What cradle/swing do you use?

[googalee]

I'm looking for a fisher price papasan cradle swing but I'm not sure as to where to find it in Manila. So far I've only been able to see in online through target or toy r us. I dont want to order it online as I was hoping to find one here (either brand new or second hand)

http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad231/googalee/Fisher-Price-My-Little-Lamb-Dreamy-Motions-Cradle-Swing.jpg

I'm at the end of my rope, can anyone suggest an alternative to this.  I really want to find something like this in manila, but if I really cant I guess I'll have to make to with whats available here.

What's the best cradle/swing/rocker out there? Any suggestions?

[bluegintonic]

we use a vibrating chair & a swing both by BRIGHT STARTS...what a relief kasi minsan fussy talaga si baby when I need to do things around the house...so far so good naman.I like the music from the swing pati...even I as a grown up feel sleepy when I hear it...

[googalee]

bluegintonic - where did you get it?

[ronalene]

sis googalee - check this link :

http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/view+classifieds/id/3216150/Fisher-Price+Starlight+Papasan+Cradle+Swing+-+Pink?referralKeywords=fisher+price#imageGallery

baka available pa yan sa kanya.wala kasing ganyan dito sa pinas most of the cradleswing sa states talaga meron akong nakita one time sa market market pero take along swing siya . around 5k din..

[$ale... seeker!]

ours is a fisher price rocker...
cute and practical since matagal magagamit.

http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=2002&e=product&pid=47989&ncat=thumbnail&pcat=bgb

[bluegintonic]

@gogalee- we bought ours in takashimaya here in singapore.separate yung bouncer (pink) and the swing (in cream)
this is what they look like:
the swing-http://www.brightstarts.com/p-215-comfort-harmony-cradling-bouncer.aspx
the bouncer-http://www.brightstarts.com/p-192-pretty-in-pink-melodies-bouncer.aspx

here is my baby using it:
on the swing-http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=177843345597463&set=a.173492509365880.33672.100001153966049&type=1&theater
on the bouncer-http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=175579629157168&set=a.173492509365880.33672.100001153966049&type=1&theater

[port80*]

I'm not sure if this is available in Manila but I have the Fisher-Price Ocean Wonders (Aquarium) Cradle Swing: http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=2000&e=product&pid=51911&pcat=bg_blues_greens.  My baby (who's 5 weeks old) loves it!

I also have a Fisher-Price Comfy Time bouncer but my baby does not seem to like it as much. http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=2002&e=product&pid=52532&ncat=thumbnail&pcat=bgb

When I was pregnant, I asked my sister to look for bouncers and swings for me there.  She did not find any cradle swings (I was looking for the Papasan as well too) but she found Fisher-Price bouncers in Rustan's, SM and baby shops.

[Mrs.Z]

Hi,

My 3 months old baby uses Bright Star Swing. It's battery operated with music. Since hubby is a handy manny he tweaked it a bit pra pwede na syang i-plug. Super helpful because my baby sleeps longer during her naptime.

[Cherry143]

mga sis,
help naman how to find this item: fisher price smart 3-in-1 swing rocker, wherein pweding mahiwalay yung seat from the swing para maging rocker (and seat).  kaya it's a swing, rocker, & a seat.
unlike sa fisher price swing, kung saan hindi natatanggal yung seat at hindi magiging rocker. kaya it's only a swing & a seat.

ang weird kasi nakita ko yung item in 2 different prints pa, sa youtube, pero hindi ko makita yung item sa amazon nor sa fisher price site nor toys r us nor babies r us....  san nanggaling at mabibili kaya yun?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIz5_ZRKV3w&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P94OdCVWbBg&feature=related

[port80*]

^Sis, it goes under the name 2-in-1 Swing & Rocker in the Fisher-Price Australia website.

In Amazon, I think THIS is what you're after. 

Other model HERE.

Pati tuloy ako parang type ko yung 4-in-1

[Cherry143]

hello sis port80,
hindi sya swing and rocker lang eh, kasi kulang yung rocker nyan nung nakalagay sa ilalim na inilalabas or extend para hindi gumalaw or mag-rock at maging seat nalang talaga sya.  hehe, hirap explain.  basta yung models na nasa link mo, hindi magiging seat... Unlike nung nasa youtube.  hehe.

