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This swing is worth the money 
This is a great product. My daughter loves it! She always takes naps in it. She loves the fish and the music. I have to constantly push the reset button to start the fish and the music again.
My only problem with it is that sometimes the music and the mobile won go at the sametime. I called up fisher price and they sent me an entire motor housing for FREE!!!! They are really helpful and were quick to send out the new parts. Don be discouraged by other peoples reviews about needing to uy new parts. They will send them to you at no cost!!!
It is a great product. A little fast at first when the baby is small though. : 2012-02-11 10:46:34
Simply The BEST Swing Out there
This swing is worth every penny, and its so much more than a swing. Its a safe place to put baby whenever your arms get too tired, and my baby just loves sitting in it without even swinging. Ive used it since he was 1 week old, and he was already captivated by the fishies hanging from above. The chair reclines way back and has tons of padding so you never have to worry about babys precious head flopping around. Its great for naptime, playtime, fussy time, and so mommy can eat at dinner time! None of the Graco Swings could offer half of what this swing does! Im very pleased : 2012-02-11 10:46:21
Fantastic Product
It took our baby awhile to warm up to her swing. She wasn wild about it for her first month, but ever since then she has loved it. The cradle shaped seat is wonderful for young infants....much better than your standard swings without head support. At four months she uses it often. Its great for rocking her to sleep for a nap. In fact, its so useful that I have to remind myself to get her out of there for hands-on play more often! My only criticism...I wish there was an option to extend the time that the music plays. The automatic shut-off happens too soon. : 2012-02-11 10:46:09
9 months of use and still fantastic
I purchased my swing prior to the delivery of my third daughter. She was premature, born at 34 weeks, and she looked pretty small in it at first. However, she seemed comfortable and content. She is now a whopping 23 pounds and our swing still works flawlessly. There have been many nights where my daughter slept from dusk till dawn in her swing. The batteries were pretty well shot by that point, but I never experienced any kind of smell or difficulty with function. When my daughter was 5 pounds, the highest setting was WAY TOO fast. Now that she is 23 pounds, the highest setting is required to obtain the equivalant movement as the low setting for a 5 pounder. Even at 23 pounds and 29 1/2 inches long, the support bar on the back of the unit has not proved problematic. Know ahead of time that it is a full size swing. It is not designed, nor represented, as easily portable or compact. It should come as no surprise to the consumer that it is as it claims. I did not experience any of the negative issues reported by the minority on this site. I say, buy in confidence and enjoy : 2012-02-11 10:45:57
better than others
Mobile is brighly colored-more appreciated by infants than some of the neutral toned swings.
Long life when good batteries are used.
Different settings to be used as weight increases. Someone said that there was not a difference between settings. Not true! You increase the settings to keep up the speed as your baby gets heavier. If you use the highest setting with a 7 lb. baby, shell turn into a milkshake!
Can light up- great to soothe at night.
The mobile & seat are at correct angles so that the mobile can be enjoyed, unlike some other swings.
I thought the $100 pricetag was totally nuts- but the entertainment for months & months has been worth every penny. One of my friends has a cheap swing with a stationary mobile- you will appreciate the difference! : 2012-02-11 10:45:44
best swing ever
this is truly the best swing ever, we bought it when my son was a few days old because he cried constantly. He absolutely loves looking at the fish and watching the lights and the music helps put him to sleep. He loves being able to swing in both directions. Yes it does take a few batteries, but it was well worth a little peace and quiet. THIS SWING IS A MUST HAVE! : 2012-02-11 10:45:28
Thank you Fisher Price
This swing is a God Send! We were given a Graco swing- the one with the little bears- as a gift and decided that we just didn like it. The bears didn move, it didn swing side to side, the colors were bland, and the music was annoying. I returned the swing and paid the $30 difference to get this Ocean Wonders Swing. I put it together myself with no problems. Our baby loves this swing. He has colic and isn easy to sooth but he loves to stare at the fish going round and round overhead and he really likes the different sounds. Hes sleeping in it now and I can actually get some work done around the house for the first time in 3 months. Thank you Fisher Price. My only gripe is you have to hit the
eset button to keep the fish moving. Other than that, this is a great product for babies and parents : 2012-02-11 10:45:17
Great Product
I received this as a shower gift from my best friend and I have thanked her many times over for this swing. In our prenatal classes the teacher informed us that newborns prefer a cradle motion and will graduate to the swinging motion later on. This was the reason for us regerstering for this item. My son loved it and would sometimes fall asleep in it. This would sooth him when nothing else would. The fact that is has so many settings really helps in getting milage out of this swing. When he became bored with the cradle swing we simply turned it around and when he began setting up we were able to change the seat position to accomodate his growing needs. When he was fussy the nature sounds really helped and when he was awake and I just needed to get house work done the music really entertained him. If you are considering purchasing or regerstering for a swing I would highly recomend this one. The bright colors really grab the attention of your little one : 2012-02-11 10:45:06
The best swing on the market
We received this swing as a gift when we were having our first and now that we are preparing for our second I remember how much I love this swing and my daughter did too. The side to side cradle motion on this swing was a lifesaver as my baby never cared to swing forward and back. I did not like the music and therefore rarely used it but my daughter found the sound of the motor a swooshing like sound to be very soothing white noise. I did occasionally turn on the mobile as my daughter grew and she loved that. This is a very sturdy swing, cleans very well, and I liked the adjustable seat : 2012-02-11 10:44:48
Top Notch Swing with Minor Drawbacks
My wife and I just retired our Ocean Wonders swing now that our son has outgrown it and I think that we all felt that it was tough to see it go back into the box. We found that a swing is invaluable for a baby for several reasons:
