https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 26 May 2026 02:25:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-let-baby-sleep-in-the-swing#post-354307 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:40:34 +0000 sorrycharlie 354307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my baby refuses to nap in the swing - I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing. she'll nap in her crib, bassinet or on my bed (with me there)..or in her bouncer now. but that swing was expensive, man!!</p> <p>I say use it if she loves it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-let-baby-sleep-in-the-swing#post-354160 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:00:29 +0000 kiddosc 354160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E is 5 months and we still let him nap in the swing sometimes. He's in daycare during the week, but on weekends he always takes his first nap in the swing and we get 2-3 hours out of him. Since he naps horribly at daycare and it's a fight to get him to nap in the afternoons I'm just glad he's getting that extra sleep in the morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-let-baby-sleep-in-the-swing#post-354143 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:52:16 +0000 heffalump 354143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ummm..... I think my LO was 8 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-let-baby-sleep-in-the-swing#post-354140 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:51:36 +0000 loveisstrange 354140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We stopped letting her nap in the swing at 3 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-let-baby-sleep-in-the-swing#post-354133 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:49:58 +0000 kakimochi 354133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO took some great naps in her swing, I loved that thing. At about 3 1/2 months we started weaning her off of the swing, and into her crib and we were done with the swing a little after 4 months. main reason was because we were going to travel with her, so I figured it was a good time to start getting her used to napping in a crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-let-baby-sleep-in-the-swing#post-353626 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:36:20 +0000 lavender 353626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We stopped using our swing around 4/5 months-when she was able to start to roll over. She doesn't sleep in it anymore either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-let-baby-sleep-in-the-swing#post-353291 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 08:04:10 +0000 autumnlove 353291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She stop liking the swing when she could turn over consistenly at 5 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-let-baby-sleep-in-the-swing#post-353285 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 08:00:27 +0000 prettylizy 353285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They grow out of it, at one point we'd moved the swing into out bedroom for her to sleep in at night we were so desperate for some sleep. Now at 7 months, she's napping and sleeping through the night in her crib. She just got there on her own, they will let you know when they are ready for something new. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-let-baby-sleep-in-the-swing#post-353279 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 07:57:16 +0000 winniebee 353279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son slept in his swing for virtually every nap from birth to 4 months. He was not (and still is not) a good napper unless in the car or swing. He took killer naps in his swing though! He's 5 months and sometimes out of desperation I go to the swing but now he rarely sleeps longer in the swing than he would otherwise sleep in his crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-let-baby-sleep-in-the-swing#post-353211 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:26:36 +0000 plantains 353211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 4 months and still takes her morning nap in the swing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-let-baby-sleep-in-the-swing#post-353186 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:58:10 +0000 HLK208 353186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was 3.5 months by the time she stopped taking naps in the swing. I think her longest nap in it was like 6 hours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-let-baby-sleep-in-the-swing#post-353135 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:31:53 +0000 brownie 353135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We stopped the swing at 4 months against my personal requests. I would have left him there until he was past the size limit as much as possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-let-baby-sleep-in-the-swing#post-353114 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:03:46 +0000 Freckles 353114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only stopped putting her in the swing at about 10 weeks, when the swing would stimulate her rather than make her sleepy. That was also around the time i started a schedule and worked on getting her to nap in her crib. </p> <p>I really think that in the beginning, you gotta do what you gotta do. Especially if they are having problems sleeping. Your LO is still young so don't worry too much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-you-let-baby-sleep-in-the-swing#post-353105 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:59:33 +0000 googly-eyes 353105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO sleeps in a pack n play at night but loves to sleep in the swing during the daytime. I read that we shouldn't become dependent on motion for her to get to sleep but she's not even 6 weeks yet, so I'm just ignoring that. She sleeps ok, it keeps her slightly upright which I think is good for her since she's hard to burp and miiight have reflux (calling ped tomorrow) and she even wakes up and falls back asleep on her own in it (sometimes.) However I did read that some people have much older LOs that still refuse to sleep anywhere but the swing.</p> <p>So, for mamas who have swing loving babies... how long is too long to be napping in the swing? </p>