Actually ok narin sana yang 2in1 swing and rocker. Kaya .ang pansin ko naka lubog yung uupuan ni baby, bale naka nestled talaga si baby pailalim. So wala gaanong ventilation at magpapawis sya lalo dito sa pinas.  unlike yung nasa 3in1, medyo flat yung sasandalan ni baby kaya may ventilation.  nakaka relate ako dito kasi yung current playard ni baby na graco playard with rocking grove seat eh ganun, naka lubog so dapat saglit lang si baby dun or dapat naka aircon sya.  otherwise, pawisan likod nya... I'll try share pix ng playard nya, hehe.

Hinanap ko yung contact sa fisher price, aba, online chat ang medium! Sabi nung agent, intayin ko nalang daw at ginagawa pa daw yung 3in1... Ngek!

Then i also asked kung yung FP infant-to-toddler portable rocker ay may iba pang color like pink, girl kasi baby ko at gusto ko nmang girlish gamit nya, sabi check ko daw sa google. Ngek!  yung Lizard lang kasi ang meron so far...  yung playard and travel system kasi ni baby uni-sex ang shade, like turquoise.

So, bibilin ko na nga lang sana ay yung FP spacesaver swing and seat, kaya lang, palubog nga din ang sandalan.  saka yung carseat nga pala ni baby actually pweding rocker narin!  so finally, simpleng Fp infant to toddler rocker nalang bibilin ko, may very pink pa na color pallet at ok ang ventilation.  natuwa pa ako kasi may nakita ako sa youtube na 4yr old nagagawa na nyang i-rock ng sarili nya yung rocker, ang cute!!! Share ko rin yung link bukas.

Sorry napahaba. Sana may mapulot ang mga sis... Tagal ko din bago nalaman difference ng bouncer, rocker, swing, cradle. 

[a_y_e_n]

worth it ba bumili ng cradle/swing? baby ko gusto lagi karga at hinehele kaya gusto ko bumili. kaya lang namamahalan ako, sayang naman kasi kung di nya magagamit pag binili namin. ano pala difference ng bouncer? 

[Cherry143]

sis ayen,
share ko lang ha, based eto sa research ko recently:
bouncer - hindi siya rocking chair / rocker.  yung feet nya ay flat sa floor, gumagalaw sya by baby's own movement, ang galaw nya ay parang yugyog.
rocker - rocking chair, yung feet nya ay arch sa floor para mag-rock or duyan-duyan yung baby; typically, yung rocker ay may option na maging steady rin, para maging seat lang sya, which is needed like kapag nakatulog na si baby sa rocker or kapag pakakainin sya; usually din merong added feature na vibration unit.

Rocker vs bouncer: ayaw ko ng bouncer kasi si baby magugulatin!  kahit sa konting movement nya kapag tulog, kapag umalog yung higaan nya, magugulat na sya!  kahit nga yung movement ng air from the electric fan, minsan nagugulat din!  unlike sa rocker, soothing and continuous ang movement kaysa sa bouncer... baka mas limited din ang weight limit sa bouncer...

Rocker vs Swing: sa palagay ko, mas Ok ang swing kaysa bouncer or rocker.  mas magugustuhan ni baby ang swing at pwedi ring maiwan si baby sa swing.  unlike ang rocker, dapat may mag-ugoy sa kanya, except kung marunong na si baby mag-ugoy ng sarili nya.  see this, 4month old ang galing mag rock!!! ang cute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuqTazuKF8o

on the other hand, ang swing is until 11kgs lang, whereas yung rocker ay pweding until toddler which is 18kgs.  hindi ko sure ilang months yan, pwedi mo makita sa chart ng weight-vs-month.  yang weight din na yan ay yung sa fisher price na items.  kahit yung 2-in-1 na swing&rocker, yung rocker ay until 11kgs lang din ata (not so sure; pero kasi makitid na yung seat dahil sa support cushions sa sides, kaya hindi na kakasya kung malapad na si baby).  same thing kung swing&cradle...

so for me, rocker nalang siguro muna bibilin ko.  may yaya naman na mag-uugoy sa kanya at sana matuto din syang mag-uugoy by herself.

finally, yung baby/ infant carseat ni baby ay actually pwedi naring gawing rocker!!!  so pweding hindi na ako bumili ng rocker?!@#$  na-confuse ako sa sarili ko noh... che-check ko nga this option kasi nag-ro-rocker din naman yung carseat nya. only problem could be that hindi gaanong well ventilated ang likod ni baby dyan dahil sa side cushions, kailangan naka-aircon or malamig, otherwise, papawisan ang likod nya kapag tumagal.   

kung may budget naman, syempre ok lang ang swing&cradle!

hope this helps!

[a_y_e_n]

^wow! Thanks for the detailed information sis! Di rin pala pwede bouncer kay baby at di pala nagalaw yun tska magugulatin din baby ko eh. Hanap nalang siguro ako ng medyo murang swing, mukhang yun ang swak na swak sa baby ko eh.

