ok so i’m in the market for a newborn swing or something similar. however, since i’m confined to a hospital bed I can not physically go and buy something i like from a store, but instead, must rely on online shopping. I’ve looked into several brands, types, ones with great reviews, ones with high safety ratings, etc etc and can’t decide on one so please tell me what you used, whether it was any good, when and why you started using it, and how long of a use you got out of it?
are swings or bouncers even necessary in the first few weeks of a baby’s life? i’ve heard some babies don’t like the rocking motion and refuse it all together…how do you figure out if your baby’s the swingin type? if a parent always uses a swing to rock the baby to sleep, will the child ever grow out of it or learn to cooperate when the swing isn’t available, for example, at grandma’s house or in pakistan or when it breaks, etc?
yes babies cry a lot and parents will do ANYTHING for a few mins of peace n quiet, but is it true that infants who learn to sleep with a lotta noise, people around them, etc get used to it and then the parent never has issues with getting the kid to calm down in large crowds, parties, car rides, etc. i’m wondering if its a similar thing with the swinging motion…if your baby never gets used to it, maybe he/she won’t demand it everytime as a bed time routine either. thoughts?
Well we didn’t bought anything like that for my daughter before birth, after few days we got this swing for her http://www.gracobaby.com/Products/Pages/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=1G00SWP
n she enjoyed it a lot, it has 3 positions for different ages, for new borns it give them feeling as if they are in mom’s lap, you can play thier fav music on it or even Quran, i know all kids are different… after even using it, she was ok if it was not available. But its a heavy swing n you can’t move it around everyday.
For moving around we got the bouncer for her n she loved it, we just made her sit in it n play n not bounce, when she cried we wold just push her a little or let her bounce for sometime, actually she loved playing in it.
I would suggest wait till baby is at home n for few days see how the baby feels n sleeps…n you are right sometimes in early months its difficult when you are away from these things…or you can buy a cheap bouncer first n see how the baby feels in it n after wards return it or get something good of your choice. With the noise thingy i didn’t get used my daughter to noise except Quran n rarely the sounds in her swing. She sleeps well only if thr is no noise around n quite dark.
We bought Rocker before the birth of my daughter........but it was useless especially if there are other kids in the family. she wasnt happy in the rocker as it would rock very very gently. and also other kids had easy access to her as i usually had the rocker on the ground.
I had to buy swing. it was fast; and my daughter still sleeps in the swing it is very comfortable.
We had a bouncer and for the first 3 months of her life, the baby literally lived in it. It was a real life saver at the time. We also had a swing but she didnt care much for the swinging part of this particular one we had (this is the one we have: http://www.last-minute-christmas-sales.com/Baby/Gear/563976.html). But she did use the rocker part of it once she was able to sit up in it and actually still uses it at 18 months.I anticipate another few months of use out of it.
im getting really old school in terms of baby rearing to be honest.... i feel like what the buzurg say on parenting makes a whole lot of sense than the jibber jabber we read on babycenter.
ok for the first 1.5 months, the baby should be kept in a dimly lit room and it should be quiet..swaddle it.. and let it get as much rest as possible... no toys are needed not rockers are needed .. nothing really....
my son was put on an activity mat before he turned 2 months, rocker from day 1, and i just feel that he never was a newborn... just way too advanced for a baby...
the older generation says take things slowly... waqt se pehlay bara na karo bachay ko... and thats the way im gonna go with baby number 2.... the only thing a newborn needs is SLEEP.. give it as much of that as possible and watch your baby grow healthy.
bouncers rockers and all that should be done from 3 months imho... the baby is more awake.. its seems more natural. the more you introduce to your child at an early age, the harder its gonna get for you as a parent.. cuz your asking your child to grow up fast.. that makes them more aware at an early age... the last thing a new mom needs is a wide awake baby asking for attention (not the kind where she needs to be fed or changed)
this is what happened with my son.. sure everyone was sayign oh look your son is so smart and clever and la di da.. but my life as a new mom was hell! i got no rest.
this is all from my personal exp.... i wouldnt do with baby number 2 what i did with baby number 1. no way!
bottom line for me is... introduce your child to toys and accessories as slow as you can .. their brains are a clean slate...they really dont know what a swing is or what a bouncer is. leave these things for later. otherwise its really easy to have a wailing baby at hand that only wants to sleep in her bouncer or her swing and wont fall asleep on the bed...
I didn't put my daughter in any bouncer or swing for the first 3 months, however, I also didn't tip-toe round her ..... my mom said she should be used to noise so that she won't wake up every time there's some disturbance.... so I kept the TV on at a low volume at first, then gradually increased it... we even vacuumed other rooms while she was sleeping and alhamdulillah she use to sleep through all the noise.
I did get a bouncer as well as a swing later, when she turned about 4 months and needed more activity..... I got the Fisher price Ocean wonders bouncer which she loved (it was the older model that made bubbles, not available anymore) and the swing I got was a standard graco swing that went forward and backward, nothing fancy. She enjoyed the swing A LOT.... till she was too heavy for it and I had to get rid of it :(
khawateen, i completely agree with you on the old school thing. i don't want the type of baby who can't sit still for 4 mins without demanding a certain toy or refusing to sleep in anything but a special swing etc which is why i'm so worried about it. i'm trying really hard to be like this other girl in our community who has the most calm, sweet, serene daughter on the planet. the girl never cries, screams, or even does "nakhra". she'll sit on the kitchen counter and watch her mom do the dishes and cook all day! its amazing n i've noticed that she hasn't had any fancy toys or activity gyms in her house for as long as ive known her so maybe a simple life = simple, fuss-free baby? i guess i'll have to find out through trial n error.
Oh my gosh Pkgr000 I need to send my daughter to this girl so perhaps my daughter can learn better from her:).. As for your question my daughter loved the swing and she slept quiet comfortably in it for hour and half or so till about 5-6 months. After this time she didn't care for anything but her crib so I think it depends on how comfortable they are.
I got her the fisher price swing and bouncer 2-in-1 thing.I wasn’t sure what to buy and also didn’t want something too big or bulky.so we gpt this one.
I never put her in it in the first 2 months as she was too small for the swing.She only likes the swing part which goes back and forth.The bouncer we have hardly used and I don’t think she likes it that much.
I still use it for her (she is now 6 months old Mashallah) especially when I am in the kitchen and she has to have me in her field of vision so I just put it close to myself.Although she enjoys the swing but she is more fond of lying on the floor on a play mat and just rolling polling all over the place
She never got into the habit of being rocked to sleep in the swing.Maybe I never used it like a lot for her to get used to to it.But I guess the product suited us both pretty well.
