Bumbo Baby Seat

Very poor product, the one I had was recalled and Bumbo refused to give me a strap saying it was too old – This was the response from Bumbo when I asked for straps for my recalled floor seat. “As per our limited warranty the recommended use of the Bumbo Floor Seat suggests 9 months with a lifespan of one year.” The fact they make a product that is landfill after 12 months is appalling.

Expiry date on the recall fix – I found out recently that mine actually was recalled for posing safety risk (babies have fractured their skulls) and that a while ago it was provided a free fixing kit for it. When I contacted the manufacturer about it they said they no longer provide it as it’s been a while. I am extremely disappointed that something that is a safety issue that… Read more

can fracture skulls and put babies safety and lives at risk by fault of the manufacturer has an expiry on the fixing and now is up to the consumer to put the hands in the pocket to fix something that should have never happened. This is not up to me to spend money to fix, no matter the value, something that poses risk for a baby should have never made it to the shelves and the fact that the response is that I can buy it myself to try and fix it is terrible.

Bumbo profited when it was bought and now is trying to profit out of the repair. That doesn’t seem correct for me. And honestly puts me completely off having anything from this manufacturer. It is a matter of owning the responsibility for your own products, doesn’t matter if the recall was a while ago. Is not “we put a few things to fix it for a while and now is up to you to chase after it”. This is not ok and honestly unacceptable. Speaks LOUDLY about the brand.

Great product – I thought this was a great product, it helped my daughter sit up straight without falling over, and helped her gain more strength, it also seemed really soft and comftable for her to sit. Show details

Perfect for bub – So good. Put the baby in there, do the strap up, so easy! Portable as well. Soft and comfy for him. Easy as to clean. Just wipe with baby wipes! Show details

Great product – My Grandson loved this Bumbo seat. We would use it to give him his meals while visiting us. He was able to be where ever we were and was able to be sitting up rather then laying down all the time. We are going to be keeping the Bumbo for future Grandchildren.

Good, but its safety is arguable – I researched the Bumbo’s safety first in terms of the baby’s development, and it seems to be a highly contentious piece of equipment. Despite winning many awards, most OTs and physiotherapists advise parents to stay clear of it as it encourages babies to sit upright before they are structurally ready. I did, however, decide to use the Bumbo for… Read more

short periods of time (about 10mins), namely during feeding solids, before popping Baby back into her regular play area. The seat is rounded out more than a regular baby seat to assist in straightening posture, and I’ve found that Baby’s legs “lock into” the leg channels, which means that when I lift Baby out, the Bumbo comes with her!

Pros

Baby enjoys sitting up and being able to see me over the kitchen counter

Much easier to feed Baby in a Bumbo than sitting her on my knee

Constructed of one piece of high density foam, which means it is easy to wipe clean

Sturdy base; no fear of Baby falling over with her legs locked in.

Table is sturdy and easy to clean

Cons

It is arguable as to whether the Bumbo is as safe for babies as the manufacturers claim. Like baby walkers and jumpers, it could impede development rather than support it. I would encourage you to do your own research.

I started sitting Baby in the Bumbo at 4 months to assist feeding. The table was extremely difficult to clip on, and Baby could not fit in the Bumbo with the table attached (she is in the 50th percentile of weight). Baby is almost 8 months now; she can still fit into it, but I don’t think she will be able to use it come 9 months. This means that this baby seat has a relatively short life span. (In fairness, Bumbo has a multi seat for babies who can already sit unassisted, which Baby can.)

I always prefer to support businesses with an environmental ethos, particularly as babies can have such a large ecological footprint. Despite my efforts, I couldn’t find anything about Bumbo’s environmental policy.

Give it a miss – After seeing other people use this product for the first year of their child's life we spent $60 on the bumbo and attachable tray. At 4 months he was just a bit too small for it. At 5 months his legs were too big and although he fits in it, you need 2 people to get him out of it. (FYI he is within the average weight range). It would probably be ok… Read more

if it didn't have the unnecessary straps that get in the way, are uncomfortable for baby and are impossible to manoeuvre without 4 hands. By this stage baby is crying to get out. Anyway we only used it a few times. We ended up sticking with the bouncer until he could use the highchair at about 7 months.

Not for bigger babies – We borrowed the bumbo from a friend and I was so excited to use it as it came highly recommended by all of my friends with children. My baby is a chunky little fellow (7.5kg) and was far too big for this seat at 12 weeks when he could support his head well enough to sit in it. It required two of us to get him out one to hold the seat and… Read more

manipulate the part that sits between the legs, and the other to lift him out at the same time.

The seat itself is good; he enjoyed being in it (the one occasion we squeezed him into it). However, I'd recommend measuring your baby's thighs against one in a store or testing it out before buying.

