Lamaze Spin & Explore Garden Gym
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Baby Products Reviews of Lamaze Spin & Explore Garden Gym
Customer Review: Didn't Work for Our Baby
Summary: 2 Stars
The 'idea' of this product seems perfect - baby is cradled by a "saddle" on a turntable that allows him to develop the neck and back strength he needs to crawl. Sounds great on paper, but in practice this thing was like a torture device for my little one. It seems to me that there is a very small window of time when the saddle would be useful and safe for baby. It's that time after he has the considerable neck and back strength to maintain the position - arms extended straight down and locked, head lifted high and steady, and legs extended straight back - but before he is able to crawl. If your baby can do what the baby in the picture for this product can do, he will literally be crawling within a couple of weeks, if he isn't already, and he will spend most of his time trying to wriggle off of the thing. But what if your baby hasn't reached that point yet and still needs to put his head down every few seconds? It flops over the front of the saddle, straining baby's neck and back. When I figured that out, I immediately packed this back up and took it back to the store. The playmat can be used without the saddle, but I was unimpressed with that as well. The felt-like material attracted every little piece of dust and pet hair in our home like a magnet. I'm not sure what this accomplishes that a simple tummy-time pillow under baby's chest would not - and the pillow is a lot safer, less expensive and more comfortable for baby.Customer Review: Great product that works for a short while...
Summary: 3 Stars
This tummy time "toy" is great for a small period between the newborn and crawling timeframes. If can be used as soon as your baby is able to lift her head up and have decent control (i.e., head isn't too wobbly).
The base spins and allows the baby to see different sections of the mat. Now, from the picture, it looks as though the baby will be able to spin themselves, but for us that was not the case as my son was not able to push hard enough to spin himself. So the spinning part will be left to the parents. He also didn't interact too much with the toys attached to the mat, but that may just be him. My son loved the section with the mirror and one with a worm on it, but the mat didn't seem to increase his ability/willingness to endure tummy time, but he did seem more content during it.
As soon as he was able to start spinning himself, he as just about to crawl and we preferred putting him flat on the ground and letting him get onto all fours to rock on his hands and knees or army crawl.
Bottom line: I don't know if its worth getting... any other flat playmat will serve the same purpose...
Customer Review: Colorful and entertaining
Summary: 4 Stars
My daughter just turned 3 months old and usually screams within 1 min of being put on her tummy. When I have put her on the tummy time mats with the pillow she usually finds a way to push herself off of it and screams with her face in the pillow. This is a neat idea. She fits perfect on the seat that spins. She is 23 inches long. That mat though is very small, much smaller than I thought it would be. The toys are fun. My daughter really has no interest in the toys yet, but does love the mirror. When I put her on it for the first time she smiled and laughed and watched herself in the mirror for about 5 minutes before she started to cry. I figure that is pretty good for a first try. She has only had it for a few days and still only stays on for about 5 minutes. She has not learned to spin yet. She enjoys me laying her on her back to the spinner and spinning her around the room though. Overall this is a fun toy for her to play on with or w/o the spinner. I think she will enjoy this toy when she is able to sit on her own. I don't think though that this will help her learn to crawl like good old fashion tummy time.Customer Review: Its ok
Summary: 3 Stars
This toy is a good idea, sort of. My daughter loved, and still plays with, the matt itself. But as a GERD baby (throws up a lot) the spin toy didnt meet her approval. For one, it was a bit hard to lay on. Also, the curved bug - although cute - was either too long when she was at the target age for learning what its designed for, or too small for her body once she got long enough to fit. *She is 6 months old and 17lbs now*. I would put her in it every day, and she would scream until she would vomit. More, the bug's antanee would get in her eyes. Once she got used to it, she still didnt find it very entertaining.
On the whole, I think its a good idea that needed more work. Its cute, the matt is still very useful, but the spinner in our house just sits in the corner, or holds toys. Maybe it will come in handy later but for now its not being used for what it was intended.
As always, your results may vary - but if your child doesnt like laying on their face, this toy may not help that in my opinion.
Customer Review: Nice idea, but not very practical
Summary: 3 Stars
I loved the idea of this product, and could not wait to get it home. Once I put it on the floor, my daughter was quite interested in the different colored "petals" and the different fabrics and textures, but the twirling ladybug just did not work out. When she was young enough to need tummy time, the ladybug was very uncomfortable, and she would cry after less than a minute of being in it. It didn't matter if she was gently spinning or not, she wanted nothing to do with it. We took the ladybug off (hooray that it's not attached!) and she loved the mat. Now that she can hold her head up easily and is old enough to start scooting around, she's more interested in the ladybug, but it's not a tummy-time toy for her anymore. Without the ladybug spinner it's just like any other play mat - bright, colorful with different textures and toys to play with, but it's a bit smaller than standard. I'd recommend going with a normal-sized mat and skipping the awkward ladybug.