Mamas & Papas Once Upon a Time Star Lite Baby Swing

Being a first time mum is a minefield of potential for wasting money. When I was pregnant I spent many hours sat in front of the computer reading lists of what people think are essential baby items. How on earth are you supposed to choose where to spend a limited budget when one person tells you something is essential then the next person tells you the same item was a complete waste? One thing most people seemed to agree on is that a bouncer or swing is essential for your newborn. Now you have to promise not to laugh here, when I tell you my criteria for spending £89.00 on this Mamas & Papas all singing, all dancing baby swing. I am going to tell myself ...  Read the complete review

We first tried the mamas and papas swing when my son was in the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) as they had one that had been bought with some fundraising money. When we tried him in it on SCBU when he was finding it difficult to settle the rocking motion and music seemed to settle him. So when we got him home we umm and ahhed about getting one. After a few unsettled days a trip to buy one at our local Mamas and Papas occurred. The model we have is slightly different to the one featured but the only difference is the teddies and material ours had three teddies and was all cream and brown. Who is it for- this swing is designed for use from birth- 6 months or 9Kg ...  Read the complete review

My daughter is six weeks old and from birth she has a vibrating sling type chair. She quickly discovered that she liked to be moved around a lot to keep her entertained. I decided to replace the vibrating chair for a swinging one. I shopped around and this chair seemed to be the most compact and appealing to the eye. My daughter likes being in the chair but doesn't tend to sleep very well in it. A little extra padding in the seat would be nice. The swing has numerous settings on. The swing level can be altered to suit baby's mood, there are a few song choices and there is also an automatic timer which switches the swing off after 5, 10 and 15 minutes. The automatic timer ...  Read the complete review

I bought this for my first baby - now a mum of three i wouldn't waste money on such a product! I can't believe it has won awards! I'l get straight to the point: Good points are it has a three position back rest so you can lay your child down if they fall asleep in there. It has an audio jack so you can plug your mp3 player in to it. It has a motion timer so you can set it to swing for 5, 10 or 15 minutes. It has volume control for the music setting. It comes with a detachable canopy that has a 'twinkling star' show. Now the pad points: it is heavy and awkward to carry unless you fold it down but you don't really want to bother doing this just to go from room ...  Read the complete review

This was bought for us as a present after our little girl was born, the idea is that it is meant to rock her to sleep. Unfortunately our baby did not appreciate this item, the item itself is very appealing to the eye but it does have some issues with it. The harness does not seem to hug the baby it is very low down and did not give me confidence that it would hold her in place. The starlight canopy is not very strong in terms of lights so would only really work properly when the room lights were off... not very practical. The benefits of the swing is that the automated motion can be set on a timer but this does not last long max about 15 mins, the only problem with this ...  Read the complete review