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Toys that help with standing and coasting?

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  • 04-01-2015 4:14pm
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    fro9etb8j5qsl2
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    My little fella is mad for trying to pull himself up and coast but unfortunately, we don't really have any furniture that's at the right height and our couch and armchairs have stretchy fabric covers so he can't pull up on those either :( I've seen baby climbing frames that are supposed to help the baby stand and coast but I'm not sure how safe they are or if he would be too small for them (he'll be 1 next month) Can anyone recommend anything?


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    hoodwinked
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    for our daughters 1st christmas she got this: Walker

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    we found it very sturdy as she leaned on it walking around, and she enjoyed the music and lights,


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    bp
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    http://www.elc.co.uk/Light-and-Sounds-Activity-Table/130928,default,pd.html

    Brilliant toy, available in mother care... Learning to stand, putting balls in holes etc


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    Millem
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    Our baby loved this :)http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/catalog/products/40104270/#/80104268
    We have it up against the wall and the couch and covered in clevamama foam!

    We also have the vtech walker but tbh if you have wooden floors it is slippy and your baby will fall :( we also have a Vtech activity table against is slippy on wooden floors


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    lazygal
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    hoodwinked wrote: »
    for our daughters 1st christmas she got this: Walker

    100463.jpg

    we found it very sturdy as she leaned on it walking around, and she enjoyed the music and lights,

    We got this as a gift but I wouldn't recommend it, it's too "slippy" when they start cruising around. I would just let them roam with no socks on and make sure the environment is safe for them.


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    Moonbeam
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    My 8 month old is using chairs,her bouncer her siblings anything that is static to pull herself up on and cruise.
    None of the others were so young crawling or standing.
    Once the item can't move when she pushes it then it is good to help her stand,then the vtech walkers are great once they are cruising.


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    fro9etb8j5qsl2
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    Yeah, we got a present of one of the vtech walkers and he LOVES it but he's still a bit small for it so can only use it when we are holding on to him. He tries pulling up on it but it moves so not ideal. I've heard of babies using upturned laundry baskets and boxes etc so might give that a go.

    This is the kind of thing I had in mind but I'd be afraid that it would end up being another expensive unnecessary space taker-upper for me to be giving out about :o
    http://www.softplay2you.co.uk/product/play-gym/


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    fro9etb8j5qsl2
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    bp wrote: »
    http://www.elc.co.uk/Light-and-Sounds-Activity-Table/130928,default,pd.html

    Brilliant toy, available in mother care... Learning to stand, putting balls in holes etc

    This looks brilliant thanks, I love ELC toys! :)
    Millem wrote: »
    Our baby loved this :)http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/catalog/products/40104270/#/80104268
    We have it up against the wall and the couch and covered in clevamama foam!

    This link isn't working for me :(

    Edit: Link is working fine now thanks :)


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