Swings and Bouncers

So, what do I do? Do I keep putting them in these contraptions and waiting for them to magically fall in love with them? Or do I just stop for a few weeks and try when they're older? I don't know what to do...I can't hold them both all the time Thanks!

 

At that age I put them in their crib swaddled with a pacifier if they fussed... Mine only took to the swing around 3 months, and to the bouncer around 2 months.

 

I would keep on trying. My dd didn't really enjoy the bouncy seat until she was about 2 months old, and even then it was for about five/ten minutes... but it was five/ten minutes I had to myself.

 

Goodness, I remember this time so vividly! They are so little and it is so hard to find something to do with them when they are awake. I had a revolving method. I put them in their swing and bouncy for 15 mins or so, then switched them and leave them for another 15 mins. I would move one to the crib to watch the mobile while I carried one around in the baby bjorn. Whatever it was, they only did it about 15 minutes and then they would start to fuss. So I would move them again. By then, its time for sleep again!
But it will get easier!!! As they get older, they will be able to stay in their swing/bouncies/exercausers longer. You'll start tummy time, which will give you another option. Before you know it, they will be rolling, then sitting, then ......My 3 kids liked everything, to a point. They would all fuss when I left them in one "accessory" too long. I know lots of friends who had kids that hated the swing, etc. Personally, I think at 2 months, it is still to early to tell if yours will have an aversion to one particular accessory.
Hope that helps!

 

At first my kids hated their bouncy seats, I started off with the Natures Purest organic bouncers (one came with a broken toy bar) so I returned them and got the rainforest bouncer and the ocean wonders bouncer. Once I got those they loved them (they have lights and music). I hope they start liking the swings because for me they have been a life saver. GL!

 

My boys didn't like their bouncy seats or swing...we just held them, or put them the "hug" part of the Boppy...

I felt the same way when they were younger...I couldn't WAIT for them to not want to be held so much. They started liking their Baby Einstein jumper and Johnny Jumper at 5 months...and they've been in them ever since!

*Note: When I was typing the word 'jumper,' I accidentally typed 'humper' and it made me laugh...it's the little things, you know? :laughing:

 

i think i posted this exact question when my babies were younger. i was pulling my hair out cuz they didnt like these things i had heard that they would love... lol. they are 4 months now, and have been liking their swings for a few weeks now. they are still not big fans of the bouncy seats yet though. i just waited a week or 2 at a time before trying to put them in the swings, and one day they sat in them quietly for an hour! your time will come!

 

I don't know how big your babies are now... they might just be insecure or way too small. 5 Lbs is still little in a swing that goes to 25 lbs... (did that make sense?) My twins were early and came home way before they were 5 lbs, they were not big enough for anything but a swaddle and stayed that way for a while .

 

Mine did not like the swing for the first 6-8wks, but I kept trying it every couple of days and eventually we found out that my ds loved it! He would happily swing for like 1/2 an hour at a time. And the bouncy seat they didn't start to like until around 2-2.5months. BTW - I read a book that said if you put a crying baby in a swing all your have is a crying, swinging baby!! They said to try and get them calm and happy first and then put them in these accessories.
Good luck - I bet in the next few weeks they will come to like these things!

 

I agree with the swaddle. They will like their chairs and swings eventually! (Just don't hold them all the time! )

 

some babies just don't like those contraptions .. my daughters LOVED the swing, and my boys have hated it. They are just now getting to where they will tolerate sitting in the bouncer seat. They like the Exersaucer, but only on their terms. When they are tired of it, they will YELL!!
I'd try wearing them in a wrap, or something that works for you.

 

Max & Lily didn't like the bouncer seats until 2 months and they just started liking the swings about 3 weeks ago. Now they hate the bouncer seats during the day, but like them after their morning and evening bottle as they drift off into to sleep. My sister told me never give up, just because they hate it one day doesn't mean they won't love it the next and I have found she is so right. Good luck and hang in there while you figure out what works for your babies.

 

Definitely give it time. Mine learned to like the swing a bit more than the bouncy in the early months and then did just fine with both. I did swaddle them when they were small and put them in either one. GL!