I saw a toddler having difficulty keeping his feet under him to stay upright causing the child to stay on his belly. Has anyone experienced this?
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It took my daughter two trips to the pool to figure out how to control herself. Now she is very confident and very much in control of how she floats, moving from vertical to horizontal, sitting, back & front. There is a learning curve as they get comfortable swimming with the life jacket, but this is true of any life jacket.
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In my experience, as long as my child is wearing the device properly, he tends to stay on his feet in shallow water and upright in deeper water. The device should be worn above the elbows, across the chest, NOT at the forearm and across the belly.
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Pulled themselves to a standing position, but not allowed to attempt climbing in. We keep our bedroom door shut so that he does not go into our room. It has a very nicely designed floor base, but, depending on the toddler's height and weight, I would still be extremely cautious.
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Yes. Also the hard feet are below the bottom of the bassinet, so if placed on a hard surface there is a space underneath and the baby is suspended by an inch or so anyway. Hope that makes sense.
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Since you own them you would know --- Are you able to put a diaper bag over the bag of the handles without it tipping over when your child gets out? I have a McClaran (SP?) stroller that does this & it drives me nuts!
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My daughter is 2 and her feet are dangling. She doesn't complain though. Her head was practically hanging out when we tilted the seat back for her to sleep.
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Hi I have one toddler n a bub. It is quite easy to manuvor it. But beware the seat is not that big. Lying is abit uncomfortable for a toddler. K
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I did not have a problem, however, I am not sure I understand your concern. I am a grandmother of 3 under 5years of age and a mother of 2. I used a playpen (especially this one) with all and I never had anyone hurt themselves. If anything, they learned to hang on so they would not fall backward. A great incentive to move forward around the playpen.
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A stool should work. You might try that first to see if it helps. The main advantage of the SP is that it fits under the toilet when not in use. You can push it under and pull it out while sitting. It's also slanted slightly forward so it puts less pressure on the ankles than a flat stool would. I don't know about kids. I don't see how it would hurt, unless they are too small, and putting their feet up would cause their rear end to fall in, but I would probably check with the doctor first to figure out the cause of the problem.
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Anything is possible, but I think it would depend on the size/strength of your toddler. The base sits on the floor and is much wider than the top. Even if baby tried to run the length of the cot in an attempt to flip it, 1) I think the padded mattress would slow him/her down and 2) because the top is smaller, I don't think baby could get up to a speed that could cause the cot to tip. However, if the cot was close enough to a solid object (ex: nightstand) and baby was tall/strong enough, either the cot or object could move. There is a height max on this cot. I sold our pack-n-play and bought this new for our third kid and haven't regretted it. We have been traveling all summer and it is infinitely better than standard pack-n-plays.
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We have this stool and our toddle has jumped, dragged and shook it from all sides and it has held up. Even when it is collapsed against a wall she will pull it out in order to set it up to see what I am doing. The feet have never had to be tightened and we have owned if for over a year. Hope this helps
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My son is also big for his age - at 20 months he stands at 3 feet tall and 28 pounds. I do not feel like it tips easily, but I still havent figured out why I cannot get it to straighten out better.
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Pretty much it is dependent on the baby. I stopped soon after my son could roll over which was around 5mo because his feet would hit one of the legs and make it collapse on him. A playard that crosses at the tip is probably a better choice to make.
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I had the same concern until I figured out a way to make it safer. Have baby wear it on his ankle UNDER his one piece romper or pajamas. He can't get at it that way . . .
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Yes. I pulled my 10 and 7 year old this week, though they were really too heavy uphill. I also carted groceries home on it. When I got to areas where pavement showed, the kids hopped off. Of course groceries can't hop so I was a little worried about scratching up the bottom, but it ended up ok
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This has not been fixed but this is not an issue to me, I own this stroller as well as the baby jogged summit. I prefer this stroller to the much more expensive summit. My 2 year old is very big and he fits comfortably with the canopy down. My 6 year old rides in it often as well she just keeps the canopy up and when its sunny she sort of slouches down.
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I never did, but I suppose it depends on the baby. If you have a more active baby, then you probably would want to. It is quite deep, too, so that also helps keep baby where he/she is supposed to be.
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We stopped using it when I continually caught him sleeping on his belly. The suit never really helped him sleep better, but it did stop him from rolling in the beginning and that was the issue (so he slept better because he was staying on his back). Unlike swaddling, where you can easily pop an arm out at a time, there is no real easy way to transition.