My DH and I have a cute but small condo so we are doing are best to be as effective with space as we can be with the amount of baby stuff we accumulate. we had our shower last weekend and got a swing and a bouncer. The swing is up to 30lbs and the bouncer is up to 25lbs. We also have the pack n play that has the sleeper top and changer top. The sleeper part is detachable and basically is a bouncer is my opinion. It has the vibration thing attached to it and the little soft mobile above it, etc. So just curious if the bouncer is really necessary or if it's just another thing that'll take up space in the living room. Thoughts?
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Re: Bouncer? Opinions welcome!
I have both and with DS1 I used both pretty much until he decided he was done with them. The bouncer was great for when I was cooking dinner and showering. I put him on the kitchen island or somewhere he could see me but he was out of the way and when I showered I put him on the floor in the bathroom. The swing he would nap in or sit and greet our company (it was in the living room). He was a rocker and loved the motion of it.
I agree with PP wait and see what your LO likes best. Some kids hate swings, some hate the vibration of the bouncer. If it were me and I had an extra closet to throw the bouncer in when not being used I would keep it just incase. If you're planning on more LO's I def would keep it, just take it apart and pack it back up.
Also, for us the weight limits meant nothing. DS was an overachiever in the gross-motor department so he was out of the bouncer well before the weight limit b/c he would try and climb out of it. The swing actually started to slow down (even after fresh batteries) and creak a little before he hit the weight limit, plus he got bored when he hit about 4 or 5mo old and kept trying to climb out of it as well.
I would also wait and see what LO likes best.
DD loved the bouncer as well as us. She liked the swing so-so. I had the PNP with a bassinet top but never used the top. We hardly used the PNP at all though because we had a real bassinet (which DD hated) and her crib.
This time around we are using the RNP and then crib. I have already gotten out the bouncer and washed it because it was so useful last time. I love that it's portable around the house.
Don't return it until baby is here. My DD hated the swing and seriously we would not have survived without the bouncer. Especially when she had croup 1 million times and would need to sleep propped up or we would use it to put her in bathroom while we showered so the steam would help her breath better. I really used it for a lot of things. Plus they are easier to take with you places.
Luckily we has just borrowed a swing and once we realized DD was never going to take to it we gave it back!