I'm one of those horrible moms that lets her baby take every nap in the swing. :) we have the my little lamb cradle and swing (which i'm pretty sure was sent from heaven), but medical issues have caused us to have to spend lots of time at my parents house and our big swing was NOT going to go back and forth with us. So, we bought this little swing. I LOVE it. I was worried that some of the other swings wouldn't recline far enough and my baby wouldn't be able to fall asleep them, so I bought this one because I thought it looked like it would lay him back pretty far. He loves it and sometimes sleeps for 2 hours in it. (some of the other little swings i read about had timers that made them shut off after an hour...this would not be cool!) This one will go on forever :) He is 4 months and weighs 13 pounds and we use it on the lowest speed setting. I think it goes plenty fast, but of course I'm wanting him to sleep.The only things I don't like:
-the little thing that hangs down is pretty much just a hunk of plastic in animal shapes. I'm pretty sure my baby looked up at it for about 2 seconds and though, "uhhhh....okay." worthless.
the songs (which I never use anyway) and sort of like what you would listen to at an outdoor luau or something. if you want something to shake maracas to, the songs are for you. if sleep is your goal, they won't help.
-it IS a bit hard. but of course we were used to the my little lamb swing which is pretty much like sleeping on an actual lamb or something. I folded up a receiving blanket to make a super flat (don't worry SIDS police) pillow for him and that seemed to do the trick.
Oh yes...and it was easy to put together. If I got the job done and my child wasn't injured in a swing related accident...you can do it. Or hey I don't know, maybe you can't, but it's worth a shot :)
happy swinging.
Some people have complained that the swing is too fast. If you just swing it without a baby in it, it seems fast, but once you put some weight in it it swings at a very nice setting. Other complaints were that it is too hard. I purchased a "snuzzler" Kiddopotamus Snuzzler Complete Head and Body Support, Ivory Terry which I move from the swing to the stroller, to the carseat. This too has been a lifesaver, since newborns are so small and cannot support themselves. However, now that my daughter is bigger she seems perfectly happy in the swing without it.
This is a product that I could not live without as a parent. I recommend this to everyone!!
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Our three month old son has loved this swing since he came home from the hospital. He can work himself into a loud fuss that no food, rocking, diaper changes, temperature changes, etc. can calm, then quickly calm himself to sleep after being placed in the swing for a few short minutes.In regards to the earlier review, our swing does vary significantly in speed and rate of swing from lowest to highest settings.
One note of caution: during assembly of the swing body, it is easy to over-tighten the screws. In an attempt to ensure that the seat was securely assembled, I tightened a screw completely thorough one of the interlocking plastic seat pieces.
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This is a great swing! It is portable, light-weight, yet solid. The combination of music, swinging, and/or vibration is awesome. would buy this item again in a minute. Batteries last a long time.Save 20% Off
