Do we need a swing AND a bouncer?

mbernasconi14 · November 2012

Does it just depend on the baby, and what the baby will like? Do I just need one and not the other? Or should I keep both?

We received both as gifts at the baby shower, and I'm just wondering if most moms use one more than the other? And if that's the case, if I should return one of them and buy something we actually need? Or if we'll need them both, and should hold onto them both??

Thanks!!

mm&mm · November 2012

I personally liked having both. The swing stayed in the living room, but I could move the bouncer to the bathroom if I needed to shower, kitchen to eat, etc. Both were necessities for our DS!

MrsJetSet · November 2012

It totally depends on the baby. DD HATED the bouncy chair and loved her swing. Her cousin was the opposite.

jess9802 · November 2012

DS likes and uses both. We keep the swing in the living room and the bouncer in the office, though it's portable enough I've taken it into the bathroom while I showered or to MIL's house for an afternoon.

aeh72 · November 2012

mm&mm:
I personally liked having both. The swing stayed in the living room, but I could move the bouncer to the bathroom if I needed to shower, kitchen to eat, etc. Both were necessities for our DS!

Ditto this!

maybebride · November 2012

If I had received both as gifts and had the room, I'd keep both. We don't have a swing yet because I want to see if we can just get away with the bouncer. If we can't, we'll get a swing. You just never know what baby will like!

LittleApple · November 2012

aeh72:
mm&mm:
I personally liked having both. The swing stayed in the living room, but I could move the bouncer to the bathroom if I needed to shower, kitchen to eat, etc. Both were necessities for our DS!

Ditto this!

Same here. I like having both.

frasey · November 2012

keep them both!

gfam23 · November 2012

Some people will say it depends on the baby but I never experienced that (not yet, anyway!). I didn't think I needed both, but received a bouncer as a gift. The swing is a MUST for me. The only times I used the bouncer were to bring my daughter into the bathroom with me while I showered and got dressed, which was definitely very useful and important! This time though, I may wait on getting a bouncer or another alternative for the same portability purpose, because the swing I'm getting (FP Zen) lets you take the seat off and it is supposedly really easy, but I haven't tried it myself yet. (BFF says she did it every day for the same take-to-bathroom-for-mama-to-shower purpose and it was easy.)

I think it also just depends on your needs, your house, etc. I would not skip the swing though, totally awesome. Travel swings are also great!

Sue&Pasquale · November 2012

mm&mm:
I personally liked having both. The swing stayed in the living room, but I could move the bouncer to the bathroom if I needed to shower, kitchen to eat, etc. Both were necessities for our DS!

exactly!

SaraAlexine · November 2012

I received both as a gift, and I'm so glad to have both! Just as mm&mm said, the swing stays put in the living room and the bouncer moves all over the house, even outside. We have taken it out of town with us multiple times as well. Both are must-haves in our book!

katieh1017 · November 2012

L hated the swing and we tried and tried. She didn't like the bouncer until she was 11 weeks. I would still get both because you never know. If I had to do it over I would buy a used swing before using the new one.

SunAndRain · November 2012

mm&mm:
I personally liked having both. The swing stayed in the living room, but I could move the bouncer to the bathroom if I needed to shower, kitchen to eat, etc. Both were necessities for our DS!

This. The swing is our best bet to get dd to sleep if she is resistant. Bouncer is best for keeping her entertained in the bathroom.

jasminelorraine20 · November 2012

You don't NEED both, but I'm happy with having both. DS gets bored easily. Sometimes, he doesn't feel like swinging and just wants to sit and chill, other times he rather swing and doze off in the living room near us. They both come in handy for different reasons. Plus, we travel with our bouncer and the swing is just too big to bring everywhere.

mbernasconi14 · November 2012

VERY useful info! Thank you for all of your responses!

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