Fisher-Price Ocean Wonders Aquarium Bouncer
by Fisher-Price
Our Price: $159.99
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Category: Baby Product
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Fisher-PriceBrand: Fisher-Price
Model: H0785
Color: Ocean Wonders
Product features:
- The tank features two lights and two air jets so that two fish kiss and a starfish spins
- Two hanging toys feature bright colors, textures, a spinner and removable teethers to develop baby's sense of sight and touch
- Two modes of play with volume control: baby can activate three sound effects and short songs when he bats at toys
- Age range birth to 3 Years
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Description of Fisher-Price Ocean Wonders Aquarium Bouncer
Baby spent nine months floating around in her/his own "aquarium," listening to the deep-sea sounds of Mommy?s tummy--so why wouldn?t she love to tune in to the gurgles and splashes of this Aquarium Bouncer?
Four selections of music and sounds allow ocean waves, a babbling brook, summer rain, or lullabies to wash over Baby. |
The lightweight bouncy seat features an ocean-themed fabric seat with harness restraint (machine washable), calming vibrations, a baby- (or parent-) activated toy bar, and a pretend tank filled with swimming fish, bubbles, colored lights, and music. Infants can bat at fish and seahorse to activate music, lights, and sounds (and stimulate sensory development, by the way).
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Four selections of music and sounds (with volume control) allow ocean waves, a babbling brook, summer rain, or lullabies to wash over Baby. The removable toy bar features brightly colored toys with spinners, teethers, and textures to stimulate baby?s sight and touch.
Baby?s going to be a veritable genius before s/he is through with this seat! Discontinue use when baby reaches 25 pounds or can sit upright unassisted. Four D batteries required (not included). Phillips head screwdriver needed for assembly (also not included). --Emilie Coulter
Baby Products Reviews of Fisher-Price Ocean Wonders Aquarium Bouncer
Customer Review: I Don't Feel This Is A Completely Safe Product
Summary: 3 Stars
Like some other reviewers, my baby fell sideways out of this bouncer. The first time she was 6 WEEKS OLD! She started crying and we looked up to see her hanging upside down over the side. She was still strapped in. We thought maybe it was our fault - that we left the straps too loose - which we didn't. After that we double- and triple-checked that those straps were snug around her hips every time. Still, it happened two more times!!! Once soon after the first incident, and another when she was a month or so older and we (mistakenly) thought her balance was better. It turns out it was the product, not us.
It wasn't the tightness of the straps, but the straps are part of the problem. The are thin and sit very low on the baby's sides. Instead of holding her upright they simply kept her bottom on the seat. She was still able to bend at the hips. In addition, the unit itself sits very straight. It was easy for her to lean beyond the center of gravity, and since the straps did nothing to prevent her from tumbling right over, off the side she went. We ended up boxing her in with two large pillows on either side of her whenever she was in it. We still used the vibration function, but we couldn't use it as a bouncer.
In it's modified state, we got around 4-5 months of use out of it. For a while she napped in it every day. It was good for when we started solid foods, because she was not so reclined as to make feeding difficult. When she got older she liked the activity bar, but without the hanging toys. (They hung too close to her and she got annoyed with them always swinging right in her face.) I am giving this product three stars because these were useful features, and other parents may find them to be important.
I think I need to stress that we never left our child unattended in this seat. The three times my child fell we were right there in the room with her. We never placed it on a raised surface, she was always strapped in securely - and in the last two cases had rolled blankets on either side of her for added support. She was not at an age where she was trying to sit up. As I write this she is 15 months old and, even though she left her bouncer behind many months ago, she has not yet reached the 25 pound maximum so we know her size was never an issue. Other reviewers may be quick to chalk up my experience and that of others who found themselves in similar situations as careless or inattentive. They would be wrong.
The whole reason I am writing this particular review is because I feel a responsibility to warn other parents. They need to be aware that this can and does happen through no fault of their own, regardless of how vigilant they may be. Sure, it may never happen, but if you are not comfortable with the risk, look for a different bouncer.
I chose this bouncer because my sister had the exact same one. She loved it, and NEVER had a problem. Most reviewers have never had a problem, but I have, and it scared the life out of me! I noticed that the fabric had changed on the new model, so I checked it out at the store. They did not make any changes to the straps, and it appeared to sit as upright as the one we have. As far as I'm concerned, no amount of "adorable fish" or "cute lullabies" is going to make up for the design flaws.
We purchased the Fisher Price Infant to Toddler Rocker for use at my parents house. We were much more comfortable putting her in this. The seat was deeper, it held her in a more reclined position, and the strap came up over her belly. The activity bar wasn't right in her face so she enjoyed the toys more.
We made changes so that the seat was safer with our first child, but with this next one we are just going to buy another FP Rocker for our house. We don't want to worry all the time. We will be throwing away the Aquarium Bouncer, because if we won't use it for safety concerns, we couldn't in good conscience pass it on to someone else.
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