Glider a must have or optional?

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FTM here and just started my baby registry. I'm hearing mixed things about getting a glider for the nursery. Is it a must have or more of a luxury? Will a comfy chair do?

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Gliders (especially with a gliding ottoman) are very nice to have. In the beginning, it got me through many midnight nursing sessions. Later on, they are great for snuggling and looking at books.

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We love using ours. It has become one of my favorite spots in the house. To me it was an essential and well worth it.

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Great for late-night feedings, especially if breast feeding. I never really used the gliding footrest though, so you could probably do without that.

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Ill be a first time mommy too but in my opinion definitely just a luxury. I know lots of people without one who have managed just fine HOWEVER we are getting one as a gift from my father in law and his wife and i believe it will be quite handy. :)

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You really do want a chair that either rocks or glides. It will be easy to rock the baby back to sleep. I had a glider with my 1st and it was great. I'm 36+4 and just got a rocker this time. I had one with my 2nd and loved having the rocker. I would for sure say must have!!

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Luxury we don't have a chair at all in the nursery and don't need it

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We have a swivel rocking chair and I love it! In the beginning my daugter actually didn't like being rocked, but now at almost 2 years old we use it everyday before naps and bedtime to read stories in and un wind. Ol we don't have an ottoman and I'd definitely recommend getting one.

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My sister loved to be rocked in the glider when she was a baby and we got one for our son when he finally decides to come!!!

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It's  a "nice to have" thing in the nursery in my opinion. With my son, I cheaped out and refused to buy one figuring it would only get about 3 or 4 months of use, and those things aren't cheap! I used our office chair instead, which you could lean back in, but it was far from a rocker - I made do, and had a sore back to prove it. Long story short, we have a glider for baby #2 :)

Glider a must have or optional?

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