I bought this item before my son was born. My son is now 10 months old and he used it for the very first time last week. I can not understand what the previous reviewers are talking about; water over the head? Children climbing out? For children 6 yrs and older? Some reviewers thought they didnt have to blow it up?? Wha..? ???

Water over the head: You are in the pool, hello? My 10 mths old head didn't go below the water line. The only way his head got wet was when i scooped water onto it. At his last dr. appt he was 29" long so maybe thats why he can't really put his face in the water unless he wants to.
Children climbing out: your child is basically suspended inside a cloth/mesh seat. Simple physics wouldn't allow the child to CLIMB out unless he had something to stand on and when floating in the water, what is there but water??? OR unless of course the baby tries to take it off like a pair of pants. I wonder.......OR DIVES out of it? Now would that be the manufacturers fault?
6 yrs and older: I don't know which item that reviewer was talking about but i have the Baby Spring Float package (which is directly from the manufacturer, correct?) in front of me and it clearly says on the back, upper right hand corner "Step 1-Introduction. Ages 9 mos-2 years". I would LOVE to see a 6 yr old fit into this thing.......
And to the reviewers who thought they didnt have to blow this up: Yes, this is a floatation device that uses AIR. It needs to be BLOWN up.

So ANYHOO.........my son used it, he LOVED it. I felt safe with him in it. He splashed around and looked like he could be in there all day long. It allowed him to safely enjoy the water and i could enjoy it with him simply from watching him have a great time in it. The inner tube he sits in can tilt a bit towards the front but the ingenious outer ring keeps the ENTIRE float very stable and keeps the inner ring from tipping too much into the water. I saw some others babies in the pool using other type floats that tipped fully forward and that would certainly make me nervous. And because of the inner and outer tube being so narrow, blowing it up and setting it up takes less than 2 minutes. You don't need to completely make it absolutley flat for it to fit into the mesh bag. I love the travel bag, too!! 5 stars

We just went to the beach with our son and bought this at Wal-greens for the same price. I had read the reviews on here and decided that I wanted to try it. Our son is almost 7 months old so I can not say how it would do for a younger baby. The age range listed does not recommend it for a younger baby either. Our son enjoyed this float and it was nice to be able to hold onto it and float with him. It does put the baby more into the water than the typical inflatable baby float so you want to pay close attention to your baby of course. Keep in mind what other reviewers have said about the baby's ability to lean forward in this float. My son was able to get his face into the water at times but this float is recommended for an older baby and would give you the ability to get several months of use out of it. 4 stars

Or girls....My son got this when he was just 4 months old, it held him gave him the feel of security, while allowing him to get used to the water and allowing myself and his dad to have our arms! It was great the year we used it. He's gotten a little older now, and this past summer, he wouldn't use it, he couldn't get where he wanted in it! I found it great for him while still a baby under the age of 1, but by the age of 15 months, he wanted his independence and to go where he wanted to. His head wouldn't go in the water with this one though and i helped him learn to slowly put his head in the water. He still does that now! It was a great buy and one that I would buy again over and over! 5 stars

I purchased this for my 20 month old son. He is about 24 lbs. and this is perfect. He sits low enough that he can't climb out (not that we're out of reach) but it's much safer than those that sit higher up on the water(...i.e the car float). It's completly compact, folding in on itself and has a mesh carrying case. It weighs maybe 1 lb. wet and I just cant say enough good stuff....oh yeah...it's cheap! 5 stars

This year my baby girl was old enough (16mths) to have some fun in the pool, so I spent considerable time doing research on a good pool float for her. After reading many positive reviews, I decided to order this one, and was very pleased with it. My daughter was able to splash in the water, and while she did try to crawl out of it a few times, that usually happend when she was tired of being in the water anyway. It was easy to inflate, and only took a few minutes of effort to deflate for storage. Tip, practice a few times twisting it up to put away, it can be kinda tricky. Overall, I would definitely recommend this product 5 stars