Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

LOVE LOVE LOVE My baby LOVES LOVES LOVES! So, I read all the warnings about walkers, and how the American Academy of Pediatrics wants to outlaw these devices. I also listened to my mother about how much I loved my walker and I talked to people...all of whom had used walkers as infants and many of whom used them for their kids before people got to negative about them. What to do? what to do? I went with my instincts. 1. I am not going to put the walker upstairs. I don't have other steps he can fall down. 2. We have multiple places we take him to to use this product and it folds flat and is easy to throw in the car. 3. I've got him gated away from the kitchen ( horror stories of burned babies pulling pots from the oven in a walker) and there aren't cords he can get to in his walker play area. 4. There is a question about hip development....I'm a surgeon. This isn't something we were taught about in medical school, or something that any physician I know (regardless of speciality) is even aware of. So, can it happen? Anything can happen. Can you leave your kid in here too long? sure. Do your own research and make an educated choice for your baby. I do not leave him in here for hours on end. He has the ability to sit down and his legs are at a normal sitting angle. If these are so bad why aren't there class action lawsuits about medical problems from walkers? I don't know any adult who've had hip problems related to being in a walker. The jury is out in my mind as to the health risks for the walker. A risk I am willing to take. 5. Toe walking? Who knows, everyone is looking for the perfect way to raise their baby and for someone to blame if something goes wrong. If you want to blame your walker...I have no argument to stop that. As for my guy...no toe walking to date. So, we've had the walker since three months old. He was initially barely able to touch the ground...he loved it. Bouncing, rocking, playing with toys. Once he could touch the ground he bounced and jumped and loved it more. Now he paddles all around feet on the ground and is happy as a lark. I put cheerios and toys on the tray. He loves it. Yes, he can move fast, so you have to be there to watch him! The tray is removable for easy cleaning. The spoon is portable for travel...an easy traveling high chair for feeding too! I did also get a Go Pod first. I was trying to be compliant to all the horror stories and get a stable station. My son will only stay there for a few minutes. At 3 months, he was much to small. At seven months, he is still fairly engulfed by the Go Pod. Maybe in a year he will be happy in there, but for now, the spoon is just his cup of tea. Although the Go Pod does keep him stationary long enough to get a shower. (Go Pod is also highly portable and well made if you are set on a stationary device) It is a clean design and the cloth can be removed (somewhat easily) for cleaning. I do not think there is any type of single or multiple wheel locking mechanism on this device. The edges are smooth so that when he knocks into things he does not hurt the furniture. It is sturdy but light-weight. I'm thinking of buying a few more just incase these do get outlawed so I can put my friends kids and grandkids in them some day. I love this walker but more importantly, my son does too!!