4Moms Mamaroo Infant Seat

by 4moms

• Choose one of five unique motions (Car Ride, Kangaroo, Tree Swing, Rock-A-Bye, Ocean Wave)
• Five speeds let you slow down for sleep or speed up for play
• Removable toy mobile with three plush toy balls decorated in the style of classical artists (Van Gogh, Monet, Seurat)
• Five built-in nature sounds, plus a hookup for any mp3 player
• Easy to use LCD display, seat reclines, available in 6 removable machine washable fabrics

Product Description

Color: Black

From the Manufacturer

We've never seen a parent vibrate like a bouncy seat or swing like a swing. But we've seen thousands of parents scoop their little ones up in their arms and bounce and sway, and that's what the mamaRoo does. It moves like you do. Some seats claim two motions, but really, they just turn their seat to one side. When we say five motions, we mean it. Five unique motions. Five ways to soothe and entertain your little one. That's just better.

Product Description

4m-005-006 Features: -Infant Bouncer. -Collection: MamaRoo. -Finish: Black. -Decorated in the style of classical artists: Van Gogh, Monet, Seurat. -Reclining seat. -Removable toy mobile with 3 plush toy balls. -Option unique motions: Car Ride, Kangaroo, Tree Bouncer, Rock-A-Bye, Ocean Wave. -5 Motion speeds let you slow down for sleep or speed up for play. -5 Built-in nature sounds plus a hookup for any MP3 player. -Easy to use LCD display. -Removable, machine washable fabrics. -For babies from birth to 25 lbs. -Material: Plastic. -6 month warranty.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

160 of 161 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Make sure you are getting the 2011 new model - fixes some issues February 13, 2011

By S. Kane

Color Name:Silver

There are some 80+ reviews on the product already - so I won't go into great detail here. Here's my brief observations for the 2010 model.

Please note that there is a newer 2011 model - *make sure you are getting the 2011 model* (see how to determine below)

PROs:
> requires less space than traditional swings
> doesn't require batteries
> contemporary 'hi tech' design aesthetic
> available in pleasing non-bright/playroom colors
> aluminum framing is nicely designed and easy to assemble
> works to calm easily soothed babies - might save your sanity (if your baby like it)

CONs:
> motor and gearbox is *loud* (addressed in 2011 model)
> harness clips are hidden behind fabric (to make it look nice) - but very frustrating to undo clips in this configuration. (addressed in 2011 model)
> can't recline to a completely horizontal position
> would be significantly more effective if it moved faster
> moves in only 2 axis - it doesn't rock back/forth
> small seating area (slightly larger in 2011 model)
> mobile is simple design and does not move/rotate. it's a shame that this was NOT fixed in the 2011 model.

THE 2011 UPDATES:
> new gear box - claim is half as loud as 2010 model
> easier to access buckles
> wrap around seat fabric - looks nicer, larger seating area
> reshaped base - nicer rounder design

HOW TO DETERMINE IF YOU ARE GETTING A 2011 (version 2) MAMAROO:
> sadly, there is no easy way to determine if you are ordering an older model.
> at this point in time (Feb 2011) both products are shipped in the EXACT SAME BOX and have the EXACT SAME SKU (barcode).
> your best bet is if the product is listed as a 2011 model....
> if you can open the box before purchase, you can easily see if the harness has the NEW or OLD logo. the old logo is two colors and has four dots over the "O". the new logo is sleeker, one color, and the "4" is in a square.
> if you look carefully on the outside of the box, there is an eight digit number embossed next to the bar code (it's almost invisible). this is the manufacturing date in the following format YYYYMMDD. any date Nov 1st 2010 (20101101) should be the 2011 model. Read more ›

62 of 69 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Seven hours of consecutive sleep for my reflux-y daughter...BOOOyah! May 22, 2010

By Louise Selchau-hansen

Format:Baby Product

I have been so busy with my 11-week-old baby that I really ought not be spending my time writing reviews, but I have to on this one. I am pretty sure there are others out there, like me, who have little ones who have trouble sleeping due to reflux.

Before I had the mamaroo, I was up at 3am, holding my little sweetheart upright for 15 minutes after a nursing, squinting at my iphone screen reading all about the Tucker Wedge, homeopathic remedies....anything that might allow me to nurse my baby and put her right back down, rather than have to add 15 minutes on to every feeding. She was about 4 weeks at the time, and fed every 2-3 hours, sometimes more often. Add 15 minutes on to every session, and there is not much time left over for mama sleepy.

