25 pound weight limit accurate? Hi,I am looking for a baby swing form my 7 month old since he has been in one before and loved it. My problem is, he is a larger baby, weighing 21 pounds right now so I don't want to buy a swing if it will only last a couple of months. Do you think the weight limit of 25 pounds is accurate? Has anybody tried this swing with a larger baby?Thanks! 25 pound weight limit accurate? Hi,I am looking for a baby swing form my 7 month old since he has been in one before and loved it. My problem is, he is a larger baby, weighing 21 pounds right... » Read More 25 pound weight limit accurate? Hi,I am looking for a baby swing form my 7 month old since he has been in one before and loved it. My problem is, he is a larger baby, weighing 21 pounds right now so I don't want to buy a swing if it will only last a couple of months. Do you think the weight limit of 25 pounds is accurate? Has anybody tried this swing with a larger baby?Thanks! « Show Less
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I'm having a similar concern. My little girl is 5 months old, 18 pounds, and her feet stick out over the cradle as she is 26 1/2" inches in length. Last week she managed to pull at the canopy and got it tangled in the mobile, so I've had to remove it. I'd say this swing is most useful for babies under 16 lbs and under 25" in length. I'm now shopping for something else.
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We brought our baby papasan swing down from the attic just before our second child was due, and our then 2 year old, (of course) wanted to get in the swing. After double checking the weight limit (ours says 24 lbs). We let her swing in it again as she was only 22 lbs. Shortly after, the motor broke..... could be a coincidence, but I doubt it. It worked fine before she got in it.
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I agree with many others. With my first child, the swing stopped reliably working around 16lbs. It would slow down and stop if his weight was at all unbalanced in the swing, so we packed it up. We now have a 13lb. baby and I'm already seeing it stop sometimes. I can usually restart it by turning it off and then back on again, but I think it highly unlikely that a baby over 20lbs. could use it for long!
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We use this swing at the daycare where I work and it works great, even with some of our older/larger babies @ around 14 months and up to 20-30 pounds. Our only complaint is battery prices, because swings don't ever stay empty at the daycare.
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Since my son has hit the 12 pound mark, it seems the swing does not function reliably. It worked fine up until about 10 lbs, then started to have problems keeping up with the highest speed setting. Now he is 12 lbs, the highest speed never works. We can only keep the swing on the lower 2 settings and it still wont swing sometimes. The motor clicks and clacks now that he is heavier. However, it was wonderful when he was smaller! Too bad he has outgrown it so fast!Also, when playing music with the mobile on, the mobile seems to slow down the music, as if its draining the battery.
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I have a 20 lb 5 month old and the swing has been creaking with him in it. It's been creaking since about 4 1/2 months. We took down the swing and put it in storage.
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My daughter is only 16lbs and 4 months old the swing stops swing on her I put her in it and all you hear is the cracking of the swing it's pretty but not a good buy, if you want something that last a baby past 15lbs.
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my baby boy is 7 months old and we just had to put the fisher price nature's touch swing in the basement and retire it... he's sitting up now and would try to reach up and touch the rotating animals and leaves at the top of the mobile area - he would also use his stomach muscles to tryto pull himself upwards and out of the swing. so i think once your baby is big enough to sit up, then you've outgrown the usefulness of a swing. my son was 17 pounds when we retired his swing and i was getting nervous with him in it (even though he was always strapped in) that something could go wrong...
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My son is 5 months old and 18 lbs, and the swing does NOT swing him at all, even on the highest setting. If I take him out, away it goes! From my experience, I'd say the 25 lb weight limit is not accurate.
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I have used it since since my daughter was born and she is 16 month right now and my husband still uses it sometimes when he goes out with her. On the manual it says you can use it up to 25pounds she is almost 30 pounds still uses it. It really depends on baby weight while she is growing. And to make your money worth you can use up to when you feel it can hold her any longer. plus after she is done you can pass it down to another baby.
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We bought this swing for our infant son who weighs approx. 10 lbs and the straps on our swing will soon be too tight since there is no room to loosen them any further. I suppose it's possible that we both bought swings with straps that are too short. I plan on contacting the manufacturer to see if they can send new straps.
