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| Graco Sweetpeace Newborn Soothing Center | 
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| Brand: Graco
Category: Baby Product
List Price: $179.99
Buy New: $127.00
You Save: $52.99 (29%)
New (11) from $127.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 148
Batteries: 5
Batteries Included: No
Maximum Weight Recommendation (lbs): 25
Shipping Weight (lbs): 30
Dimensions (in): 34 x 30 x 36
MPN: 1G00SWP
Model: 1G00SWP
UPC: 047406090549
EAN: 0047406093045
ASIN: B000WIEH2C
Release Date: January 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
IF YOUR SWING CROAKS GET A NEW MOTOR! September 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read many reviews on every site I could find before ordering this swing and overall I am happy with it. My son is 7 weeks old and we have been using it since the day we brought him home. First of all it is very easy to assemble even when you are 9 months pregnant. Colors are neutral and go well with almost everything. The soft plush cover sits directly on the hard plastic seat so I felt it was lacking padding. I am paranoid about my child having a flat head so I added some foam from a craft store. I love that it plugs into an outlet so no need for batteries. I did notice that when I first tried my swing before my son was born that it stalled when set on 2 and the motor croaked and seemed loud for what I expected. I had read about this online and called Graco. The woman I spoke to was very nice and ordered a new motor for me free of charge. She informed me that the next shipment they had would be in 6 weeks. It took about 2 months to get the new motor and it is whisper quiet compared to the original motor. We used the swing with the original croaking motor until the new one arrived and it worked fine on any setting higher than 2. My son loves the swing and it takes up less space than the old swing we had. I also like that we can put our carseat on the swing base and when not using our carseat it fits under the swing perfectly. I gave it 4 stars for lack of padding and the fact that we had to get a new motor.
 Good, but overpriced and needs improvements September 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
3 months in now and I have some observations. The reviews here are reasonably accurate. It is a bit overpriced. But it is well made.
Yes, the motor makes some noise. But it's a rhythmic noise and doesn't bother us or, more importantly, the baby. It's a 'get used to it' sort of thing. The mechanism seems smartly designed as it allows the seat to get stopped while the motor is still running. That is, you want to move the baby around but forgot to turn it off. It doesn't get bound up or break when you stop it swing.
So far I can't imagine using any of the faster speeds. Geez, it's practically be an amusement park ride at anything faster than the 2 speed. Unless you're training a tiny astronaut (or WANT the kid to upchuck) I can't see using the faster settings.
The lap bar is boring, there's "not enough" for the kid to do with it to bother with it. The bar does work and contrary to another reviewer, I have found it stays up when only one side is released. It's easy to remove it entirely.
The hood is a nice feature, we use it. But the single dangling toy is lame. For this much money it ought to be better.
The swaddle blanket thingy is likewise lame, skip it entirely. So are the seat belt straps. I'm sure some lawyer said they have to be there but they're useless and end up being uncomfortable underneath the baby.
It would be nice for a newborn if it could recline a bit further. We had to rig up a towel or two to get our baby positioned properly. Otherwise he tended to curl over. The padded head rest wasn't effective since the seat position was too upright (and this was on the lowest position).
The music selections are not soothing. Not at all. Our boy HATES all of them. Turn on any of them and he immediately reacts with displeasure. The only sound he'll put up with out of it is the Womb Sounds option. He likes other music from other devices (and a zune mp3 player we use with it). He just does not like the ones built-into the sweet peace.
The seat vibrate option is nice and our baby likes it. But the position of the switch for it could be better. It's right on the front edge of the seat. The position makes it too easy to accidentally turn it on when you walk by it. As in, you've got your hands full dealing with the baby, and you're trying to leave and accidentally hit the switch. You come home hours later only to find the seat has been running the whole time and now needs YET ANOTHER battery. It would help if they moved this switch to the side a bit.
My biggest complaint is the power connector. It's a cheap barrel connector placed TOO LOW to the floor. Low enough that when you try to move the unit the power connector gets broken. The socket snaps off and disappears inside the unit. Fortunately I'm handy and could crack it open (THAT was a pain in the butt). I chose to connect the power cord permanently inside the unit. Now at least the power connector won't snap off again. The current design stinks and needs improvement.
What do we like? Well, the seat is removable. This is a big plus. The seat itself has a curved base so it can double as a seat on the floor. We take the seat out, put it on the floor next to us in the morning and can rock it gently with our feet. Likewise we can put our Britax infant car carrier in the base. This is nice for when we've driven somewhere and want to let him sleep just a little longer.
So, would we buy it again knowing all this? Probably yes. I'd feel better if it was around the $100 mark and they improved the power connector and vibrate switch. But all in all it's been a decent purchase.
 Extremely excited September 10, 2008
After reading all the reviews and worrying about the bad ones I just had to put my swing together and test it out. No baby yet, but we did put our 16 lb. dog in it and he seemed to like swinging!! I like everything about the swing so far. The "croaking" noise is there, but the first time we ran the swing while listening to any music or sound we didn't hear the croaking. I remembered to check it out and yes the noise was there, but it's a motor it has to make some noise. I use the fisher price ocean aquarium at work and that to has a motor sound, but it's that repetitive sound the baby likes. I found that the music can be turned down quite a bit as well as quite loud, but the volume can easily be turned down. If you are using an ipod or mp3 you have to adjust the volume on that not the swing. Someone mentioned the teether and it not being able to be refrigerated, but it is removable so you can put it in the fridge. There are diffent settings of music one for upbeat music like "flight of the bumblebees", one for calming music and one for womb-like sounds. I think this is a great swing and am excited to use it for the new baby.
Mother of 4 loves this swing September 4, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
With four children, this is our third baby swing. It was a gift: I would not have spent this much for myself, but I've gotta say, if you want to give a gift that is going to endear you tenderly to the recipient, this is it! I think they should make it for adults (and I'm not kidding!)
I love everything about it, but my favorites features are:
1. It plugs into the iPod! We play our favorite playlists while cooking dinner and the whole family enjoys the music. (be sure to disconnect the ipod when you're done, though, or it will drain the ipod battery.)
2. It is sturdy enough for my three year-old, and the toy bar is completely removable so she fits. It will soothe her during a tantrum: she kicks back, swinging and listening to her "tunes." She uses it as much as the baby.
3. It plugs into the wall so you don't have to worry about accidentally leaving the vibrating seat on and wearing out the batteries.
I love this swing! I seriously think they should have it in adult sizes for nursing homes, special needs adults, etc.
Amazing Product!!! September 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just got my soothing center my baby loves it. We put her in it and within about 5 min. she was asleep! The MP3 connection is awesome as well becuase she really relaxes with her own custom mix of music we mixed for her. The speaker is a really high quality speaker that really suprised me. Also it had really easy and fast assembly. (It really was about as fast as the video makes it out to be!) Definatly a perfect gift for a new mom!
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