Baby Swings??

firemomof3

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• Nov 26, 2008

• #1

I have to buy a new baby swing but don't which one to get Do you guys have any suggestions?

 

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misskerri

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• Nov 26, 2008

• #2

I picked up a Fisher Price Cradle Swing off Craigslist when I was pg with #2. She really liked the side to side swinging motion, especially when she was little.

 

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rodentranger

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• Nov 26, 2008

• #3

I think CL or borrowing from another parent is the way to go. I have a Graco swing with sheep I got from another mom I know. YOu only use it for such a short period of time, I don't think it's worth it to spend much on them. Plus, not all babies even like the swing. DS enjoyed sitting in it, but how dare you turn it on! The bouncy chair took up a lot less room!
That said, I have not heard one good thing about the smaller "travel" swings. The motors aren't large enough to really swing a baby larger than a newborn.

 

kaysmom

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• Nov 26, 2008

• #4

We had a Fisher Price Rain Forest swing which we LOVED! We picked it up at Burlington Coat Factory for 99.00 I think. You can plug it in, which saved us TONS of money on batteries, and you could turn the part baby sits in either looking towards the front, or side to side (if that makes any sence!) so if we were sitting in the living room watching TV she was facing us, and if I was in the kitchen doing something I could turn her seat facing that way so she could still see me and she got a diffrent swinging motion which I think she liked.

 

Mom2three

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• Nov 26, 2008

• #5

We have the Fisher Price cradle swing and really like it. You can find gently used ones on CL all of the time. But if you are wanting to buy new, I would look at fisher price's website because they have a bunch that have A/C adapters now, which is a nice option for saving on batteries.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/prod...duct_id=4241567&sourceid=23831298392155189847

check out this thread for more info
http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=61839&highlight=swing

 

crunchierthanthou

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• Nov 26, 2008

• #6

I picked up this one when it was $65 with a $15 rebate. I let you know how it is in about a month.

I've heard good things about the starlight version- mainly that it has the option to plug it in.

 

firemomof3

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• Nov 26, 2008

• #7

Thanks for all the replies. I babysit a 4mo. and I borrowed a fisher price open top cradle swing but it doesn't sit up enough and he hates it. I'm thinking the rainforest model should sit up better.

 

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rodentranger

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• Nov 26, 2008

• #8

My DH retrofitted our Graco swing to have an AC adapter.

 

Mom2three

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• Nov 26, 2008

• #9

rodentranger said:

My DH retrofitted our Graco swing to have an AC adapter.

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How? I want one too.

 

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rodentranger

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• Nov 26, 2008

• #10

He wired a cord to the battery connections. I don't know *exactly* how, but it involved a soldering gun, an AC adapter with the right voltage/stuff and some electrical tape. If I want to use batteries, I'd have to pull off the soldering first.

 

lovemybabies924

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• Nov 28, 2008

• #11

my son LOVED the papasan swings but because the side dont come up to contain the baby like the aquarium one or the rainforest one..he was able to "spin" sideways like a clock hand ticking (does that make sence?) untill he fell out...so i tightened the harness as tight as i could w/out hurting him and he would do it and just hang off the side untill i noticed!! so i would recomend going w/the rainforest one..it sits up higher than the papasan ones..(ive had the starlight, and 2 regluar papasans and they all didnt work out..i loved the aquarium one tho!)

 

firemomof3

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• Nov 28, 2008

• #12

Ya, I think I'm going to try and find the aquarium swing

 

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lil96

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• Dec 12, 2008

• #13

I have this a Graco swing n bounce

http://www.amazon.com/Graco-Swing-B...ie=UTF8&s=baby-products&qid=1229066542&sr=1-5

The seat vibrates. It can be used as a bouncy chair. I never had to change the batteries (it is more than a year old and still in use). I really like it. But I don't know if it was a necessary item.