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I believe this swing could easy handle sixty pounds.Our granddaugher is nine months and about twenty pounds. This will probably work four or five years for her. Extremely satisfied with purchase.
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Lots of different answers..but it all comes down to how big your baby is. Mine measured almost 25 inches and 15 lbs at 2 months (99th percentile, so not common).. and he's just about outgrown it. i do love it though and wished he would have been able to use it longer.
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I see others have noted the 50 pound weight limit but I'd like to add that our grand baby is very tall and it still works fine. He is at the top of his height and weight range but is not overweight. We just have tall people in the family and they tend to be average weight as they grow older and are tall. By the time our grand baby is 50 pounds he might be getting a bit old for a stroller and we'd only use it if we were taking long walks and he got tired. They seem to naturally age out of strollers and I anticipate this will work fine until then. Hope this helps give you more info about whether this could work for you. I see others have noted the 50 pound weight limit but I'd like to add that our grand baby is very tall and it still works fine. He is at the top of his height and weight range but is not overweight. We just have tall people in the family and they tend to be average weight as they grow older and are tall. By the time our grand baby is 50 pounds he might be getting a bit old for a stroller and we'd only use it if we were taking long walks and he got tired. They seem to naturally age out of strollers and I anticipate this will work fine until then. Hope this helps give you more info about... » Read More I see others have noted the 50 pound weight limit but I'd like to add that our grand baby is very tall and it still works fine. He is at the top of his height and weight range but is not overweight. We just have tall people in the family and they tend to be average weight as they grow older and are tall. By the time our grand baby is 50 pounds he might be getting a bit old for a stroller and we'd only use it if we were taking long walks and he got tired. They seem to naturally age out of strollers and I anticipate this will work fine until then. Hope this helps give you more info about whether this could work for you. « Show Less
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I'm not sure on the exact weight, but did notice that once my baby was 18lbs or so- the swing was singnificantly slower. I was able to increase the speed to make the "swinging" at the motion speed from before though. I probably retired it around 23 lbs. This swing was seriously money well spent though!!!!
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I cannot imagine that 96 pounds is accurate, or even possible. Don't get me wrong, this was a durable item, and I have no doubt it will serve you to the point your child will no longer fit into it, but 96 lbs, stretches the bounds of credulity.
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As far as the manufacture weight limit goes, I don't know. I can tell you my "big" kids 60-115 lbs. have been know to sit in and swing around on this swing with no problems. My toddler who weighs 40 lbs. swings in it on a regular basis with no worries.
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We didn't have not had a problem. My daughter is about 65 pounds. I also swing with her quite frequently on it without problem and I definitely way will Lotmore
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I would recommend the swing for between 2 months and 1 to 2 years. The top is debatable based on how big your child is because it is rated for up to 30 lbs.
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Hi my toddler is 20 months and about half the weight you are inquiring about however he is very active (since he was 5 months) and the playard has held up well. If you need a more accurate update in a couple months when he is heavier ask again and we will see how it is holding up.
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I did not see that and don't know why it would only be 25 lbs. I have a 32 pound tot that sleeps great on it. It is very firm!! I would think any child that fit in a pack n play would be fine on this mattress!
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that is a good question....16pounds? But it says for babies until 30 pounds...You think it is not working well for your baby?
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I think it said it holds a total of 200lbs, but goes up to age 8. So...? My daughter is 6 and about the height of a 7 yr old and she still has growing room. You can raise the swings up too, which is good. :)
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Depends on size/weight of baby. Max weight recommended is 25 pounds which 'most' babies won't hit til a year or more. Also once babies start walking, they'll lose interest in the jumparoo. Depending on your baby's current age, I'd say you could probably expect them to be out of it around 10-11 months. I went ahead and bought it knowing I was going to cut usage short on mine because my lil chunk at 4 months was already 20 pounds, but for me, it was money well spent.
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So far I put there my 25lb nephew to play and it still was ok. The limit for this cradle is active baby. I transformed my son into his crib at 4.5months, when he start to move around a lot. Then it's not so safe to keep babies there by themselves.