As AutumnLove reminded me, BRU & TRU are doing their great Trade-In Event. Having never participated in this event, I'm not sure what to expect but as I understand it you take your old gear in and they give you 25% off the purchase of a new piece of gear. Even if you don't trade something in, you get 15% off.

I have an old swing that my MIL bought for our first son last year at a consignment store. While we did use it after he turned a month old, I always hated the printed design on it and the mobile never worked properly - which is probably why it was so cheap at the consignment shop. It was a Fisher Price Cradle 'n Swing with bugs and butterflies on it and whenever the sound was turned on with the mobile, even with fresh batteries the sound was... demonic.

Anyways, we have another LO due in March and I want a new swing. The only problem is that we don't have as much room for the swing as we did the first time around. I mean, I know if we had to we could go with the same model - the Cradle 'n Swing - but it took up a lot of floor space and we had to be careful of having stuff around it or it'd hit it.

So does anyone have any suggestions for different types of swings available? I mean, has anyone had any experience with any of the portable swings or Graco swings or smaller Fisher-Price swings? I'd love a little more direction in this.