upholstered glider recs please

zhirsch · July 2011

I really want to get a glider before baby comes because I know I'm going to need a nice place to nurse, soothe baby etc. I want an upholstered kind, not the wooden rocking chair like gliders with padding. Anyone have any recs for a good one? I was really surprised to find out how expensive they are - they start around $400 for the low end ones not including the footrest. I really wanted one from BRU that is SO comfortable but after reading reviews everyone says it starts to squeak and clunk after a few weeks, so I don't want to deal with that. Tonight we're going to Pottery Barn Kids to look at those, and I know they're going to be super expensive but at this point I just want something nice that will last.

Shaky23 · July 2011

I love my Pottery Barn rocker. Used with DD and now have it ready in DS nursery. I have a light green linen cover that I can machine wash so really great. Expensive, but in between the 5 years between kids we had the rocker in our master as a comfy chair. Good luck.

lele144 · July 2011

I just got the dylan glider from land of nod. I love it! Super comfortable. I wasn't able to try it out before hand b/c there isn't one in my area but I took my chances. and got lucky. (I also purchased cribs from them. Highly recommend) I tried one at pbk and liked it, but I had some customer service issues with them and they pretty much just turned me off from buying anything from them. Shopping tip at PBK, make sure you ask what type of filling is in the chair you are trying out, the one at my store was filled with the down option so it was super comfy, which is also alot more expensive. They have a cheaper filling which I think is just cotton. They of course didnt have the cotton filling one in the store. Good Luck!

mizrunzou · July 2011

We are getting the Attractive American Rocker from Land of Nod. I live in Chicago, so we had the luxury of going to a brick and mortar - and we REALLY like the Attractive American Rocker and Dylan Glider. We ultimately picked the rocker over the Dylan b/c it had more of the aesthetics we were going for.

If you sign up for a registery at Land of Nod (can you do so online) - you can get 15% off too (and yes, you could do it tonight and put your date as next week..that is what I did and I already got my 15% off coupon).

ktshafra · July 2011

We got a Shermag from BRU and LOVE IT. Together with the ottoman it was under $450 and super easy to put together, etc. Granted, we don't have a baby yet, so I've only used it by myself for about 2 months, but I feel like I'm going to love it for a long time...

phillybride1206 · July 2011

we bought a dutalier + the ottoman from albee baby online. i love it- very comfy, sturdy, and good looking. i didnt mind as much spending the money because i figured after babies we would maybe buy a new cover for it and put it in the family rm or our bedroom.