Bumbo Baby Sitter

Product Name: Bumbo Baby Sitter
Submitted by: Melanie Triplett; St. Paul, MN
Rating: 4
Where to buy: Amazon.com

Description: The Bumbo Baby Sitter is a unique type of baby chair or booster seat. It's made of foam-like material and comes in a variety of colors. The chair is round and in the middle of the baby’s legs is a divider somewhat like a saddle horn. The seat portion of the chair is somewhat lower than the leg holes so that the baby "sinks" down into the sitter for support and to stabilize the chair. It's recommended as a sitting aid for babies between 3 and 14 months or up to 22 pounds.

Criticism: We purchased the Bumbo Baby Sitter when our son was 4 months old and he had outgrown it by the time he was 5 and a half months old. By that time he had already figured out how to arch his back in such a way that he could tumble up and out of the sitter!

He never did like it much, which was why he tried to fall out of it. For the first few weeks, it was nice to have as an extra place to set him down safely.

It sits nicely on any flat surface, it's lightweight and easy to carry around, and it's really easy to wipe clean of any drool, snacks or spit-up.

It doesn't have any straps, however, so it should only be placed on the floor or on a chair with constant supervision.

But for our son, it wasn't comfortable or safe, so I can't recommend to any parent to spend $40 for such a short-lived product.