Right then - to be clear - this was a gift. Maybe I was just too dim to figure out when to use this piece of high-density foam. To me it is one of those items that seems like a brilliant idea but just isn't worth the effort. My son tried it a couple of times and made it very clear that he'd rather park his butt on the hard floor than spend any time in this thing. It looks cool. It's a clever design. And if pigs had wings...well, you get my point.

We have 2 of these on loan from friends - one at our house, one at Grandma's. Our daughter could hold her head up almost immediately so we thought she'd enjoy this, but nope! When she was starting to sit up she didn't like being in it for more than a couple of minutes. Then once she started sitting and rolling over, forget it...she had no use for this seat and easily wriggled out. My daughter is not "big" by any means, but I found the removable tray never fit comfortably onto the seat when she was in it..it always seemed to squish her in. With the fairly hefty price tag, I'm so glad we didn't buy this product. I would definitely recommend borrowing one and testing it out before purchasing. Even then, I don't think these seats have a very long life span.

I bought the lime green bumbo with tray brand new on Ebay when my son was 8 weeks old. We put him in it immediately. Since he could already hold his head up on his own, the Bumbo helped him in a sitting position. He is five months old now and still loves it. He eats in it three times a day and we take the Bumbo with us to restaurants and friends' houses. He loves to sit up and play with toys while watching everyone in the room. We really do not use the tray that much and in retrospect I would not have purchased the tray. We were at a friends' house the other day and their daughter is two days older than my son and they tried putting her in the Bumbo to see if she likes it. She absolutely hated it and tried wiggling out. My suggestion is putting your baby in the Bumbo once they can hold up their head on their own and they will love it. Waiting until a baby is older is probably not the best time to try a Bumbo. We love this!

I loved this seat when I bought it for my kids because they could sit in it at an early age. The first problem was both of my boys had very chubby legs so they would get stuck. The second problem was that they got mad sitting in it because there are no toys attached and nothing to do. It sat in my basement and noone touched it because my kids didn't like it. I thought it was a good idea but a boucy seat worked best for my kids.

My son really enjoyed this little chair, from about 3-6 months old he sat in it and played with his toys for about 1/2 hour at a time. Plus it's very convenient to take to friends houses so there's a place for baby to sit when you have to feed them versus using your stroller, the bumbo is so easy to clean, light weight and pretty!