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Swingamajig

by Stacy Kravitz

swing.jpgBack when I was pregnant with Noah an intrusively rude neighbor located our baby registry and then chased me down while I was walking the dog so that she could critique criticize outright insult our choices in every category possible; diapers, bottles, car seats…

At the time, I had not registered for a baby swing and she was utterly appalled at the concept of me holding my baby. You HAVE to have a baby swing and one in the kitchen and one on the lower level too!

In my defense, I wasn’t sure I wanted to buy everything kind of baby holding equipment out there. I was against it on several fronts, of which I won’t bore you with here, but suffice to say, that baby crap is expensive and I didn’t know what we would want or what would work for Noah.

After Noah was born and we discovered his desire to sleep on my chest and not on any other flat surface we invested in a baby swing. One of those big contraptions complete with a mobile of birds and palm leaves and an array of frighteningly exciting tunes and jungle sounds.

It absolutely saved my sanity and possibly my marriage.

Noah naps in his swing during the day. The gentle rocking helps him soothe himself back to sleep when he wakes up or hears a loud noise. It also helped us teach him that he could sleep longer than two hours at a time. That swing allows me to type what I am typing right now.

Just this week I realized I wasn’t using the swing nearly as much as we used to … my baby has started to play with toys on the floor, entertaining himself and occasionally myself too. I’m beyond grateful that we have the swing, it is a great little contraption. I’m also glad I didn’t buy it until I knew I needed it.


One Response to “Swingamajig”

  1. Sarah Lena Says:

    Amen!!

    My mother watched our baby for the first three months, and I swear that this swing is the ONLY way he would sleep at her house. Of course, now he’s older and more content to be in the floor.. but MANohMAN, was it wonderful in the beginning. Highly recommend this swing.

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