Bouncy chair help please!

gem999 · Jan 23, 2012 5:15PM

Hello everyone, hope your all well.

We've been talking about getting a bouncy or vibrating chair thingy for the baby but I'm a little confused as there are so many to choose from!! Are the vibrating ones better than the bouncy ones? Can they be used from the start? I probably sound quite stupid but I've no idea!

xxx

spongebobby · Jan 19, 2012 1:19PM

Hi we have the birth to toddler chair from Fisher price and it is really good as when baby is newborn they lie flat in it. It vibrates and is quite sturdy.

DS is now 5 months and still loves it.

SB x

LoobyLou_no3 · Jan 19, 2012 1:23PM

As this is my third I've had a few!! Last time I had the fisher price rainforest vibrating chair with activity bar/lights over the top and my little boy loved it, it gave me a good 20 minutes respite to get on with household chores. This time I have gone for the tiny love gymini vibrating chair which is very similar, decided on this one as it had a really good review in a magazine I was reading in antenatal clinic. For my first (11 years ago) I had a Winnie the Poo one that just bounced and my son hated it! The only explanation I can fathom is it wasn't interesting or brightly coloured, just bounced

Hope this helped x x

M2be · Jan 20, 2012 3:23AM

I had a mamas and papas swing chair with light show. You put batteries in it and then you could set the speed and the timer. It was a godsend in the early days - my daughter loved it and would sit in there for ages whilst I had a bath, or cleaned etc. Highly recommend one that moves in any way!!

rosemary20 · Jan 20, 2012 4:36AM

i got a mamas and papas one which didnt lie flat, doh! imogen couldnt go in it for ages and then when she could she hated it! it had music and vibrated and bounced... but we didnt use it.

this time my mum got a mamas and papas one which lies flat, is so padded and soft, its totally designed for a newborn.

its this:

http://www.mamasandpapas.com/product-wave-rocker-zeddy-parsnip/460288701/type-i/

but not that new a design.

charlm · Jan 21, 2012 8:22AM

sorry to g/c but saw subject and i thought i would give you my insight. both of my younger 2 hated the vibrating ones, it made my son sick and my daughter just cried every time you turned it on. in the end i got my baby girl the bean bag seat from mothercare, then once she was more stable i bought the baby bjorn babysitter which i think is fab, shes 22 months and still fits in it now, i will be using this chair for my new arrival in august too xx

sophiejbutt · Jan 21, 2012 11:21AM

I got a second hand Gracco one off Ebay for ??30 (original price ??100!). It looks brand new. Just need to wash the cover. It swings, vibrates and plays music. Came recommended by other mums. x

Eyper · Jan 22, 2012 8:20AM

We've got a Fisher Price Precious Planet which we bought for DD. I haven't seen it in catalogues recently though, so not sure if they still do it. It vibrates and has a toy bar and DD loved it, she took all her naps in it as well as sitting in it every day until she started trying to escape at about 5 months. It really was a god send, I just hope number two likes it as much.

Ruth77 · Jan 23, 2012 5:04PM

Hello

We have a Winnie the pooh vibrating/musical chair which is great, especially for newborns as it is very padded, reclines etc. But my mum has a traditional one and I think it is better for them when they're older as they are more upright and the chairs bounce better!

Sorry, not sure if that helps! Not sure I would put a newborn in the old fashioned ones.

gem999 · Jan 23, 2012 5:15PM

Thanks for the advice everyone. I think a vibrating one is the way to go, time to go shopping!!

Thanks again

xxx

Bouncy chair help please!

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