On this page I'll describe in detail how I modified the bouncer to accomodate Owen's big head.
As always, if you are going to make modifications to a product, you are also assuming all of the
risk involved that those modifications might bring.
The bouncer that I bought was a Graco Bumper Jumper at
Walmart.com.
Owen could not support his own head at this point so I had to
find a way to do that for him while he bounce.
The first thing I did was to attach the soft side of some sewable velcro on the straps
and one piece at the top of the seat. I wanted to be able to remove the backrest
or modify it later without changing the bouncer itself.
Next I cut a rectangle of quilted material and sewed a bit of a gather in the middle of the
top because the straps come together as they go up. I put the other half of the
velcro strips on either end
of the rectangle and one halfway down the middle. I also put one in horizontally in the
middle to match the one at the top of the seat.
Once this was done, I attached the backrest to the bouncer:
This worked pretty well and would probably have been fine. However after extended
periods of time, Owen would start to slouch down and get uncomfortable. His head was
also a bit more off to the side than I liked. So I made two cushions to go on either
side of him.
All that was left was to put in the baby. Owen absolutely loved this bouncer and
continued to use it until his weight made it unsafe.
We put different things under his feet to keep it interesting for him. We put down
bubble wrap (as seen above), soft blankets or anything else that might be
stimulating.
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