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People: Stop Putting Bumbos on Elevated Surfaces
Bumbos are great, just don't put them on elevated surfaces with baby in them!
So in today’s news of obvious things you shouldn’t do, the United States Consumer Products Safety Commission has issued a safety alert in regards to Bumbo Baby Seats. Why? Because Bumbos are being used on elevated surfaces and babies are falling down resulting in head injuries.
Ouch.
I can see how one would think, hey, let’s put the baby up on the table in the Bumbo — just don’t. Babies, especially wobbly infants, can arch or rock making it easy for them to fall out of, or tip, the Bumbo. Baby tipping over Bumbo equals not good.
The federal agency says it is aware of at least 45 incidents involving infants falling out of Bumbo Baby Seats which were placed on a table, counter top or in an adult-sized chair. Of those reports, 17 babies less than 12-months in age received skull fractures from their falls. The CPSC and Bumbo International say they have also received an additional 50 reports of falls involving seats that were used on the floor or at “unknown elevations.”
The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission has issued a safety alert for Bumbo Baby Seats, reminding parents not to use the infant chairs on table tops or other elevated surfaces.
From cpsc.gov
We love our Bumbo and have used with the last two babies. It’s a great little chair that is fabulous for taking photos and is a great alternative to a bouncy chair. But people, for the love of your child, don’t put the Bumbo with your baby on a table or chair!
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5 Comments
Ashlie commented on Nov 29 11 at 10:36 amI’m curious why it’s so incredibly obvious to not put a Bumbo on a table top. Maybe because I assume that you’re with your child when they’re in the Bumbo- I suppose a baby in a Bumbo on a table by themselves is dangerous, but a baby anywhere that’s not a crib or swing left alone is dangerous. I probably wouldn’t leave a baby in a Bumbo on the floor alone, either. I guess I just don’t get what the big deal is about having the Bumbo on the table if you’re sitting with your child at the time.
Digital Molly commented on Nov 29 11 at 10:41 amI am thinking the baby is being left alone. Thinking scenarios such as mom putting baby in bumbo on the kitchen counter while she cooks. When full attention isn’t being given to the kid.
Putting it on the floor we have never had a problem or felt the baby insecure, but the babe must be old enough to hold his head up.
Roni commented on Nov 29 11 at 11:09 amI agree with Ashlie. It comes down to being present with your child. A baby on the floor in a bumbo isn’t safe if left alone either. I used the bumbo on an elevated surface to feed my son for about month. Then he got too wiggly so I stopped because if left no longer safe to do so.
Chloe commented on Nov 29 11 at 1:38 pmMy son wasn’t into his Bumbo but he had another infant seat that my mother kept putting on the couch. She insisted he was miserable on the floor and wanted to be up with the rest of us. I told her if she wanted him on the couch she could hold him on her lap. The seat had a steady base but it was meant to be placed on a floor, not a table, counter or soft piece of furniture!
Nursemom commented on Nov 30 11 at 12:18 pmI have used my bumbo on the table it was a great way for our little one to be apart of dinner but of course he was being supervised. As soon as my son started arching his back in it and twisting we put it away- even for use on the floor.
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