With my first I had a huge Graco thing with the 3 wide legs that took 4 D batteries and she LOVED it. It was finicky and at least third hand (my sister got it from someone else then to me) but great. I didn't keep it due to the size, and with my second was gifted a brand new Mamaroo because I didn't need much else, and he was pretty meh about it. I also got a small floor swing for my office for like $20 secondhand and he liked it pretty well. I was gifted a notorious Rock n Play Sleeper that I never used unsupervised, but still sent in for the recall credit. So I'll see how the Mamaroo goes with this baby, and probably check Once Upon a Child or Marketplace until I find an older one for a good deal that I like to try.
@Kelly thank you for this! I’m going to avoid it and buy second hand swing instead
I got the baby delight rocker. It was half the price of the baby bjorn and my first loved it. It’s so compact and easy to move whenever you need to. My first didn’t like the Graco swing at all. But every child is different. I plan to use the baby delight again.
My little one liked just the regular Graco side to side swing. I got a four moms one from fb marketplace too and he did not like that one
From experience, your baby will have its own preferences and if there is one item that i don’t think it’s Worth it to splurge on…. It’s this! The baby bjorn rocker is just so unnecessary because there’s a 50% chance your baby won’t even like going in there… I personally would buy just decent quality like graco swing or rocker or both (i actually got a mom-a-roo swing off Facebook marketplace for 50$) and splurge on something else! Or save that money for diapers or the essentials that are never ending lol