Are These Still In Use?
By Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
United Kingdom
June 11, 2016 3:19pm CST
I was going through my old photos the other day and I came across this one of my son on his baby bouncer.
I was wondering if these bouncers are still used? It is just a harness that you strapped the baby in, then clipped it on to the doorway of a room. Then the baby could bounce around as he liked.
I know my son loved the sense of freedom it gave him, as he hadn't yet learnt to walk. It must have helped to strengthen his little legs too. When my daughter came along, she enjoyed it too.
I'm sorry about the quality of the picture but it's pretty old - my son is 47 now.
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
11 Jun 16
I used one of these for both my kids, who are about the same age as your son. I also used a contraption with wheels that they would sit in and be able to wheel around on the smooth floor of the kitchen. I don't see these devices in Walmart when I'm there shopping and like you I wonder if they're still made or used these days.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
11 Jun 16
@blitzfrick I remember the one you mention too - I think it was called a baby walker.
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
12 Jun 16
@jaboUK yes, that was it, a walker.... I wonder whatever happened to those. Maybe they'll make a comeback!
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@missjessicadawn (3286)
• United States
12 Jun 16
I babysit a lot and used to work in daycares. I haven't seen them in forever. Last I heard, some safety regulations stated that they weren't safe for a baby's muscle development or something like that. Personally, I don't feel there was anything wrong with them. I've never heard of a kid with problems because they bounced in a bouncer.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 16
@missjessicadawn I think they've taken the Health and Safety thing too far nowadays. They'd stop kids from climbing trees if they could! I've never heard of bouncers doing any harm either - it certainly didn't do my children any harm. I would have thought they would have been good for muscle development, not the opposite.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 16
@missjessicadawn Oh my - that's so stupid that you weren't allowed to even pull a splinter out! You don't exactly need to be a doctor to do that.
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@missjessicadawn (3286)
• United States
12 Jun 16
@jaboUK I agree about them taking safety way too far. It was a nightmare at the daycare because there was sooo much we couldn't have or do with the kids. If I child got a splinter at the daycare we weren't allowed to pull it out because they considered it a "medical procedure". We had to call the parents and have them come take care of it. It's ridiculous.
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@allknowing (137840)
• India
12 Jun 16
I am not interested in knowing whether a bouncere is still in use as I cannot take my eyes off that bundle on the bouncer. That is the happiest face I have seen in years
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 16
@allknowing What a sweet thing to say, Grace - yes he was a lovely happy baby, and he's a very good natured, caring man now.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
12 Jun 16
@jaboUK When my kids were small,the baby walker was the common thing used here.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 16
@silvermist The baby walker was around when my kids were small too, but I never got one. I believe they were fun for the little ones too.
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@shaggin (72263)
• United States
13 Jun 16
@silvermist I had one for a boy I babysat and he did tip it over but it was on carpet so he wasn't hurt. I hate walkers and didn't use them for my kids. The boy I babysat was in his so much at home that he walked in his tiptoes for years. At 14 I think he actually still does and I know a few other adults who walk on their toes for the same reason they were in a walker to much.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
12 Jun 16
@jaboUK Yes it was.But some walkers were a little dangerous,if they scoot along fast there was a tendency for them to tilt over.So you have to be in the vicinity.But the kids like it especially as they have not learned to walk.
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@1creekgirl (41753)
• United States
11 Jun 16
Yes, parents still use them, but here they're usually attached to a plastic ring that sits on springs on the floor. (Hard to describe, but same effect!) My kids and grandkids all loved them.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
11 Jun 16
@1creekgirl Thanks for the info Vicki. I'm glad they are still around in some form.
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@JudyEv (342179)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jun 16
I remember these although we didn't have one. Our son loved a little car which he sat on and could scoot around on using his feet. He'd come flying down the passage and suddenly shoot sideways through a door. We thought he was very smart! 
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@andriaperry (117146)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Jun 16
Yes, I have tossed a few left behind by tenants.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 16
@andriaperry I'm glad that they are still used (even if the ones you've come across were redundant), because they are a lot of fun for the little ones.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
12 Jun 16
What a cute baby he was! ;) ..
I've never used bouncer for my babies and non of our kids used it foe the grand babies..
The last time I saw one of those being used was in the mid 90s .. I might have a look in the shops and get one for my little grand daughter. ;)
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Jun 16
@epiffanie Apparently they are available at Amazon, see @marshaMusselman 's response on this post. They are great fun for the babies.
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@paigea (36315)
• Canada
12 Jun 16
I remember I didn't put my late niece into it properly and she flipped upside down! She didn't like her Jolly Jumper so much after that. But her little boy loved his a few years ago. It was basically the same. I don't think it went on the door frame though.
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I think there may be a different version now, though as you say it's basically the same.
