https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 17 May 2026 15:41:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-retire-the-swing-1#post-1208220 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 10:31:40 +0000 shinymama 1208220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8 months, fully sitting and crawling, and it barely swung anymore. We kept it around because it was the only way we could shower if we were home alone with LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-retire-the-swing-1#post-1208214 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 10:26:57 +0000 DillonLion 1208214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Until she was too heavy for it. About 10 months? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-retire-the-swing-1#post-1208121 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 09:52:51 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1208121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Six months. She was doing the same 'let me pull up on the birdie mobile' routine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-retire-the-swing-1#post-1208114 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 09:51:53 +0000 lemondrop 1208114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>18 months- we had a swing-aholic on our hands, it was our "when all else fails" solution. Ours goes up to 30 pounds though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-retire-the-swing-1#post-1208109 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 09:50:15 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 1208109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eight months and still using it! I had thought about disassembling it recently but am glad I didn't. Besides the fact that I use it as white noise for naps/bed time, I figured she might still need it. And I was right - babe has her first cold and that was the only way I could get her to nap the past few days. Its gentle motion and reclined position made it easy for her to get to sleep. No congestion making it hard for her to breathe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-retire-the-swing-1#post-1207917 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:36:34 +0000 NavyRN2012 1207917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6ish months. It was our sole nap spot until then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-retire-the-swing-1#post-1207914 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:34:20 +0000 swedishfish 1207914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sslm: I know! I'd really like to put it away when we put up the Christmas tree but I don't think that's happening. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-retire-the-swing-1#post-1207913 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:33:57 +0000 MsLipGloss 1207913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we stopped using it around 9 months or so? Although we didn't move it to the basement until a couple of weeks before her 1st birthday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-retire-the-swing-1#post-1207912 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:33:20 +0000 Silva 1207912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T started refusing any reclined seat (bjorn bouncer, swing) around the time that she could sit with assistance- so maybe 4.5 months? She would arch her back and try to scoot around in it, so she just seemed uncomfortable. BUT- she was never really a big swing fan.<br /> We used the bumbo seat for a few weeks until she could sit in her high chair. Now she sits in the high chair or plays by herself on the floor while I eat or do other stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-retire-the-swing-1#post-1207911 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:31:56 +0000 sslm 1207911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: Part of me wants to just take it to the basement because it takes up so much room, but it's also convenient, so I am torn!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-retire-the-swing-1#post-1207907 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:30:34 +0000 swedishfish 1207907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for asking this! I've been wondering this myself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-retire-the-swing-1#post-1207905 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:29:41 +0000 sslm 1207905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>M is about 18 pounds and 6.5 months, so still fits in it weight wise. We started strapping her in once she started trying to sit up. She sits in it now while I eat my breakfast but she's constantly trying to sit up and has started grabbing the toy bar to pull herself up! But she still tolerates sitting in it...</p> <p>Anyway, I am wondering when you guys retired the swing? Age and development please :) </p>