Fisher Price Snug a Bunny swing

pierogigirl

My son hated the swing so we got rid of it (it was a portable one and we hated it too).  Has anyone used the Snug a Bunny swing for several months?  It gets such mixed reviews.  Most are good, but the bad ones make me wonder. Most of the bad reviews center on swing speed, noise, and the motor dying after 3 months.  We are going to wait until this baby is here to see if trying a swing would be worth the $$, but I want to be able to tell my husband which one to get if he has to run out and buy one.

CarlaAndJames

Could not love ours more.

Our daughter slept in it, turned on, every night and for every nap for the first 2 months and the motor never gave us any trouble. It seems a little fast when they're teeny, but that's on purpose so that it can still actually move once they weigh 10+ lbs. At the beginning you can throw a blanket across them to slow it down (though we found she actually slept better in it when it was moving pretty fast!) And we did get noises once or twice but we could put our hand on the part where the swing met the base and kind of help it line back up or something and make the noise stop. We also had some noise when we didn't have the legs of it out wide enough. 

As you already know, some babies hate the swing, so I won't say its the miracle for all babies, but it was for ours! 

cassoppea

We have it and its worked well for us so far; no motor issues.  We use it on and off though because my DD will go through phases of liking it/not liking it so it hasn't been in constant use. For us, it's been great for naps!  It does make a clicking noise when it swings back and forth but nothing terribly annoying.  The swing seemed very fast and high when she was first born but as she gained weight, it has been fine and there are several speed settings.  The one thing I don't like is that it takes up so much space!  But I guess that's a given with any swing.  So overall, I would recommend it.

Hope that helps!

Sweet Sadie Mae

We used it for 6 months. It cradles so they feel cozy in it. LO is approx. 20 lbs. and it just doesn't swing anymore and makes creaky noises so we took it apart the other day. I'd say go for it, it was a wonderful thing to have!

Happily Overwhelmed

We're going with the Fisher Price Papsan Cradle swing. I think it's VERY SIMILAR to the snug a bunny. My reasoning? It gets nearly 1,500 reviews and averages just under 5 stars and it's cheaper than I've found the snug a bunny ($118+free shipping and no tax). Beyond that they have free returns 365 days after purchase. I'm keeping ours in the box until we decide if LO will even like it. We have a small travel swing to try out first. If he hates swinging I'm returning it to get my money back. Win-win!

pierogigirl

Thanks, ladies.  Looks like we will try the snug a bunny when LO gets here.  I like that it can be plugged in or run on batteries.  I think the lamb swing is cuter, but no a/c adaptor.

Fisherman'sWife

At 2 months, my DD still loves it.  We actually have an older model that doesn't have the AC adapter and the batteries are still going good.  We purchased it used for about $50.  

LindsayNY

We have the Snug a Bunny swing and love it too! Our LO is 2 months old and it's been great for naps or even just as another place to put him down. He loves to watch the birds spin and will look up at the birds when I put him in it as if to say, why aren't my birds spinning? It's super cute! He's only 2 months old so I don't know about how well it wears yet, but I hope to be able to use it for a second child in a couple of years. I love that it plugs in and that was the major reason why I registered for it. 

skio

This swing was an absolute lifesaver for us and it was worth the money a million times over. It was the only place DD would nap for a long time; she napped in it 4 times a day, every day, for 4 months straight. No problems at all with the motor. It does seem fast when you first put baby in it, but 1) Faster is better for soothing baby, and 2) If it really bothers you, you can put a blanket under LO so that it hangs off the cradle and the pendulum effect will slow the swinging.

FWIW, she stopped napping in it at about 4.5 months, but we used it a couple weeks ago when she had a cold because she couldn't sleep flat in her crib and again, lifesaver.

eawilson

We're nearing the 6 month mark, and we've been using the Snug a Bunny swing daily for most of that time.  And for us, it's been worth its weight in gold and a complete and utter life saver.  She still takes naps in it regularly.  We've had no issues related to the motor (knock on wood).

It swings in both directions and reclines to a cradle.  The only downside, in my opinion, is that it has a fairly large footprint.

That being said, our baby just loves to swing.  At day care they use a smaller travel swing and she loves that about the same, so I'm not sure it matters for her.  But this swing is incredibly nice.

I have a review and pictures on my blog:

https://www.acraftybalance.com/2011/07/baby-stuff.html

suzyqjmu

We loved ours .... Until the motor died at 6 weeks. BRU would not exchange becUse it was off my registry over 90 days prior (even though baby was obviously only using it for a few weeks). FP said they would send a new motor but it was on back order for a few weeks. When it didn't show up in the time they told me, I called and asked aboutnit. They said it was now on back order until October 30th and I should get it the first week of November. My kid will be 3 1/2 months at that point. TWO months without a swing that costs so much money is ridiculous. I still love the swing, but I see where all of those bad reviews were coming from. Good luck.