Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU Fisher Price! Someone over there must have felt our recent disappointment in trying to find a truly exceptional swing, because they really delivered!
How many of you mothers went through more than one swing per child because you bought the wrong swing? It’s not a good feeling when after 3 or 4 months of use a motor bites the dust or something cracks or it’s just no longer usable for whatever reason. At that point both baby and mommy are liking the swing, so you have to go out and buy another one. Feelings of buyers’ remorse aside – it’s a pretty important piece of equipment and we have been looking for the absolute best one for quite some time now.
Fisher Price’s new Zen Collection™ is truly breathtaking. The attention to detail and the quality of the entire collection is really far above and beyond what we had expected. The collection includes their Cradle Swing, Gliding Bassinet, Highchair and Infant Seat. They are all aboslutely lovely and the functionality and design of this collection is truly divine! We really love the earthy tones, real wood accents and luxurious fabrics that they used, setting this collection far apart from any other. Take one look and you will understand.
The swing’s construction is very high-end and it’s built to last. It is very simple to operate, and even when changing positions or removing the seat for easy portability, there’s one great button that does it all! It swings both forward and side to side too. The mobile is simple but cute, and the music that it plays is actually nice, rather than the techno-electro type of chimyness that most other swings subject everyone to. It also has waterfall and cricket type nature noises that are quite interesting.
The swing’s cover comes off quite easily for cleaning. After 3 wash and drys (inside out, delicate cycle, low heat) it still came out looking new with no pilling or shifting of the padding at all! This makes us smile. Fisher price will also sell replacement covers for the seat through their parts department eventually. (It’s such a new product that they don’t have them just yet.) TIP: buy an extra cover so that you can rotate them rather than washing and waiting!
The swing itself operates on 4 D-sized batteries, or the included wall adapter. LOVE that! No more batteries unless you chose to use them! The D’s get quite expensive too, right?
Our favorite thing about this swing that makes it so unique is the fact that you can take the seat off of the swing base easily and smoothly with one touch to bring baby with you without any disturbance. It makes such a great little portable baby seat! There are also two little blankets that are attached, so no more falling blankets that slow the swing down and place extra strain on that motor. Very smart, right?!?!
The only thing that we weren’t crazy about is that although the recline is fantastic and makes it very usable with tiny newborns, the sitting-up position of the seat is still very reclined. Once baby is at the point that they want to see their surroundings and be a part of things more, really sitting up in it will be difficult. Propping a blanket behind them may work, but we do wish that there were another click available in the seat adjustment.
Overall, it is by far the best swing that has probably ever been produced and we are highly recommending it. Finally, Bellaziza has a Favorite Swing!!! It retails at just over $200, but given the quality of its construction and magnificent design it is very well worth it. We love this swing and so will you!
Happy Natonal Breastfeeding week everyone! We just found an absolutely fabulous product for all of you nursing moms out there. It’s called the Slurp & Burp. Okay, so the name is a little funny, but the functionality of this fantastic product really makes up for it!
There are all sorts of little tricks to breastfeeding in public, but how many of us end up covering up our babies along with ourselves in the process? There’s the good old blanket through the bra strap trick and now over the past few years there are nursing covers that drape around mom’s neck, securely covering both mom and the baby. Wouldn’t it be nicer for all of the little nursing bundles out there though if they didn’t have to be covered while nursing? We think so and that’s why we love the Slurp & Burp. Come on Moms! It gets hot and stuffy under all of those blankets and covers! (It’s SO much fun when they just yank them off too, right?!?!) Not anymore…thank you Slurp & Burp!
