Equipment for Nine Month Old

[Thriftylady]

And it's Friday! Sorry, wasn't sure about the tone but I joined the forum for support and good advice and hopefully, to be able to help others as well! I just wanted to make clear that I don't just put infants in a container and leave them there all day with little to no interaction as most people come to this assumption with childcare sometimes. I am fortunate to have some of this equipment still and believe it can be helpful. Sounds like OP's family is good with the setup and I wish you good luck in clinching their business! If you have a PNP for a 9 month old you should be good and their easy to move around if need be and add toys to if you are held up for a minute. Most of my older infants will hang out in the kitchen with me but that can pose a hazard as well, so high chair normally gets used while they have a snack.

I don't see anything wrong with equipment and didn't take it in a way that you kept them confined all day. But it is expensive! And even more expensive when you factor in how fast they outgrow it so they don't really use it that much. So you can do without it, but I don't see harm in having it. But I am not sure I would run out and buy any for a 9 month old.

[Blackcat31]

I don't have any issues with infant equipment either, I just have the ability (physical environment) to not have to use any.
My infants are never mixed in with others so they can't get trampled or accidentally stepped on but I also fully understand that not everyone has that option.

[Laurel]

I don't see anything wrong with equipment and didn't take it in a way that you kept them confined all day. But it is expensive! And even more expensive when you factor in how fast they outgrow it so they don't really use it that much. So you can do without it, but I don't see harm in having it. But I am not sure I would run out and buy any for a 9 month old.

I wouldn't buy it for a 9 month old either, especially part time, but I didn't consider it expensive because I used it year after year and figured it was a wise investment. A lot of it I got used or given to me also. You can find so much really nice baby equipment at garage sales because they don't need it once their baby grows up.