Re: Exersaucer - A WORD OF CAUTION

[Guest guest]

A word of CAUTION, exersaucers should not be used as a " babysitting

device " , nor it is any good for infants w/ torticollis. I was told

this by Jaden's Chiro and PT, and I also read this on the tort kids

website. I think it's fine for a healthy active baby, for a few

minutes at a time, but please parents, use discretion. These things

can actually DELAY developement such as crawling because they are

loosing tummy time and sitting up time on the floor to play,

therefore unable to practice their crawling skills.

~Amy, mommy to Jaden 7 mo's MN, yadda yadda yadda

> > Hi everyone,

> > I bought my son an EvenFlo Mega Exersaucer at 5 months and

it

> > has been the most wonderful toy investment I've ever made. He

is

> > supported in a standing position by a cloth hammock seat that

> > swivels 360 degrees within a tray surrounded by different

> > activitys. The whole thing is on a base that is a convex saucer

> so

> > it has a little bit of motion to it making it more exciting and

> > challenging. Helps baby find center of gravity. Garrett's upper

> > body strength I'm sure has been improved by this thing and he

gets

> > so excited in it its a hoot to watch. We call it the office

> because

> > he addresses every activity very carefully...if he gets too

> fidgety

> > to hold we ask him if he wants to go to work then put him in his

> > seat to wear off some energy. Its much safer and therapudic

than

> a

> > walker and I can get things done around the house without

worrying.

> > Just had to recommend to all the mommys out there!

> > & Garrett

> > jpiker@s...

[Guest guest]

I also forgot to inclue the johnny-jump-ups (a big no-no for tort

kids) as well w/ my post.

I'm off my soapbox now, but I just wanted members to be aware that

there are health professionals out there that do believe they can

cause devel. delays if overused.

~Amy

> > > Hi everyone,

> > > I bought my son an EvenFlo Mega Exersaucer at 5 months and

> it

> > > has been the most wonderful toy investment I've ever made. He

> is

> > > supported in a standing position by a cloth hammock seat that

> > > swivels 360 degrees within a tray surrounded by different

> > > activitys. The whole thing is on a base that is a convex

saucer

> > so

> > > it has a little bit of motion to it making it more exciting

and

> > > challenging. Helps baby find center of gravity. Garrett's

upper

> > > body strength I'm sure has been improved by this thing and he

> gets

> > > so excited in it its a hoot to watch. We call it the office

> > because

> > > he addresses every activity very carefully...if he gets too

> > fidgety

> > > to hold we ask him if he wants to go to work then put him in

his

> > > seat to wear off some energy. Its much safer and therapudic

> than

> > a

> > > walker and I can get things done around the house without

> worrying.

> > > Just had to recommend to all the mommys out there!

> > > & Garrett

> > > jpiker@s...

[Guest guest]

Hi Amy,

Just wanted to add that I definitely agree with your caution.

However, with Plagio babies, I think the benefits of being in the

exersaucer/Jumperoo as opposed to on their backs in the swing or the

bouncy seat outweigh the other risks you mentioned. As always,

moderation is the key. I'm just doing anything I can to keep Zander

off his head for now (until he can sit up on his own).

I have also heard that the ny Jumper is no good for babies with

tort. The Jumperoo does have much less " boing " than the ny

Jumper, which is why I allow Zander to continue to use it. I

probably wouldn't recommend it or anything like it for babies with

serious tort.

Sherryl

Mommy to Zander~02/03/04

Plagio/Bossing/Mild Tort

> > > > Hi everyone,

> > > > I bought my son an EvenFlo Mega Exersaucer at 5 months

and

> > it

> > > > has been the most wonderful toy investment I've ever made.

He

> > is

> > > > supported in a standing position by a cloth hammock seat

that

> > > > swivels 360 degrees within a tray surrounded by different

> > > > activitys. The whole thing is on a base that is a convex

> saucer

> > > so

> > > > it has a little bit of motion to it making it more exciting

> and

> > > > challenging. Helps baby find center of gravity. Garrett's

> upper

> > > > body strength I'm sure has been improved by this thing and

he

> > gets

> > > > so excited in it its a hoot to watch. We call it the office

> > > because

> > > > he addresses every activity very carefully...if he gets too

> > > fidgety

> > > > to hold we ask him if he wants to go to work then put him in

> his

> > > > seat to wear off some energy. Its much safer and therapudic

> > than

> > > a

> > > > walker and I can get things done around the house without

> > worrying.

> > > > Just had to recommend to all the mommys out there!

> > > > & Garrett

> > > > jpiker@s...