Another day another therapy session. Isn’t it weird how this is just a normal part of your life? I remember when we came home from the hospital I cried. It was not the coming home I had envisioned. One of the reasons I was so sad was that I knew with Noah coming home it meant that countless therapists would also need to cross our threshold. This was something I didn’t think would be necessary in our new adventure.

Maximizing a child’s potential has always been one of my goals as a pediatrician. Whether it be by keeping them healthy, getting them resources or just educating their parents. I’m a fan of early childhood intervention, but I like early childhood intervention that actually does some intervening (is that a word?). As a pediatrician in our booming city, I have experienced the frustrations of parents who were not provided the services they were promised.

There is nothing

Parents have told me about their therapists who only have time to come once a month because there are so many kids that need help in their community. Or they end up getting the coordinator doing the majority of intervention because they actually have the time.

The coordinator is not a therapist!

They may have child development training, but they have not done their higher education in physical, occupational or speech therapy.
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Exersaucer’s and Jumperoo’s are one of the first things new parents want to buy for their baby. But there’s so many questions. What’s the best exersaucer? Jumperoo versus Exersaucer? Exersaucer or Jumperoo? It’s enough to make your head spin. And as a parent the last thing you need is another thing to stress out about.

I’ve got great news; your online search for information ends here. Take a deep breath, sit back, watch the super cute video above, take a second to check out our son’s story) and take pleasure in the fact that after you read this post you can check “buy an exersaucer (or jumperoo)” off your to do list.

By the way, be sure to check out the top 10 toys that have really worked out great for our baby. While your there be sure to add any of your child’s favorite toys to the list.

Exersaucer Versus Jumperoo Vs Jumper – Which One Is Best For Your Baby?

Before Noah was born I had no idea there was such a heated debate among parents regarding the use of an exersaucer or jumperoo.  A quick google search will bring up countless pages (and arguments) about the pros and cons of using one or the other.

Wow! Exersaucer or jumperoo? Which one should you buy?

Our son was born with Down syndrome, and my wife and I are strong supporters of early childhood intervention, to help them reach their milestones. Our son gets to spend a lot of time with some of the best physical and occupational therapists in the world. So you better believe when it came time for us to make a decision regarding a jumperoo or exersaucer we picked their brains. I mean why not, their experts when it comes to this sort of stuff!

After talking to the experts about the use of an exersaucer or jumperoo it was clear that an exersaucer was the best option. I’ll list some of the best exersaucers you can buy, and finally tell you which one we bought our son and three reasons why we really like it.

Top 3 Exersaucer’s For Your New Baby

1. Evenflo Splash Mega Exersaucer - This exersaucer by Evenflo gets great review’s from parents, and has lots of fun activities to keep your baby entertained.

The evenflo splash mega exersaucer is a great choice.

2. The Baby Einstein Around The World Discovery Center : This discovery center (another name for exersaucer) by Baby Einstein is another great choice. It’s very colorful, lots of fun items to engage your baby, and very easy to put together; which make it a traffic choice.

The baby einstein exersaucer is sure to keep your little one busy!

3. The Evenflo Triple Fun Exersaucer is a very popular model due to the fact that not only are you purchasing a great exersaucer for your baby, but included in the box is a playmat and activity table. So you get three excellent items for your baby in one convenient package. Talk about a triple win!

The triple fun exersaucer is a triple win!

So which one did we buy for our son? While all three of these exersaucer would suit your babies needs well, we actually went with the Baby Einstein Exersaucer. The model in the video is actually the older model of the one we linked to. In fact Noah gets a ton of use out of it, and it even helped him develop the core strength needed to meet some of his developmental milestones.

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