Customer Reviews

Fisher Price Smart Stages 3-in-1 Rocker Swing

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I decided to write a review since there was only one here to balance things out. I got this swing for my daughter when she was about 2 months old. I decided on this one because I figured we could use it longer. It worked fine. She is now 4 months and it still works fine. I mean, its not the best swing out there, but its a 3-in-1, which is why we bought it. It wasn't as cushiony and some, so we bought a head support pillow and now its comfortable. It has just 2 speeds and doesn't recline which is why I only gave it 4 stars. It still did its job though, which is to put my daughter to sleep!

Update:
I still think that this swing is doing its job! I now use the rocker/infant seat to feed my daughter solids since I do not have a highchair yet, and it works out great! She also sits in it to watch TV (Baby Eisten videos) sometimes or just to look at us (she hates lying down unless she is tired). I definitely recommend getting this swing if you want a product that you can use for a long time!

My husband and I bought this swing after the motor ran out on a hand-me-down swing and a brand new Graco clarion swing. The Graco swing was primarily made of plastic and had a bear mobile that was hardly interesting. I was hesitant when we first got the 3 in 1 swing because there were no sides really on the seat but because the swing has no backing and just material it kind of snuggles my son in. He has taken many a nap in the swing. I do wish there were more speeds but the fact that the swing comes off and works as an infant seat is great! My 4 month old loves to watch baby einstein every morning in his seat. He also can sit by the dinner table and watch us eat or sit in the kitchen and watch me wash dishes. We are starting him off on solids in the seat too. It is also easy to clean and I know from experience because we've had two accidents already. This swing is definitely more bang for your buck!

I got this swing because of it being "3in1". I absolutely love. I mainly use it as a swing but do occassionaly use it as just a chair. I will use it more as a chair when the holidays come around and we start visiting. The incline is perfect for a newborn on up. (Mine is 3 months and has used it since he came home from the hospital.) It's very sturdy and the removed/interchangable toys are a nice feature.

My son is now 6 months old and I am still in love with this swing. I use just the chair alot more now so I can bring him to different rooms and still talk to him and see him while I'm cooking or making the bed, etc.

The only thing I don't like (but my husband does) is the volume of the music. To me even the low setting is too loud and annoys me but the baby (and husband) seem to love it.

I got this a few weeks ago.. the reason i chose it was because my baby was 2 months old and already 15lb so i figured a couple of months and she will outgrow any other swing since almost all of them take up to 25lb and that's it.. this swing is good, but it she doesn't calm down in it, she has to be already calm to sit in it and take a nap.. i think that it needs much more padding and the chair base is wooden so when she kicks sometimes she hits her feet on it and she gets cranky.. also it doens't recline.. as a seat, it could have used a vibrator.. we do use it a lot as a chair but only when she's in a good mood, if she's crying she kicks hard and that's when she hits her feet on the base and it gets worse.. I don't know if I would buy it again, I would probably skip the swing and get their bouncer that turns into a rocking chair.. I hope this helps..

I love this swing. When looking for a swing I did not want to spend a ton of money on an item she would use for a few months. The first week or so my daughter did not like it. But she has been in it every day since. She is now four months old and still loves it. I love the idea that she will use it as a rocker when she is bigger. I would recommend this swing ot anyone.

My husband and I purchased this swing for our son at the age of 3 months. I must say it has been a great help to us as we were able to easily cast an eye on our son while taking care of some domestic chores.

Also on one or two occasions when we went out it helped provide our son with a comfortable seat in which to rest comfortably.

Now our son is nine months old and can easily climb out of the chair. He does it so easily that the restraint installed in the middle can no longer hold him in place. We would like to suggest that for future swings a safety belt such as those found in vehicles be placed in it to provide support for the upper chest area, hopefully it will keep babies in place.

We started using this swing when our son was one week old.... not as a swing of course, but as a bassinet. The chair folds out into the prefect place for a baby to sleep soundly...and you can even carry it from room to room without disturbing them. By month two we rocked him in the chair to calm him, and if he fell alseep we just opened the chair right up and left him go (no moving a sleeping baby). And now at four months old he love to swing in his swing and listen to the various songs it plays. I even sit him the the seat for feedings. This product really does have multi uses, WE COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT!!!

Re-review: OK, no more than 2 days after i first wrote this review, the motor went out on our swing. My brother who is an electrical tech said it was a poorly designed motor upon taking it apart.Fisherprice does offer replacement motors for $25... but like my brother said it's a poor design and a new one will eventually give out too. Anyway, my fiance and I went out and bought a Graco Luvin Hug swing which is Awesome to say the least. I still do love the 3 in one rocker swing. It's a fantastic idea, and if you have the money to keep buying new motors... it's worth it

Works great as a swing, however, for newborns, I would definitely suggest a snugli head rest because it comes with no support, once the child can sit up, you can remove it. Also, although it does recline as an infant seat and is more than adequate it does NOT vibrate so we had also a vibrating infant seat. Now my son is 1 and he sits in the rocker all the time and seems to enjoy having "his chair" whereas the vibrating infant seat has been in the attic for 4 months awaiting a yard sale.

We registered for this, but also recieved a bouncy chair, so never used it as the infant seat.

As a swing, my son didn't really like it until almost 7 months. For smaller infants, I think it doesn't recline far enough. The seat holds a child almost sitting upright. Our son prefers the higher rocking level, but both are fine. We don't use the music much, though there's no problem with it. I tend to put him in this to watch his Baby Einstein videos, so the music is unnecessary.

My son doesn't use it as a rocker, yet, but my almost 3-year-old niece loves it and spent plenty of time sitting in it last time she visited. It's a nice comfy chair and I look forward to my son using it up to that age at least.

It's great that it folds up, we put it away anytime he's not in it, and I've even been able to easily fold it up and take it outside to swing on the porch.

I took off one star because it's far too easy to stop the rocking when it's in swing mode. Walking past it and bumping it, or the dog bumping it, or even the baby's blanket sliding down until it drags on the floor causes the rocking to stop.

This thing is so nice in every way however the only thing I don't like about it is when you use the infant seat the piece that flips out to convert it into the seat does not lock in place and is easily pushed back in its original postion. Other than that this an awesome space saver and nice to have for the family with a small place.