When Is The Right Time To Put My Baby in a Walker?

My kids were both walking on their own by the time they were 9 months old. I did not put them in the walker until the y could sit up though. If they cannot sit up on their own then putting them in a walker is pointless. They will just slump over.

Put him in it!!! At 9 months old he should be able to sit by himself. He should be crawing and pulling him self up. If he is not doing these things I would talk to his pediatrition. I had my daughter it hers at about 5 months. The seat was a little big so I rolled up a blanket and put it in front of her. She loved it - so many things to do so many places to go! At first she couldn't go anywhere but once she figured out that rocking back and forth made her move - she was as good as gone. For safety reasons just make sure there is nothing on the floor in is path and gates are up or doors are shut to stair cases.

Check out at the gerber.com web site to see more on what your child can do at this age. I personally relyed on it because I am a first time mom. Here is another site that helps with stages. http://www.parents.com/pa...

Nows the time to get him in a walker. My kids were in one at around 6 months. It helps them develope the leg muscels needed for walking. He should be sitting already being that hes 9 months. And in a month or two he should start walking. Being in a walker he will feel more secure standing and trying to walk. I would go for it. The walker isnt a bad thing it really does help. Just my thoughts! Have a great day!


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I d not use walkers. this is hazardous to babies especially if you use it in 2nd floor. there are so many cases of babies whi tripped while in walkers. I trained my kids to walk by putting a rolled diaper across their chest and holding the ends in their back. I will pull the ends and let them walk slowly while i can control their movement. acually, there are babies that can walk when they are 8 months old. some walk when they are 12 months. so it really depends on the baby if she is ready to walk.

I put my baby in a walker when she was 5 or 6 months old...it would be better if the baby could be in a stage where she can sit properly..and she started to walk by 11 months of age and that too she walked on the bed, not on the floor, we were all quite surprised about that

A walker is not necessary anyway. Just let him sit on the floor and hold on to furniture to pull himself up. A walker is restricting and can actually delay him reaching certain milestones, including pulling himself up, sitting up and walking. They can also be dangerous if the baby is not closely supervised. Placing him on the floor in a room that is childproofed where he is free to crawl and move around is the best thing for a baby.

When they are able to sit up and not falling over. The reason a walker is used though is to allow them to practice walking safely when a parent or caregiver can't hold them up. It does help strengthen their leg muscles.

my son was sitting up on his own at six months and walking
at nine months. I would be a bit concerned if my
baby could not sit up on his own at nine months.he should at least be crawling by now and walking by ten months. I would
check with my doctor if I were you.

Both of my kids were in their walker long before they were 9 months old. When they can't support themselves, put blankets around them because it'll help them with their back muscles. My youngest daughter has been in her jumperoo since she was 6 months old. At 10 months, she is all over in her walker so in my own opinion I think 9 months is perfect for the walker.

Hmm.. I don't know. My son has had very strong legs ever since he was born. Whenever we hold him he just wants to jump up and down or stand up on our lap, so we started putting him in the walker and exerciser around 5 months. He is very tall though and his feet touch the ground nicely. I'm thinking about getting him the jumparoo though since he does like to jump so much! He can sit up, roll over, and is starting to scoot around. I'm not sure when the right age is ... I guess you can just tell when your baby is ready. You don't want to put stress on his legs or knees, so when he is trying to stand often on his own then I would suggest trying it out then.