocks. And it's not soft and snuggly like the snugabunnies. But my LO likes it. I registered for it because I like that she can still use it when she's a toddler as a chair.
coconut / 8234 posts
@regberadaisy: We have the infant to toddler rocker, too. Someone bought us the very expensive Mamaroo rocker but LO prefers her $40 rocker that mommy and daddy have to rock manually!
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
@regberadaisy: yup, it's new, and it has a German mode, English mode, music mode and play mode. Try Ebay!
squash / 13199 posts
we have this exersaucer by evenflo that we received used as a gift, LO loves it because she gets to "stand" and I dont really plan to buy anything else
pomegranate / 3980 posts
I have that jumperoo that you posted and even though my lo is only 2 1/2 months she loves it! She loves being able to sit up in there and kick her legs to make it make noises and light up.
grapefruit / 4582 posts
We have the fisher price "animal crackers" jumperoo and DD LOVE it. It was a huge hit with all the other babies at our mommy group labor day BBQ! Highly reccomend
bananas / 9227 posts
@anacarlin: Is it this one?
http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Jumperoo-Animal-Krackers/dp/B005WMPG6Y/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1346785550&sr=8-6&keywords=jumperoo+animal
There's a similar one on Amazon UK that's the same price as the Rainforest one. I thought that maybe the design was newer.
cantaloupe / 6751 posts
We have the Tiny Love Gymini bouncer (w/the crab) that we used from about 3-months on. LO loves it, and it was a great way to feed her while I was working since she refuses bottles if she's being held.
We got the Luv U Zoo jumperoo when she turned 4 months old. SHE LOVES IT. OMG, sometimes I think she's gonna jump out of it and hit the ceiling. We try to limit her time in it to about 15 minutes a day, but she could easily jump for 30 min + if we let her.
We have the LeapFrog activity table but she hasn't been too into it, probably since she's not able to stand alone yet.
She also has the Chicco piano walker that we use at my parents' house. She's a huge fan of it (but likes the jumperoo more), but we only use it under very close supervision.
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
i have everything you posted. charlie loved the exersaucer. he spent so much time in that thing from 7 months- 10 months. sounds like a short time, but it's awesome to have a place where you can put your baby safely and can go to the bathroom, etc. he loved the jumperoo, but not as much as the exersaucer. olive was the opposite -- loved the jumperoo, but never really got into the exersaucer (although i sold it when she was 9 months old since she wasn't that into it).
the babysitter was great until about 8 months for olive. then she got too mobile and wasn't into it anymore. i liked that it didn't take up much room as opposed to the exersaucer. that jumperoo you posted is the one we have and it's ginormous.
the music table was played with well beyond one year, so it had the longest life.
each thing had its use though. some kids prefer the jumperoo, some the exersaucer. but they also take up a lot of room. i would try to buy them used.
you can use the bouncer from an earlier age, but you can use the exersaucer/jumperoo til they're older.
i bought and sold everything at pretty much the same amount i spent, so everything was worth it to me. i got my money's worth.
out of all those, i sold everything (olive is 11 months), and only have the music table now.
pineapple / 12053 posts
i bought the babysitter on sale at @Mrs. Bee 's recommendation. we'll see how LO likes it come january! we have a small space, so i don't plan on buying anything else.
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