Bright Starts Playful Pinwheels Bouncer

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The jersey cotton fabric is super soft but supportive and comes in a wide array of colours and patterns. We love the sumptuous fabric and the design details; three recline positions, a motion lock and a breathable mesh back. It was also the only bouncer that came with its parts wrapped in paper instead of plastic - another nice touch.

Also view the frequenty asked questions at the bottom of the page for useful tips about your product. A bouncer can be used in the day for supervised naps but is not recommended for long stretches of sleep and definitely not for overnight sleeping.

Extra options like vibrations, music, and even mobiles or toy bars are nice additional features that can turn your bouncer into an invaluable tool to keep your little one occupied and content. Designed to soothe your child with rhythmic motions, a baby rocker or bouncer provides a safe place to put them down when you need your hands back. I judged them by their weight, how easy they were to manoeuvre, how fiddly the harnesses were and most importantly of all: how much Jasper seemed to like being in them.

An endorsement from authoritative groups like the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) also influenced our selection process. When a baby is ready to start tasting different fruit and veg but doesn’t have the core strength just yet to sit in a highchair, you can use your bouncer on the highest incline to support them whilst feeding smooth solids. The six quiet swing speeds and multiple melodies, along with the toy bar, will help to keep your baby occupied and soothed.Its best feature, though, is the vibrate function for which you’ll need a C battery, not included, that still soothes Jasper even at seven months old. But Graco’s Soothe my Way Swing with Removable Rocker features eight swing speeds, two directions, and a multi-directional seat that lets baby experience all of that movement in a range of positions. It’s perfect for reflux because it puts the baby in a more upright position than the others I tested, but it can also be reclined for naps. We just wish it lasted longer: the Munchkin shouldn’t be used after your baby can sit up, and by five months Jasper was already looking precarious in it.

As a unit, it’s small, light and simple to manoeuvre, but alas, it’s only suitable for babies up to about six months (9kg) so we were sad that Jasper grew out of it. But if you have your heart set on a bouncer that grows with your child, the BabyBjörn Bouncer Balance Soft is designed to accommodate babies from newborns up to the age of 24 months. Note that if your door or entry frame doesn’t have crown molding, you’ll need to configure a modification to make this jumper work. My son is particularly enthralled by the brightly-coloured toy bar and its hanging rattles - though they do dangle quite close to his face and he bashes himself by tugging on them pretty often.Operated by a digital touch display with a built-in speaker, it plays a selection of eight sounds including white noise and classical music pieces. The products or services listed have been selected independently by journalists after hands-on testing or sourcing expert opinions. While many parents use bouncers as a space to let babies snooze, it’s important to note that the AAP strongly discourages this because of the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The Ingenuity Portable Swing folds down to save space and to make it easy to take with you for a road trip to grandma’s house. This popular brand offers a bouncer with vibration and a removable interactive play bar to keep baby entertained with colorful characters.

You’re going to want to look for models that fold flat or come with a cover to keep it clean when not in use.The only thing this bouncer is lacking, in my opinion, is a vibrate function, which our baby loved on a different model. However, most bouncers are rated for use from newborn stage through late infancy — usually around nine to 12 months of age. With no batteries or cords, the Nuna Leaf’s gentle side-to-side motion lasts for several minutes before you have to give it a nudge again, unlike most other non-motorised swings on the market which require near-constant pushing.