Graco Swing By Me 2-In-1 Portable Swing, Zooland

 (15 customer reviews)

I bought this swing at a big brick and mortar store in a different pattern, but the swing is the same. I bought it when I was on a trip away from home with my 4 month old and she wouldn't sleep in her Pack and Play for a nap. She is used to sleeping in a large Fisher Price Papasan swing for her naps, so off to the store I went to find a small swing that I hoped to be able to take home with me from my road trip. We will use it as a second swing in the kitchen or living room so we can keep her nap swing in our bedroom. Anyway, for a space saving or secondary swing it is pretty great. It has telescoping legs for two heights, the seat folds in half for storage and the legs fold in. Basically, the whole thing folds in half. It isn't the smallest item even when folded, but it fit in my mini van with heaps of luggage and other baby items with no problem. The toys that hang from the bar are cute, but just attached with velcro, so they can come off easily. The swing has a dial for the...Read more

I purchased this swing for my newborn with colic. The swing was a good price as I wasn't really in the place to put out a lot of money for one at the time. We have had the swing for about 3.5 mos and I have probably already spent as much on batteries as I did on the swing. The baby loves the swing, however I hate that it is very noisy and a battery zapper. After using it for about 3 weeks I noticed it was sitting crocked while my daughter was swinging in it. That is when I discovered one of the legs was not staying locked in the height setting. Fearful of it tipping over while in use I contacted Graco with my concerns and also mentioned at the time it seemed to go through batteries really quickly. They promptley sent me new sets of legs and with that a new motor housing was included to fix both issues. About 2-3 weeks after replacing the legs the motor started making a high pitched squealing sound intermittently and the motor made a grinding sound. So again I contacted Graco...Read more

We're pretty happy with this swing for the price. I bought it knowing I would want to use rechargeable batteries. Otherwise you can easily spend the price of the swing in batteries (C cells are a buck each, this swing takes 4, they last for 4- 5 days under fairly consistent use).

Most rechargeables these days are sold as AA batteries. You have to then purchase a C size shell (or spacer) to insert the AA batteries through. Here's the TRICK - AA batteries have much shorter positive terminal nipples than C batteries. If you buy rechargeable AA, then fit them into a C shell, the positive terminals won't actually reach the contacts in the battery housing to complete the circuit. Fortunately the fix is easy: take a pair of needle nose pliers and pop the positive wire coil contact out from under the plastic tab for each of the positive terminals. It will take less than a minute and the terminal coils are still firmly in place. This isn't messing with the integrity of the...Read more