Is a rocking chair necessary?

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I’m trying to decide if I really need a rocking chair. Baby will be sleeping in our room as a newborn, so night time feedings will take place in my bed or the living room couch. We have no set time to transition to her own room; just once night time wake-ups decrease so I’m not spending all night walking down the hall. Walmart has a well reviewed rocking recliner (all fabric instead of wood) on sale for $210 that looks much more comfortable than wooden gliders that are $140+. $200 is not a bad price, but there is a lot I could do with that money and I would hate to buy it and not ever use it. Mamas, did you use your rocking chair often? Was it worth it?
I’m also trying to decide if we will need a swing. I’ve considered buying a cheap $50 one since we don’t have room for a large one anyway, or just waiting until baby gets here and getting one if we need it. Did your babies like the swing?

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For me a rocking chair was essential! I spent so much time there. My son had reflux and I couldn't feed him in bed unless I wanted to change the sheets every day. There are plenty of nice used rocking chairs around. I got a glider for free from my in laws neighbor. Just keep your eyes open. My son is 2 and I still sit in the same chair with him every night to read books. We're upgrading chairs for  our second baby.

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It was for me with my first. I couldn’t comfortably breastfeed in bed. We got ours at a garage sale for $20. Cleaned it up and threw a pink blanket over the back to girly it up. We’ll be doing the same with our second.

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I had my glider in the living room so I could nurse baby in a comfy spot away from our dog! I really loved it but it’s more a matter of being comfortable and that could just as easily be your couch/side chair/bed. I could have done without the swing as my first just wanted to be held- so a moby wrap was far more effective at lulling baby to sleep and freeing my arms.

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I never had a rocking chair for my last 2 bubs and wont have one this time, it all depends on persinal choice but i prefereed to feed in my bed or the living room, also my children loved using a swing/rocker, ill definitely get one again

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Not necessary just nice to have. The swing all depends on baby. Some babies a swing is a lifesaver and other babies hate them.

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I used mine daily for naps and bedtime after the “in the room” phase.  My barely 2 yr old loves to be read to on it still.  Definitely worth it in my opinion.  Especially for your first when you have more time to hold them!!!  (Vs when you have more kids to care for 😜)

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100% essential

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It’s not necessary. As long as you have somewhere you can comfortably sit up and recline slightly with baby, that’s fine. In bed or on the couch are fine, but be VERY careful that in the event you fall asleep while feeding that baby is safe. Probably best to avoid the couch in the night, and when you’re night feeding in bed, keep your blankets below your waist and minimal, make sure you and your partner are not smoking in general or drinking near bed time. Basically, look up and follow safe bedsharing techniques, even if you don’t PLAN to bedshare, if you’re feeding in bed, accidental bedsharing is bound to happen, which is fine, as long as you’re safe.

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It may come in handy later on for nap time but I never used it that much at infancy. 
Honestly we never used his room at all 😂

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We used ours daily until 3 years old. We read stories and sang songs in it before bed. We stopped using it as often when my daughter moved to a twin bed and we could sit it it with her.

Is a rocking chair necessary?

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