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KiwiL 
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Posted: 16 August 2010 at 10:08pm |
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I am wanting to get a bouncer/rocker type thingee for number 2. I didn't use one for Jackson, but am thinking anything safe I can put bubs into while I play with the commanding toddler will be helpful.
I'd like to get one of the ones that vibrates/plays music.
Are they a waste of money? (I will go second hand). Does anyone have one they can recommend?
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nuts_nats
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Posted: 16 August 2010 at 10:24pm |
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I ended up selling the bouncer and getting one of those fisher price battery operated swings with the music... it was a lifesaver!
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shadowfeet
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Posted: 16 August 2010 at 10:28pm |
A bouncer was an essential for us. DD didn't seem to care about the vibrate function at all, but she's not a baby that needs that rocking to sleep. As for music, once she got old enough to pull the handle that makes the noise she loved it, and loved ripping the toys off their velcro strips. DD has reflux so having her more upright in this saved the screaming from lying her flat so we were naughty and she had most of her day naps in this for a couple of months.
http://tiny.cc/cabpn is the one we have, about $80-90 from Kmart.
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nathansmummy
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Posted: 16 August 2010 at 10:54pm |
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I have a bouncer with no music or vibration, just toys. It's in really good condition - near new and picked it up from TM for $25. I still use it if I want to have a shower and no one to watch DS. I found it really helpful in those early months, especially when he needed to be upright after feeds so he wouldn't spill so much.
I've looked after another baby who could care less about the vibration function so I just didn't use it.
DS did get rocked to sleep early on but I wouldn't use a bouncer to do it unless he was a terrible sleeper and he wasn't. I don't know if it's the kind of habit I'd want my child to be into or for it to become his sleep association you know??
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Posted: 16 August 2010 at 11:05pm |
I  ed our bouncers - they were awesome for when I couldn't give one of the girls direct one on one attention but needed to settle them (if I was feeding the other one, for example). Ours didn't have vibrations or music, just toys, and they were happy as larry - they played with the toys and watched the world go by, and it seemed to do the trick.
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BriAndOlisMum
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Posted: 17 August 2010 at 7:48am |
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We have one of those kinda old fashion looking mesh ones and it is GREAT. DS absolutely loves it, it is really bouncy
ETA: i have seen them at baby factory
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MrsEmma
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Posted: 17 August 2010 at 9:55am |
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We have the same as BriAndOlisMum, the old fashioned mesh bouncer and again, DS loved it. We don't put him in so much anymore but it was fantastic and I picked up a near new one from TM for $10 and just took the mesh off and chucked it in the washing machine, it was good as new.
My IL 's bought a vibrating one with toys on it for him at their place, he seems to enjoy it but no more/less than our own one.
I think they are around $39.95 at Baby City and The Baby Factory
Edited for shocking spelling!
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High9
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Posted: 17 August 2010 at 1:41pm |
Lily hate her bouncer from the start, Liked it for all of 2 weeks and hates it again so imo a waste of money, she did however love her capsule and liked to be rocked in that so when #2 comes I think I will get one of those swinging ones... Sorta like this.
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Shezamumof3
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Posted: 17 August 2010 at 5:03pm |
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Isabella lived in her wee rocker thingy as a baby, cant remember what rand it was but Caden used it too.
They are fantastic :)
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monikah
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Posted: 17 August 2010 at 6:38pm |
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we have a bouncer. it is great for when i am busy with Mack but we dont have any toys, music or rocking function. i often point it towards the window if he wants more to amuse him than looking round the room but he is normally perfectly happy. its also pretty good cos my boys had reflux too. definitely get a bouncer. i highly recomend it.
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Posted: 17 August 2010 at 6:54pm |
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We just had a old-fashioned, no music, bouncy. It was really good for teaching #1 that the baby had some personal space (instead of just lying the baby on the floor) and the baby liked to watch us.
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Posted: 17 August 2010 at 11:28pm |
I had something similar to this rocker. Mine was a bit flasher with a hood on it as well. I found it brilliant, I could chill on the computer or watching tv, generally taking some me time & I'd rock him with my foot.
He had a lot of his day sleeps in this, brilliant for reflux babies (not that I knew that at the time)
Also really easy to take places so he could sleep in that there. We didn't use a capsule this time around so needed to take something with us.
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Posted: 19 August 2010 at 7:54pm |
Thanks for all the recommendations guys!! Sounds like something I really want to try out. 
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