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Rocking Chairs - Are they worth buying?

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Toothache · 07/05/2004 11:53

I've been thinking about buying a rocking chair for the inevitable night feeds I have ahead of me and looked on kiddicare.com for them. I saw some lovely ones, but the starting price was around £400!!!!! That's just way too much for me. I could get a sofa for less.

Does anyone out there have one that they can recommend that doesn't cost an arm and a leg? Or I'd even buy a 2nd hand one from you?

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Codswallop · 07/05/2004 12:09

No get on e of those 50£ Ikea chairs thats rock slighlty.. do you know whaicch/
theay ar ehigh at the back to support your drooping head! MUch cheaper and more practical, also if you gett he leather one puke proof!

and withte spare money buy yourself somehting!

Codswallop · 07/05/2004 12:14

chair

Codswallop · 07/05/2004 12:17

ooh look a rocker at £65

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Toothache · 07/05/2004 12:22

Cheers Coddy!
Haven't had an email from you in a while.

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polly28 · 07/05/2004 12:29

don't bother,I bought one and couldn't feed properly on it,wish I'd bought a comfy armchaair instead as would still take up as much room and be comfier.

I have got enormous tits so I need a lot of room to get the buggers out and not suffocate baby.I however did buy a nursing glider chair with both kids(11 years apart) and ended up selling them soon after.

I expect if you have normal boobs (Mine are 38g were probably 38z when feeding ds) the rockers wouldn't be so cramped,I just found I needed more width...buy a big armchair instead

tealady · 07/05/2004 12:36

I agree with polly - I had a glider rocker and they are not ideal for breastfeeding - the arms get in the way - and being wooden they are not ideal right next to a baby's head. However we did find it useful for cuddling sleepy babies and (dare I say it) rocking them to sleep. I think a low, soft armless chair is ideal for feeding.

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Toothache · 07/05/2004 12:37

lol Polly28 - I definitely don't have that problem. I'm a 36B and my chest only gets more pert when pregnant, rather than bigger! Maybe just crept upto a C cup when bfing ds.

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Codswallop · 07/05/2004 12:39

toothache

who are you?

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Toothache · 07/05/2004 12:41

M2T!! You convinced me my posting name was boring.

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Codswallop · 07/05/2004 12:43

omg

I kept wondering who this young upstart was - I hadnt e miald you as I thought maybe you had bowed out of mn ans laso I hadnt got around to putting your new e-ddress into my address book

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Toothache · 07/05/2004 12:46

lol, I must be mellowing in my old age if my posting style wasn't instantly recognisable!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!!?

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