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I constantly checked craigslist and local FB group with b/s/t childrens items!

Are you looking at the Best chairs? I'm just guessing based on the price point! That's what we got (we were ultimately gifted the chair), and while it really is big for a small person like me, DH on the other hand is big so we need it. It's super super comfortable!

We had a wooden rocking chair for DD and it was fine but definitely not comfortable. I didn't have a ton of extra $$ lying around after buying the stroller, car seat, crib, etc. so we made do. For this baby, we already have the big ticket items so we decided to splurge on a good glider. We ended up getting a Monte Grano glider/recliner. It is SO COMFORTABLE. I love it so much. And it has a modern design so I know we will use it well into the future in our living room even after our babies are grown.

@MaryM: It is this one with the matching ottoman. Seriously nothing but great things to say about it. After 16 months of daily use/abuse it still looks new. It isn't flattened or worn looking at all. It has been squashed and climbed on and had milk and formula and throw-up on it. Everything wipes right off. http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=67274726&cp=&parentPage=search

We got a Best chair and ottoman from BBB. It was expensive but between 3 years and 2 babies we have gotten SO much use out of it. I would say that if you already have a very comfortable recliner you probably don't need the rocking feature. We have mostly used the chair for nursing / feeding / reading books. My kids never really rocked to sleep. If they needed motion if was more like walking or bouncing them around. Every baby is different though!

My glider has wooden arms and it really doesn't bother me a bit.

@MaryM: We could not justify the amount for the fancy upholstered glider/rockers so we got this one instead:
http://www.amazon.com/Stork-Craft-Glider-Ottoman-Espresso/dp/B001IACJQ4/ref=sr_1_1?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1441824841&sr=8-1&keywords=stork+craft+glider

It is padded but wooden based and was $130 or so. My parents got it for us in a different color. I primarily nursed in that chair for LO#1 and rocked her to sleep every night for two years. I am now using it to nurse LO#2 (and pump) and it has worked for us. It is starting to look old and stained but any chair that you sit in with a baby is going to get spit up and poop on it.

I did make a pillow for my back to match the nursery decor and that has been helpful, plus I sat on another pillow (from our couch) the first few weeks after delivery.

We checked out all the chairs at BuyBuyBaby then browsed Craigslist for one.

I knew from my time nannying what I liked, so we just went to BRU and found one that fit what I wanted. It was over $500 with the ottoman, though I'm not sure exactly. We looked other places, but had no luck.