how long does LO last in the swing?

glenrapids · February 2012

i always thought babies could be independent for long stretches of time in baby swings. we have a nice swing, the fisher price little lamb, but DD rarely lasts more than 15 minutes before fussing and wanting to be held. how long does your LO last?

hlc820 · February 2012

We have snugabug swing and it used to be a lifesaver but is no longer. He also will last like 15 minutes. He used to sleep in it but now will wake up after a few minutes if he is not tummy napping

Greenbaby3114 · February 2012

Same. And he's only fell asleep in it once for 5 min. I just thought I had to have this swing!

AgathiP04 · February 2012

My DD doesn't like her swing. We got a Graco Sweet Peace swing, which she doesn't enjoy at all. Really the only place she'll last for a while is her play gym on floor.

Rosie24 · February 2012

We have the Snuggabunny and she will stay hours if sleeping and maybe 20 minutes to half hr if she is awake. She generally loves her swing more than anything else and I don't know what I would do if she decided otherwise!

Moozilla11 · February 2012

We have the starlight papasan swing and DS loves it and will sleep all night in it.

MrsT2008 · February 2012

for us it just depends. she'll sit in there happily for 10 minutes in the morning so that I can eat breakfast. sometimes she'll nap in it for up to an hour, sometimes I barely get 5 minutes before she's screaming

OurJellybean · February 2012

Well she just slept 12 hours in hers. It's the only place she will sleep when she has her fussy days. We will try her in her crib again tomorrow since she sttn. She also takes naPs in her swing.... Pretty sure were gonna run the motor out on this thing! We have the starlight cradle n swing by fisher price

iluvmylab · February 2012

We borrowed one. DS likes it, but only for about 10 minutes or so, unless he is sleeping. Then we might get 30.

spacedolphin11 · February 2012

DS didn't start enjoying his swing until he was 6 weeks old. His record in there is an hour but his average is more like 20 mins, asleep or awake. It tends to calm him down when he's crying but doesn't want to be held, so even if he won't spend hours in it we're glad to have it!

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tetedefromage · February 2012

My LO used to sleep in her swing for a couple hours, but now I'm lucky if she;ll stay in it for 15 minutes. Most of the time now, she'll be asleep when I put her in it, but wake up and start fussing as soon as I put her down in it.

Elleivy28 · February 2012

My DS hated it at first. Now he will nap in there anywhere from a half hour up to 2 hours. Sometimes he likes being in it when he is awake and he will look at the mobile. If he is awake in it, I am sitting nearby so he can see me and the helps.

Qmommy · February 2012

If she's awake, 10-15 minutes. If she's asleep she'll go for a couple of hours.

SaraTF · February 2012

Rosie24:
We have the Snuggabunny and she will stay hours if sleeping and maybe 20 minutes to half hr if she is awake. She generally loves her swing more than anything else and I don't know what I would do if she decided otherwise!

This exactly for my son. He's sleeping in there now.

SaraTF · February 2012

Rosie24:
We have the Snuggabunny and she will stay hours if sleeping and maybe 20 minutes to half hr if she is awake. She generally loves her swing more than anything else and I don't know what I would do if she decided otherwise!

This exactly for my son. He's sleeping in there now.

beka0404 · February 2012

MrsT2008:
for us it just depends. she'll sit in there happily for 10 minutes in the morning so that I can eat breakfast. sometimes she'll nap in it for up to an hour, sometimes I barely get 5 minutes before she's screaming

Same here.

sportsmomma · February 2012

I thought DS was just one of those babies that hated swings, but seems like he's more "normal" than I thought! He'll last 5-15 minutes awake in there, but mostly because he's watching the mobile move around on the Snugabunny swing. I barely put him in there though since he doesn't seem to like it.

Thankfully I bought it from a friend for $50 and it hasn't even lived up to that cost just yet.

getnmarried910 · February 2012

DS takes his naps in there, so a long time. It's the only place I can get him to sleep without me.

kissthenkill · February 2012

Emmett will chill in his swing while I make dinner, clean, etc. If he is getting fussy and it's not hunger or a dirty diaper, the swing usually calms him down. He has napped in it for up to four hours before, but doesn't do that much anymore. We have the snugabunny.

rain_tstorm · February 2012

DD loves her swing. She can last bout 45 minutes. Sometimes she falls asleep. I feel I have a very independent baby though. Sometimes when being held she will fuss until she is put down to have some "me" time.

alber2am · February 2012

He used to love it and nap in it for 2-3 hrs at a time (we have the snugabunny) but now like PP he only lasts about 15 minutes if that.

jillmatheny · February 2012

It only works if DD is tired but calm already or mostly asleep, but she'll sleep in it for hours during the day. I burned out the motor in ours using the wrong voltage adapter (it plugs in, which was great) the first time I tried it (bought if from a friend of a friend) so it doesn't do anything fun except for swing a little bit if I put the batteries in it. It's the starlight papasan so it would have done all sorts of fun stuff and only swings a little bit on the highest setting with the batteries in it. She loves it, though!

shawna0116 · February 2012

On his own, maybe 10 - 15 mins. Otherwise, he sleeps in it.

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