I agree with the pp about the FP bouncers. They are very handy. We have 4!
As for the swing, I can't say enough wonderful things about the Graco Sweetpeace. It is more than just a swing. It's like a cocoon for a baby. you can do a search of my posts from my frantic time in January when DH went on a business trip leaving me alone with colicky 8 week olds twins. I flipped out and bought 2 of these things. They are seriously wonderful. My colicky babies LOVED them. here's a link to one of my posts:
http://www.windsorpeak.com/vbulletin...aco+sweetpeace
We have 2 FP Take-along swings (one was new this year and the other is an older model borrowed from a friend) and the babies don't like them much. After about 20 minutes, they start to fuss. The swing seat in both of them is very upright. We also have a 5yo Open Top graco swing which is nice. My first 2 babies loved it but the twins only liked it sometimes. Other times, they just screamed. But the Sweetpeace swing puts them to sleep almost everytime. It's like sleeping pills for babies .
hth
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