Before I had my son and I was buying baby equipment, I decided against a swing. They were pricey and I thought we'd see how we got on with the bouncy chair before we forked out for something like this that we would possibly not need. However, after we had had him a couple of weeks, I really thought that we should try one as we were having trouble settling him for naps and I thought that a swing may relax him (and me) and help him to get the sleep he needed. After looking around online at various reviews, picture and prices I opted for this Safari swing from Bright Starts. This was for a number of reasons. It was priced somewhere in the middle of the range ...  Read the complete review

I actually have the girly version of this swing, it is the same as pictured but very pink. My daughter suffered badly with reflux when she was tiny and we were looking for a solution to stop us having to constantly hold her upright. We went to toysrus and this seemed to be the perfect solution. This swing has 2 positions one is very reclined and the other is very upright. There is no in between but as we wanted her to be upright this was not a problem for us. We bought this particular model as we were very impressed at how comfortable it looked while checking it out in Store. It has a pillow and the material is very soft. The swing is a portable ...  Read the complete review

In November 2010 I had a lovely baby girl. Unfortunately motherhood wasn't as easy as I'd planned and I struggled tremendously. I had one of those babies who would sleep unless being held, rocked and shushed and I couldn't put her down without her screaming. When she was 3 weeks old my mother went out and bought me this swing and my life with my baby turned around. I finally had somewhere she was content to sleep or just sit without me so for the first time in weeks I was able to shower and eat without trying to awkwardly hold a baby at the same time. 10 months on and we are still using it. She no longer needs it to sleep and will happily go ...  Read the complete review