how to amuse bubby while you attend to tasks

My kids all loved there jolly jumper Great article

 Lexi xxx

Hi,

Thought I best add that there are pluses and negatives for this devise. I have used it and use it sparingly along with a baby walker. Btw I don't actually let him walk in it, I use it as a chair that has a table to attach all sorts of toys. Found it great to reduce reflux post meals.

Positive: promotes great leg strength. Helps to work off that additional energy.

Negative: it has been suggested that used regularly it can reduce babies desire to crawl. Instead encouraging babies desire to stand and walk.

To be honest, none of my children have ever had one, but now that my house is WAY too crowded for a baby walker, I have been thinking about getting a Jolly Jumper for number five after he/she is born!!!  In Big W, I noticed that you can also get a mat to put underneath the baby's feet  while they are in the Jolly Jumper and i assume it makes lots of fun noises...lol!!! I think it was under $30 for that also.

I tend to agree with the many of the other comments on here..I would find the baby way too exciting in the Jolly Jumper for me to even bother with my housework....

Great article

chloe used to love her jumpie shame she too big 4 it now lol great article

my little emily loved her jolly jumper to bits, and i'll be almost certain that if i ever have another baby (Which won't be any time soon) that i will use one of these!
Great advice! kayla xxx

i had a jolly jumper also which i used for all my children. Every room i went in, so did they and they hung on the door way of what ever room i was in. they all loved this. strengthens their legs muscles up really quick

I bought one when i had my youngest and he had a ball in it, as long as he could still see me or his big brother, who thought the jolly jumper was a ling shot for his little brother LOL

yep i think the jolly jumper is fantastic, and so does levi, he jumps and laughs, and i dont get any work done its too much fun for both of us.

Yes we bought one too.  And yes it was great.  Though not much got done.  We were to busy watching our baby having fun!

Now that she is 4, and the others are too big for it, we are hoping to use it for our newest addition, and I will have to try the clothes line idea.Arna

My kids loved their jolly jumpers and so did I, my first born would often fall asleep in it, if we tried to take him out he would scream so he bounced himself to sleep.....  they are brilliant and if you can afford the frame that goes with it, brilliant for when you are outside hanging the clothes out etc...

Fantastic! I have one that my kids both used, and they love it! Even now when they see it out of storage they like to pull it out and want to play. Bit big now tho lol

My daughters have both loved bouncing in theirs. DD2 has even decided to swing in it lately - not sure whether to be worried, but the doorframe is holding up well! She jiggles backwards then runs forwards, weeee back & forth! Once she was in it she got strong legs pretty quick and immediately started bouncing on our laps ALL the time. One of my friends daughters though would not bounce in it, though she was happy to stand in it eating a biscuit! My only problem is not enough doorways in our fairly open plan downstairs, and she's not too keen on bouncing alone. Oh well, another thing to keep me away from the housework!!!

that sounds great.....thanks for sharing.....regards Sandra xxx