1. The swing really soothed our son and helped him fall asleep and establish a daily nap schedule.
2. Sometimes you need to restrain your little one while you do something frivolous for yourself like, oh I don know - eat. But if he or she isn strong enough to sit in a pack n play, then a swing fits the bill well.
3. If the swing has a mobile or some other point of interest attached, then your baby can begin learning to focus on, follow and reach for objects while playing in the swing.
So now that weve established that a swing is mandatory baby gear, how does the Ocean Wonders rate? Very well except for a few minor points.
PROS
* Very sturdy and durable
* Really good activities above and in front of baby keep him/her happy and interested
* Multiple seat settings, both in terms of recline and in terms of the swing direction, i.e. front-to-back vs. side-to-side. This second point is surprisingly rare in swings, but you want to have all options when your feeling out your babys preferences.
* Good battery life - we went almost two months between changes using it daily
CONS
* LOUD motor - you get used to it after a while as its almost hypnotic, but when we first turned ours on, I thought that we must have gotten a defective one. After going back to the store and hearing the display it hadn had batteries when we initially bought, we realized that thats just how it is. Its comparable volume-wise to an average dishwasher running.
* Baby will have to grow into it. Like so many baby items, this one goes too far on the low end of the recommended age. Smaller babies will be moving too fast even on the slowest settings.
* The sturdiness comes at a cost in terms of size - it takes up a pretty good size footprint. We recouped some space by storing baby items underneath it where there was plenty of clearance space.
All in all, this was a great swing. I suspect that even the cons that Ive noted above would apply to many of the other models on the market.
: 2012-02-11 10:44:29
Not bad 
I live in Uganda and purchased it via the reviews and had it sent via intercompany mail. The power here is sporatic at best and I was able to easily assemble the unit by candle light. It seems sturdy enough and it will keep my attention-demanding 4-month-old entertained long enough to make a cup of coffee which is huge. It does swing a little fast even in the lowest speed but the directions state to place a blanket over the back to slow it down if necessary. I cant comment on the battery life as weve only been using it for a few days. As far as the noise of the motor it can make noise at times but I found a work around. The directions also state to turn it on and give the swing a little push to get er going. Ive found that if you dont do this the motor has to work extra hard and it makes noise. The other trick is to let it start on its own to see which way the swing is going and push the swing in the same directon as pushing the swing the opposite direction the motor is working : 2010-09-16 02:04:19
love it.
2003 owned it buthad no clue few years later would have other baby...I do miss and think I will get other one..it rocks them side to side which is great if you have a baby with reflux like mines does now.
he was born one month ago on mothers day..may 9th 2010.The music is calming and the fishes are cute.I dont like it that is huge and takes up room..if you live in house is good butin small apt like me is to much. : 2010-09-16 02:04:19
Miracle swing
This is the best gift i ever got for baby shower. My little boy LOVES it. He has another swing that has all the bells and whistles but he hates it. This swing immediately puts him to sleep. He also enjoys looking at the mobile and lights above him. The only negative thing about this swing is that the music stays on for a very short time and I have to constantly turn it back on. But thats nothing compared to the time this swing gives me to take showers and tidy up around the house : 2010-09-16 02:04:19
Sanity Saver
My husband picked this out for our (colicky) son and I dont know what we would have done without it. I wish we had it for my first kid! It gently (or not so gently if you put it up on the turbo setting... not advised until the batteries start to die) rocks your baby either front to back or side to side. Sometimes they love it in one direction and sometimes they like it in another direction. The light with the aquarium scene is what keeps them really happy. Ive had other swings and my kids hated them. This? WOW... I passed it down to my best friend who had twins about 6 months after me. She would have one baby in the swing while feeding or diapering the other. She used it constantly.
Will it eat batteries? Oh yeah... Will you care? Not really because youll be too busy sleeping or relaxing. : 2010-09-16 02:04:19
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