Great quality and baby enjoys it – The finish product and material quality is excellent. Our little girl is 16 weeks, she has colic and refuses to lay on her back and of late been trying to lift her head up. We found she is most calm when sitting upright or held up right. Once she is seated in the Bumbo Baby Floor Seat, she was playful (with the tray, highly recommended) and was… Read more

content with no fuss.

Our baby girl was sturdy and over 3 months before we made the decision to sit her in it for short period of time.

Only negative I have is the slot where baby's legs go through could be slightly bigger, we found the seats still attached to her leg when lifting her out. We also found the seat belt clips quite useless / "could" be uncomfortable and couldn't see the purpose for the belt as the seat is position on the floor. Previous Bumbo baby seat never had seat belt clips.

The Bumbo Baby Floor Seat is not to be used for stool/chairs, high risk of injury. Bumbo does offer another seat which has the ability to strap the Bumbo Seats to the chairs for stronger stability. Overall, we are satisfied.

The most useful baby purchase – Bumbo is fantastic for bubs, safe, sturdy and so handy. My son loved being able to sit up and and experience a new angle rather then just floor time. When he began eating solids it replaced my need for a high chair You can purchased the tray table (around $17). It's light weight and easy to go out and about with, and most importantly easy to clean. Got so much use out of it. Love love love this product.

Compact & Adaptable – Great chair for my 1yr old. The insert comes out easily for when they get a bit bigger, easy to clean, easy to attach to the chair, cute fold away insert for the attachable table at the back of the chair. Compact so can take anywhere or position anywhere in the house.

Great little seat – The bumbo seat is great for when u want to feed the little kid, i feed my baby out the back on it every day. Her legs are starting to get a little too big for it but it still sit steady on the floor and the detachable table is great for when she wants to feed her self

Recommended you measure babies legs – Bought this for my grandchild only to be very disappointed that she doesn’t fit. Her legs are just typical baby chubby, not fat. They need to have a recommended leg width size on the box. Have now bought a better brand where she fits the seat beautifully:) would not recommend unless baby has skinny legs. Store did the right thing and exchanged the seat which was great :)

Good but wouldn't buy again – I purchased mine second hand and it was fine until baby was a few months old, he has not been able to fit in his bumbo since he was 4 months old. He is not a large boy, and is in the 50th percentile for weight and 97th for height yet his legs are still too chubby to fit, and when he does manage to squeeze in I've now found that the material has cracked

Very dangerous – I was very excited to use the Bumbo and I loved putting my baby on the counter while I did various household chores while she watched. She seemed to be very happy and content while in it. And then 1 day i was folding laundry at my dining room table and my baby sat right next to me on the table and she flipped right off, bumbo and all. The thoughts… Read more

about what COULD have happened are absolutely terrifying. We were so fortunate that she flipped off the table and landed right into 1 of my dining room chairs. She hit her head on the back of the chair as she fell and ended up with a bunp and bruises but thankfully that's all. She had just turned 3 months old st the time and weighed all of 12 pounds. If by leaning over she was able to flip the bumbo, I'd say most any baby could. I thought it was safe and with me literally standing right next to her I wasn't at all worried that something like this could happen. But it happened so fast! Please...do NOT bother buying a Bumbo for your baby. One single accident could be life changing. Not a risk worth taking.

Waste of money – I bought a bumbo thinking it would be great for my son and it arrived in the mail and he doesn't even fit in it!! Waste of $60 that I can't get back and now I have a product I can't use!! Beyond annoyed and upset. They should be more descriptive about how small the leg holes are

Buyer beware!!! Dangers – USA-Denver, Co- My son is 11 months old and I've had no problem with the Bumbo until now I suggest you do not put a baby at this age in one on the counter. Or at least a baby that is moving a lot. He was restrained with a tray and the restraint belt in the middle of our kitchen counter to eat as normal. My back was turned for one minute so was… Read more

his dad's in the kitchen and he flipped him and the chair off the counter onto our tile floor. We are very lucky he didn't have any major injuries but did suffer a pretty big bruise (concussion) and bump on his head. All I can recommend is use at your own risk. I have read many horror stories. My box said nothing about keeping them on the floor. They are no longer sold in the store I purchased it at.

Beware – The death of a baby boy who suffered brain damage after being left unattended in a Bumbo seat in the shower.The six-month-old boy was left unattended in the shower.The boy had fallen out of the seat and blocked the drain, was found face down in water by his mother.CPR was performed but he died a few days later after suffering an "unsurvivable" injury

Happy baby, happy mom – We loved our Bumbo seat, my baby girl was so happy sitting in it while I made dinner and fed her older brother, I never ventured far from where I had sat her as I have Heard of accidents however we luckily never experienced one our selfs. Even staying super close to her helped so much as it gave me two hands and when she started solids she was so much happier in the Bumbo than in the high chair.

