Exersaucer Recommendations

Not to discourage you, but I've read in several books & was told by my pediatrician that exercausers and walkers slow babies' development, because it doesn't allow them to use many muscles-they mainly just reach for things. Try that baby-to-toddler rocker that grows with baby, or put baby on the floor for tummytime. Babies these days are "strapped in" too much of the time anyway.

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D.,
I have to agree about buying it used. I did and I saved half the cost. My daugther is 7 month old now and we got it when she was 4 months old to so that my husband and I could finally eat dinner together. I agree too about not letting her spend too much time in it though she does enjoy it. Good luck and look at those resale shops before spending full price for baby things.

Hi D.-

My husband and I recently bought our 6 month old daughter the Baby Einstein Exersaucer. She absolutely loves it! It can be purchased at Babies R Us or Target for $79.99. It's on the more expensive side for Exersaucers but is worth the money. It has all types of interactive/developmental toys on it as well as animal sounds that go on to say the animal name in English and Spanish then goes on to play Baby Einsten music. I would highly recommend it. I've had experience with others and do not think they add up to this one.

Good luck!
D.

D.- I just heard a Physical Therapist talk at a mom's group I belong to. She said exersaucers are great in moderation as is everything we do. Especially when you are showering or making dinner.

We bought a used one from Once upon a Child. Less than half the cost and a great tool for when we needed our kids to be entertained and safe.

K.

I have evenflo exsaucer and it was really good choice..lot of toys and things to keep her engaged. After she stated crawling though it is of limited use though.

Hi!
My baby LOVED the exersaucer and it still keeps him in one spot if I need to do something(he's 9 months old). I would recommend the ones that turn into a walker--not the type they walk in, but the one they push and walk with. My sister has one and then she never needed to buy a push behind walker--the one that the exersaucer turned into was GREAT! It never tipped over! Just a thought!

I used EvenFlo excersaucer and it was great for my little girl.

I would try to get a used one because they're expensive and you don't use it that long and some babies don;t like it at all. My son needed a few times before he liked sitting in it. If you do decide to buy an new one, I just came back from Wallmart and they had the newest Exersaucer. I had an Exersaucer for my son too and he loved it. this new one has a lot more toys though. The more diffent things on it to play the less likely your little one will get bored with it.
M.