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Rocking chair?

starshineamatorstarshineamator
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Ok, this might be a totally silly question, but I just realized this last night and I'm not sure what the answer is!   

I'm all about attachment parenting and I plan to co-sleep and EBF. It occurred to me that the typical idea of breastfeeding in a rocking chair may not be necessary if I'm not putting the baby to sleep in a crib afterwards, as he or she can just breastfeed in bed with me. But is a rocking chair still helpful as a location to breastfeed more easily during the day (as opposed to just sitting on the couch) or is it one of those "necessary" things that I'll never use? I don't want to spend the money on it if it won't be helpful, and will just take up space. TIA! 

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  • Emerald27Emerald27 member
    We don't have a glider or rocking chair, but I do rock DS in our lazy boy in the living room. I love to rock and nurse, and DS loves it too. Definitely not essential if you're looking to save money, but you would probably enjoy it quite a bit!
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  • blu-eyedwifeblu-eyedwife member

    I love my glider, but take my advice with a grain of salt since we never bedshared.

    I use it for nursing - not just before bed, but ever since my kid hit the 4-month-wakeful.  I needed to go somewhere quiet and dark to nurse him and keep him focused. Going in his room away from stimuli was the answer.

    DH uses it for storytime.  DH is in charge of almost all of bedtime.  He does the bath, pajamas, and story.  They sit together in the glider and read.  Then I come in and do a little nursing before bedtime.

    It worked great for our nap routine.  For the longest time my son needed to be rocked for naps, so this is where we did it.  DH still uses it for cuddling if my guy isn't interested in nursing before bed.  

    My son also loves to sit in it and rock himself.  Just this morning I was thinking about how great our glider is because I was looking at pictures of him from this weekend when he demanded help up into the glider, then he wanted blankets, then he wanted his toys, then he wanted his old birthday hat.

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  • twocents6708twocents6708 member
    It turned out to be a necessity at our house. DD loves to rock and nurse. She never slept well in our bed and ended up transitioning to her room around 4 months. DH or I rock her to sleep each night and we rock and nurse for middle of the night feedings. I think even if we had coslept, I would still like a rocker to rock sick kiddos, read stories, etc but that's just my preference.
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  • ncbellencbelle member
    I think it's really personal preference.  I never used our glider - even during the day I used the couch or bed.  And for "rocking" I much preferred wrapping baby and bouncing on the exercise ball - that sucker is worth every penny of its $10 - and more!


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  • TiffanyBerryTiffanyBerry member
    DD hated being in the glider.  I nursed on the couch, floor, or in bed.
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  • belladonna11307belladonna11307 member
    I never used our rocker for nursing, partially because it's an antique with no arms, so that just seemed really uncomfortable (it's a family heirloom).  However, DD wanted to be held and in motion constantly as a newborn, and having a way to sit and do that was a god send for me and DH.
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  • jday1229jday1229

    imagetheresat858:
    We got a glider for free and I very rarely use it. I BF my baby on the couch or a large comfy chair that we had.  The glider isn't that comfortable.

    This. We bought a "lady" sized lazyboy rocker recliner from craigslist  and that was (and still is) our favorite chair. I liked that I could flip the footrest part up and bend my knees in a way that I didn't need a boppy either (DS was a big baby) and the armrests were low enough to support my arms while feeding. We had some issues in the beginning that made for 45+ minute feeding sessions every 2.5 hours so I spent a LOT of time in that chair. I think it made a big difference.

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  • boogerbearoriginalboogerbearoriginal member

    We bought a regular rocker/recliner because we wanted something that we could use in the living room, and a glider looks very "nursery" to me.

    We hadn't originally intended to bedshare, and set up a nursery with crib/dressers but the room is quite small so there really wasn't space for a glider in their anyway. But the bassinet turned into bedsharing so I think a glider would've been a waste for us. Some people really like them though.

    You could also wait and see, if you feel like you really want one after LO arrives you can always buy one then.



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  • clmannclmann
    I have a glider and I would die without it. It's the only thing that puts DS to sleep. 
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  • starshineamatorstarshineamator
    Thanks for all the comments; I appreciate it! I'm thinking it might be best to wait and see at this point. Any other comments are more than welcome! 
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