Nice seat – I got the Bumbo seat and tray second hand, it was a good deal. We used it from 4 to 9 months. It is not easy to put the tray on and the belt as well, and we had a few scary moments when baby would push on legs and move around in the seat but never fell or tip over. It is a good seat that we would use from time to time while preparing something in the kitchen, you can keep an eye on baby knowing it is safe and won't go anywhere.

Love it! – My 5 month old happily sits in hers with tray attached whilst I prepare her meals. I place her on our island bench where I can then feed her with ease..I love it, I don't use straps as she understands not to try get out if she wants to be fed! Obviously this isn't something that you would just leave your child to sit in unattended or for long… Read more

periods of time and they definitely need to be atrong enough to hold their neck upright. I bought mine did feeding and it works a treat, is easy to clean and sits out of the way on a stool when not in use

Straps are a hinderance, not a help – Was given a bumbo as a gift, and was really excited to have one as I had a cousin used hers regularly at family lunches etc. Unfortunately the design has changed to include straps - these made using the seat more dangerous for my daughter - harder to get her in the seat and the belt did not seem to make it any safer for her to use. However - I… Read more

think most of our problems with using the seat can be attributed to having a child who is much larger than average. Would recommend waiting until your child would use a bumbo before you buy - not so great for very long kids or for kids that are on the chubbier side!

Thought this would be excellent, but it wasn't – Brought the Bumbo with tray and harness based on a rave recommendations from a friend of mine. What a waste of money (luckily picked it up 2nd hand but still paid $40). My son sat in about 5 times and I think longest he sat in it would have been 5 minutes. He hated it, as soon as I sat him in it he would arch his back and slip out. I can see… Read more

that if you have a small, placid baby that is happy to sit and doesn't care about moving or doing anything, it would be great. My energetic son felt trapped, and I found it very tedious getting him in and out (harness and tray is fiddly). He was a 4.3kg baby so this may have something to do with why he didn't like it, as he was too big to get any real back support and had the strength to arch his back out of it from about 4 months.

I recommend testing one out at a friends place or looking into borrowing or hiring one before you buy one.

Beware of Bumbo – Please talk to a Physiotherapist or an OT who specialises in babies before you buy a Bumbo. We had a Physio come to our Mother's Group to warn against using a Bumbo. Babies have been known to develop problems with their hips and backs after being seated in the Bumbo on a fairly regular basis. Some babies have required extensive Physio work to… Read more

correct the problems associated with Bumbo use. The Bumbo website claims all sorts of ergonomic features but the Physio told us that these claims have not proven to be correct.

Check with your Physiotherapist/ Chiropractor/ Occupational Therapist before use! Babies should not be encouraged to sit up before their whole bodies are ready for the position.

Good for short period of time – The bumbo is great as it is easy to clean and use. You can also buy covers for it which are handy for washing purposes. Baby is secure in it and seems to enjoy being upright in it. Negative aspect is that the bumbo is only useful for a short period of time for average baby. This is because baby will either outgrow the bumbo due to size, or will be… Read more

very active and want to reach and lean out and over the bumbo, making bub at risk of toppling over whilst being stuck in the bumbo. I think the bumbo is great for a limited period so maybe but this item second hand, rather than new. Ease of use Limited period of use

What a Waste! – I should have listened to the bad reviews online, instead, husband and I wasted around $75 (including tray) which we could have spent on something else. Goal was to teach our son who was 5 months back then to sit but when we first put him on the Bumbo, he was very unstable because he could not fully support his head yet, sure he could move his… Read more

neck and head around but being on the Bumbo, I just felt that he was uncomfortable. Plus he was slouching and his legs were just getting stuck on the thing, it was not easy to place and remove him from the seat. Also the buckle was difficult to lock once my son's on the thing - he's not fat, he's average size for his age but I still had to squeeze him on it. I tried fitting him on it when he was 6 months old (thinking that he could support his head better) but his legs were just too big, the seat went with him when I tried pulling him out, had to ask my husband to hold the seat in order to remove my son from it.

Not worth it! – I bought the bumbo and tray for my daughter in November to be put away for Christmas. She was 3 months at the time, 4 months at Christmas. The idea is fantastic, and once I stuff my AVERAGE baby in the seat and she wriggles enough to free her slightly chubby legs from the nasty pinch of the seat (NEVER put bubs in without long pants on, if you… Read more

