Dumb new mom to be question

What is the difference between the walker and the exercauser?

I have the exercauser - do I also need a walker?

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I personally would say no. I have read a few times that walkers don't really help them walk independently.

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the exersaucer is stationary, while the walker moves around the house as your child "walks". IMO, you don't need both.

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the walker allows them to learn how to walk with moving it and the exersaucer allows them to play while being still it just allows DC to wobble..

I would personally get both...

Message edited 6/1/2007 9:53:28 AM.

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I believe the exersaucer is stationery. Mine are both still in the boxes so I'm not 100% sure about that.

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The girls hit a point where they outgrew the swings (for the most part), bumbo, bored by the playmat - it is an extra thing for them to go in and they love it.

In the summer they can use it outside (probably not your DS - because of when he's born). We have a set here and a set at my parents' and the girls love them both!!!

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Thanks - I'll probably get one once he is born.

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Exercauser is stationary, the chair usually spins around so the baby can play with all the activities.

A walker is just that, a walker. A lot of pediatricians dont like walkers because they are dangerous around stairs. I used one with my son but my stairways were all gated.


Its all a matter of preference, you dont need both. (I had both
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I have both--exersaucer at home, walker at my moms. They really are different. But, they have ones where you can lock the wheels and use as stationary and walker.

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we have both, only because I didnt want to get 2 walkers and 2 excesaucers....I got it for the variety, one will get bored of one and then I switch them.

Do you need both...probably not..if I had a choice I would go eith the excersaucer.
Although...we bought an excersaucer that converts to a walker. My MIL has it.
I think they discontinued it, I got it at my shower

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I had a walker, but we moved into a new place where there is all carpets, no floor, so I did not see the need, returned it and got the jumperoo.

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We have both - she loves her exersaucer but is more content now in her walker. I think she feels more independent in it and she can explore more.

It's a personal choice - we use both. Walker takes up less room.

I too read that some say that walkers delay their actual walking skills but my mother told me that we all loved our walkers and all were walking by 9 months - so I don't know how true that is.

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Ha- we had the jumperoo, the exercsaucer, and the walker. The walker is nice because he can use it for a little longer - once he hits a certain age he'll no longer want to be in the stationary exersaucer, but might still let you put him in the walker.

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We didn't get the walker because we didn't want DD crashing into our walls and furniture...lol....

She ended up walking at 10 months - so im glad we didn't investigate in one - plus she barely liked being in the exersaucer for long.

I would play it by ear - and then decide to buy it once the baby is months older...