I had researched lots of different bassinet options before she was born and had seriously considered the hammock-style ones that are suspended either from a ceiling hook or from a base on the floor, but then the Amby got recalled, and I thought that all of them had the risk that the Amby had for the baby who is on an incline and in a thing that flexes and moves when they move in the night: the baby scooches down to the bottom. They would need to be strapped into place somehow. So I was considering the Tucker Sling.

Now, as it turns out, I already had this good looking mamaroo my mom had gotten me as a present, and I was using it in lieu of a swing/bouncy seat in the living room. We really liked the mamaroo already. It has a sleek design and we had taken to calling it Inga's spaceship. It made our living room look so much less like a daycare to have just this one contraption and not a barrage of other seats all with their irritating Twinkle Twinkle Little Star melodies and dangling plastic toys....

But then, when my baby was 6 1/2 weeks old, my two friends who are (1) a pediatric cardiologist and mom of two and (2) a mom of three were visiting, I was talking (barely coherently) about my lack of sleep the night before and how I had put my girl down after only 5 or so minutes instead of 15 and being flat on her back had made the milk come gurgling up and out and had irritated her throat and made her cry.

"Have you had her sleep in a swing?" asked one of them.
"Uh, no. I thought that wasn't necessarily safe or recommended," I said.
They shook their heads at my Beginner's Idealism and pointed at the spaceship. "You could even have her sleep the night in that."

It was the proper angle for her back (or rather, I could set it to be, about 30 degrees) just as the Tucker Sling would be. It had a way to strap her in so she wouldn't oooch down throughout the night and end up down at the bottom. It already had the white noise built in, so I could reclaim my phone in the evening hours from having to be in her room playing the white noise app. And it rocked and swayed all night long. Just like the motion she is used to when she takes her daytime naps in the Moby or the Bjorn on me.

I tried it that very night, and my baby's longest stretch of sleep increased FROM THREE HOURS TO SIX THAT VERY NIGHT! Now, at 11 1/2 weeks, we are up to eight hours some nights (that first chunk between 7/8 pm and anywhere from 1-4 am), and almost always at least six.

Have you clicked away from this review yet to hit "order"-->"expedited delivery"?? Read more ›

64 of 73 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Too Slow to Soothe June 8, 2010

By Lexi's Mom

Format:Baby Product

I originally had a traditional swing and my daughter loved it. Unfortunately it stopped working after just 2 weeks so I had to look for an alternative. I stumbled on the mamaroo and was intrigued. It is small and plugs in so no batteries. I like the mp3 player feature and the white noise sounds are better than the old swing. But my daughter is what I would call a motion junkie and the mamaroo doesn't move fast enough to soothe her. Sure I can put her in it when she's already asleep but if I put her in it awake, she only lasts a few minutes. And forget putting her in it when she is upset. Also, the mobile is really lame. It doesn't move. I don't like the harness at all. I know you are always supposed to strap your child in but when they are too young to move those harnesses just get in the way. I would often put my daughter in her swing swaddled. The mamaroo makes it impossible to put your child in without the harness; my daughter would slide out. So if you already have a pretty calm baby the mamaroo is great. If your child needs a little more movement to be soothed, skip the mamaroo.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly well designed and thoughtful July 28, 2010

By Benson Chang

Color Name:Green

We purchased the MamaRoo for our baby boy based on many recommendations from other websites. The 4Moms designers really did their homework...the bouncing and swaying motion does seem to work wonders, calming down our little guy in usually a minute or two. The safety features are great (it won't start if the seat recline latch isn't locked). He really likes the toy balls, have it on the newborn (black and white) side right now, and the fact that the bar swings to the side easily to load/unload the baby was well thought out. The MP3 hookup is great, we use our iPods all the time with it, but it was also thoughtful that they had some built in white noise programs that can be used as well. The fact that the fabric of the seat can be unzipped and thrown in the washing machine is a lifesaver (already used it once or twice for unexpected messes). Only some minor quibbles for improvement:

1. The motor is a little noisier than most baby swings, but if you have the iPod/white noise generator going you don't really notice it.
2. Although it is great that the seat fabric is removable and washable, wish it was a tad less rough...had to overdose fabric softener a few times through the wash to make it softer.
3. Would have appreciated having a battery operated option (rechargable even) in addition to plug-in power...sometimes you would like to put the seat where there isn't an electric outlet handy.

Overall though, a great product! It was also extremely easy to put together with great instructions, only one screw to put in place, everything else was an insert/zip/snap.