which baby swing is best?

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Sarah

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I've been looking into a few baby swings, and so far I like the take along fisher price aquarium one, and the full size fisher price rainforest one.

My main concerns with the swing are that:

-it can lean back so it is comfortable for infants
-its not a TOTAL pain to move between rooms, although does not have to move anywhere out of the house
-id prefer it to be able to plug into the wall, esp. if its a full size swing
-a boy's or unisex pattern. i personally like animals, greens, and blues

does not concern me:

-ease of putting together... ive got time and a father and boyfriend to figure it out lol
-sound options because i will have portable speakers with a preloaded ipod of music and sounds and such
-its nice to move 2 ways, but front to back is just fine with me
 
we had the full size rainforest; it folds easily, swings both ways and uses batteries or plugs in...she loved it..
 
I have the aquarium swing and I love it. My daughter has used it since she was a week old. You just have to be careful when they are that small and make sure that their head is supported on the sides. The older she gets, the more she loves the swing.
 
I personally like the sweet peace swing. I did not have it for my son but my neighbor had it for her daughter though it is a little difficult to move from room to room my son loved it when we tried it out before her daughter was born and she loved it as well...it plays the sounds of the womb to comfort a newborn, and you can plug in your ipod as well.
 
I think that I like the cradle swings best. They seem to be more appropriate for longer periods of time. The ones that are not adjustable for newborns seem pointless to me. The one thing I noticed is that both the aquarium one and the rainforest one are pretty narrow. My cousin has the aquarium one and her three month old barely fits in it. I mean, her baby is a little on the bigger side, but only the 90th percentile for height and 85th for weight...so what happens next month? It seems silly to me to get one that is so small. I noticed when I was over her house the other day. I really love the Fisher Price Little Lamb swing. I had the older version (looked more like a bear or something) and loved it with my older two children. We need a new one this time, since my hubby fell into the old one (haha) and are getting the lamb one. It's seat sits up for older babies, but cradles younger ones. It totally sucks, but it doesn't have a plug. The batteries do last a while though. I have to admit it was not as big of a battery-eater as I thought it would be. They are def unisex, as I used the same for my daughter and son and am getting the lamb one for a little boy. I don't find them to be a pain to move, but if you are short, they might be harder, since it is bulky.
 
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