choose to i recommend putting some baby powder in the leg slots and on bubba's legs) she loves sitting up and watching the world go on around her. But... Then I have to dig around between her legs, pinching and scratching her, until I (with great force and sore fingers) pull up the clip for the belt (obviously a crude after thought) then I have to find the straps (they are anchored IN the tub of the seat are slip under bubs when she gets put in the seat, needless to say I have a very upset and unsettles little by the time this very important (and life saving if you read the recall notices) task is complete....... 10-15 minutes after we start we are finally goo to go. So then the play tray gets attached, easy enough. Toys and books are placed on the tray, and then swiped off by bubba as the lip on the tray may as well not be there. Not worth the extra money (does not come with the seat). So, I've got my job done, in between picking up her toys every 5 seconds, it's time to get bubs out. WTh!! No matter which way I try it I cannot lift her out without the bumbo lifting up with her! As you need 2 hands to safely pick up bubs, you don't have a third or forth available to manoeuvre and manipulate the leg gaps and bub's legs to free them, which leaves her screaming from the discomfort of the seat's weight pulling at her little body. SUCH A FRUSTRATING PRODUCT, that the shop I bought it from wouldn't let e return as I'd used it and it wasn't faulty, just poorly designed. There are other options available, try one of them! Hopefully little Miss will be sitting on her own soon and I can bin the bloody thing. That my baby is sitting up unaided. Lots and lots.

Unnecessary item for baby – I purchased the bumbo seat for my 3 month old baby after seeing great reviews but it wasn't for us. He has chubby legs and I basically had to squeeze him in it (he's average size) I found it to be really unsupportive and only used it once for a few minutes. I guess I would have kept it to try him when he is a bit older if we didn't have the issue with his legs. I do however know a lot of mums who love it so that's why I gave 3 stars.

Toxic trap – Do not use a yellow Bumbo. The other colours are reported to be safe to use however the yellow are reportedly toxic and can make your baby very ill. I really dont know how products as unsafe and toxic as this make it onto the market to harm babies. Where are the manufacturer's ethics?!! They contain lead and cadmium. Here's a link I found … Read more

http://blog.essco-safetycheck.com/2010/01/30/lead-cadmium-found-in-yellow-bumbo-seats/ Alternative to a high chair Toxic.

Not that impressed – By the time my son could sit in the Bumbo his legs were too thick, when getting him out of it it's awkward trying to pull his legs out and hold him at the same time. He also can push himself out of it. I don't find it very safe and would rather spend the money on a more practical product Convenient to get my son off the floor for the short amount of time he fit in it The leg holes are too small. Expensive for what it is

Ok product – I like the concept however my little ones legs are fat (shes 3.5 months and 7.5 kg) so I would have to wedge them into the slots. I hope she grows and looses the leg fat so she can fit into the chair. I like the idea that it has accessories for use as a high chair etc. Small, light and colorful Expensive if she continues to not fit the chair

Great – I love this little chair. It's perfect to let your little one practice sitting up especially when they are so close yet still tumble over. It's very light and portable so it's fantastic to take along to friends places or picnics. My daughter adores this. Mine didn't come with the straps but they do now which is good as my daughter is strong enough… Read more

to try and lift her bottom out. They are offering complimentary seatbelts for them via their website so am waiting on mine right now. The tray seems a little useless and doesn't stay on very well so we don't really use it. Portable and light. Perfect for little ones learning to sit up. The tray is pointless so far and doesn't stay on too well

Money well spent – We purchased the Bumbo for our 3 month old baby, he is now almost 17 months and we still use it everyday. This is one item we still take with us if we dine out, so baby has his own seat. The Bumbo is not hard plastic like other brands therefore seams quite comfy. Ours was purchased used but looks great(only slight fadeing in colour). Love the colours, the softness/squishyness, easy to clean

Likeable but not for long – I found it OK when used sensibly. Bub wasnt ready to use this chair until 4 and a bit months, as is recommended. He certainly wont fit in much beyond 6.5 months, as he'll be getting stronger leg control and I wont be letting him tip it backwards to land on his head, just because the box says up to 12 months of age! Should only use these seats… Read more

with babies who have established head control. I know of too many mums who use this as early as 1.5-2months!!! This type of use is not good for baby's developing spine!

Nor is putting it on a high surface! It takes 2 seconds for bub to get a foothold and push themselves backwards out of it, thats enough time for you to turn to retrieve something from the fridge, look at the tv football score, or stir a pot on the stove briefly! Please use due care and supervise 100% of the time with this chair. Assists with playtime asmum can use both hands. Too many people are irresponsible with this item! expensive for short term use

Comfortable throne – This little seat is a gem for mum and grandparents with a baby, especially a baby that is not keen on lying down. I have found it perfect for a baby that is visually impaired as they are slightly behind their age in achieving milestones. e have a Bumbo at home and one at the grandparents. Both kids loved it and we sit it on our large kitchen tabe … Read more

when the family sits around to chat over a cuppa. Bub i right there, securely held, in the family mix. Holds securely, no clips, lead, harness (we were sent one but will not use it as we NEVER walk away and leave bub without supervision) and easy to clean. I have the lime and it is badly discoloured. i do not know how this happened but it will not come off and does make the Bumbo look 'dirty'.