[estelle4111]

Me too, I'm looking for a sturdy rocker, I want the one that he can use until 3 years old para naman sulit, I've checked fisher price and giggles, nagustuhan namin ni hubby  ang giggles problem lang until 1.5 years lang magagamit kaya eto still on search ng good rocker, any suggestions sisses?

[clueless]

Cherry, ganito ba ang hanap mo?

http://cgi.ebay.com/FISHER-PRICE-NEWBORN-TODDLER-PORTABLE-ROCKER-/250847429047?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a67ac01b7

If yes, meron sa sm at rustans yan. Naka-sale pa sa rustans last december. Dapat nga din yan ang binili ko. Medyo mahal siya, 6k or 8k kung tama tanda ko. Check mo na lang din.

[port80*]

Sis cherry, I have a FP bouncer as well.  Hindi siya maalog masyado.  In fact, mga 3 weeks ago ko lang na-discover kung pano siya mag-bounce May vibrate kasi yung sa amin, so akala ko yun lang siya, parang infant seat na naka-recline tapos nagv-vibrate.  May toy bar tapos may hanging toy na tumutunog ganun.  Tapos nakita ko na lang si Zoe kasi marunong na siya sumipa-sipa at pumadyak, aba nagb-bounce nga pala haha.  Magugulatin din si Zoe (kaya ang hirap patulugin!) and she's fine with the bouncer.  It takes a really active child to bounce on it, kaya kung katulad namin, malaki na ang baby at active stage na bago pa siya maging 'bouncy'  

Yung rocker hindi na ako bumili kasi yung bassinet namin dati may rocker, ok lang naman.  Na-outgrow niya ang bassinet niya in 4 weeks! Buti na lang bigay lang kundi sayang.

Our FP Ocean Wonders cradle swing is a real lifesaver.  Dito ko siya nilalagay pag wala na akong malapagan sa kanya.  She loves it.  Nakakatulog siya dito ng matagal (although the American Association of Pediatricians says max of only 30 minutes, 2x / day lang dapat nasa mga swing ang babies).  Ginagawa ko na lang pag tulog na siya, pinapatay ko ang swing.  Ang lakas lang sa battery (it uses 4 D batts). 

Gusto ko ngayon tuloy yung 4-in-1 sa Amazon but they don't ship here.  Makahanap nga dito   Naghahanap na kasi ako ng high chair in preparation for when she eats solids na

[Cherry143]

^wow, sis, ang sarap nga talaga siguro sa cradle swing!  siguradong tulog talaga ang baby dyan, hehe!  si baby kapag naalimpungatan sa tulog, iyuyogyog lang namin ng konti yung bassinet nya, tatahimik na or makakatulog na ulit... kaso lately, ayun, sumpungin na, gusto na karga na naka stand/ tayo sya sa dibdib, ayaw na ng karga na nakahiga sya!  ang taray ni baby, eh 2months palang sya... gegewang gewang naman ang leeg, ulo nya, parang lasing. hehe.  sensya, napa kwento... 

[port80*]

^Hehe, ganyan talaga sis, mayabang sila baby ko din gusto lagi karga na nakatayo or nakaupo, gusto pa sa labas ng bahay (kamusta naman at winter dito ngayon) or nakatanaw sa labas kaya bumili ako ngayon ng Bumbo Baby Seat para ma-practice siya umupo kaso tamad, naiipit siguro ang fats niya kaya ayaw niya hehe.  Buti na lang na-discover ko na yung cradle swing namin eh 2 levels of recline, puedeng parang nakaupo na halos siya kaya ayun happy siya ngayon At syempre na-discover ko lang din yun by accident kasi naghahanap ako ng options for power supply sana nito eh wala pala.  Yung latest model lang ang puedeng de-kuryente.  Nabasa ko lang sa detailed instruction manual yung recline

[Cherry143]

mga sis,
just wondering.  yung Fisher price swing & cradle papasan, ang daming reviews nya sa amazon... it seems ang dami ring users nyang model na yan.  pati si Celine Dion sa twins nya, dalawang ganun ang gamit, napanood ko kanina sa Oprah.
ano ang super ganda, catch sa model na yan ng swing & cradle?  maganda nga yung may ilaw sa gabi at imiikot na toys around sa mirror globe... kaya lang diba sa gabi, madilim lang makikita yun? at hindi makikita sa daytime.  also, hindi kaya lalong mas tatagal makatulog ang baby sa night time kakapanood dahil may light effect??? tama ba?