at what age can a baby start using the walker?

Question

my baby is 3 months and wants to sit up straight is it ok to use the walker now?at what age is it recomended?

Answer 1

Doctors do not recommend using walkers.

Falls down stairs in walkers used to be one of the most common infant injuries until they changed the recommendations over a decade ago.

3 months is a bit young. Your little one needs to be on the floor teaching himself/herself how to crawl, roll over and sit up by themselves. The main problem with walkers are that babies who are put into walkers early tend not to get as much tummy time and floor time as babies who are not put in walkers/ seats/ jumpers/ exersaucers.

I used a walker after my little one was sitting up by herself and pulling herself up on furniture to stand. Because she was always pulling herself up and then falling, and pulling things over with her, it was actually safer to block the room and let her run around in her walker...

Congrats on new addition!

Answer 2

my son was an early walker and by for he was on his own but he did fall and refused to take another step so by 5 months my mother bought him a walker and now he is go go go

Answer 3

Actually, those are extreamly bad for your baby. Read up on them. Im pretty sure even the AAP recommends not using them.

Walkers encourage babies to push and point their toes when walking, so they wont walk properly when you take them out, it also makes their spine curve because you are putting all their weight on their lower back too early.

Answer 4

I put my kids in the walker as soon as they could sit up. As long as her back is strong enough she should be ok.

Answer 5

I started at 4 months.

Answer 6

3 months is ok. i use an exsersaucer at 3 months

Answer 7

walkers give them more mobility and makes them use their legs b4 they are developed. i would wait and maybe not use it at all