Infant seats are small chairs designed for young children, providing extra back support, and helping the infant to sit upright. These seats are generally lightweight, and as a consequence, are easy to bring from one place to another. Bumbo and Bebepod are two brands of infant seat that are well known. The benefit of these types of seat is that they place the infant in a way that sitting up and looking around is easy to do. It also helps to improve the infant’s posture. Using a seat like this helps infants to learn to sit up on their own faster. Additionally, most infant seats also come with a food tray, either built in or as an extra sold separately. The seats should not be placed on regular chairs and used as booster seats for infants eating at the table, an inexpensive alternative to using a highchair. These seats should not be placed on elevated surfaces, unless they are models with a strong safety strap to prevent falls.
The Bumbo Seat
Bumbo Baby Seat
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| Bumbo Baby Seat, Blue |
Prince Lionheart Bebepod Flex Plus
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| Prince Lionheart Bebepod Flex Plus, Green/Kiwi |
Summer Infant 3 Stage Super Seat
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One major difference between the Bumbo Seat
For the most part, the two products are comparable in design, and sell for roughly the same price. Because of its one-piece production the Bumbo Seat is easier to clean, and is less likely to damage. It is also lighter than the bebePod
Bumboo Baby
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WARNING - Prevent Falls; Never use Bumbos on an elevated surface
Never leave a child unattended
Regarding the Bumbo recall:
1 "They were recalled to have a warning label put on."
2 : "Never Put Bumbo Baby Seats on Elevated Surfaces"
3 "This warning label cautions parents not to use the Bumbo on elevated surfaces. Due to the recall and labeling process, the product was off the sales floor and was not available for purchase for several months. We continue to offer Bumbo products in our stores, and as always, we closely monitor all product safety issues." Its only competitor, bbPOD, added a seatbelt after the Bumbo recall."
4: "Remedy: ...Consumers can contact Bumbo to obtain new warning label stickers and instructions, free of charge..." Consumers should use the Bumbo seat at ground level, but should never leave a child unattended."
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Comments
Amanda, Thank you for this information. The recall was only to place a warning label that the Bumbo should not be used on elevated surfaces. More information in the article on this page.
Just a quick update - the chair has had a recall reminder as of late as the injuries due to the lack of straps has increased to well over 50 injuries to children. If you have a Bumbo chair and would like it replaced for free, Prince Lionheart who is a competitor to Bumbo, has a safer version of the chair (with straps to prevent wiggling out of the chair) is doing a campaign to replace up to 1,000 Bumbos with their bebePOD. If you want more info you can email us at [email protected]. Disclaimer: we are Prince Lionheart's PR agency for this promotion.