Graco Sweetpeace Newborn Soothing Center Review

I received this swing as a gift prior to the birth of my first child in April 2008.  It was at the time the newest and "most innovative" swing on the market. I will say that my baby did get a fair amount of use out of the swing (especially when I was in desperate need of a shower) It has a nice range of music to chose from and the best feature (in my opinion) was the different levels of vibration and swing speed allowing the parents to customize the child's experience. However, now that I am nearing the birth of my second child I can say with conviction that this is just a bit too extravagant for most children. I have since purchased portable swings and bouncy seats at yard sales and found them to be just as entertaining and definitely not as space consuming. It is a good product if you can afford it and if you have a large amount of space- however I would say most new mother's will find that this product is just too cumbersome and expensive.