Opinions on rocking chairs?

If you don’t have room don’t get it. For us it was nice with our first so I could rock them but he was a contact napped for ours so I wish ours reclined so I could lean back too and sleep if I needed to instead of just sitting up. I didn’t all the time use it for feeding. I’d just sit on the couch. Especially with our second I just used the couch a lot. This time I have a recliner rocking chair and plan to use it a lot when feeding and if I just need to lay down and baby is sleeping on me

You can make it safe if you sleep and baby sleeps. Like having your arms up and stuff or even just resting your eyes on your head instead of having to just sit straight up which is never fun. Especially if you end up having a c section. Because if you don’t have room you don’t need it

My husband loves the rocking chair and has put way more hours on it than I have so much that when I messed up the cushion (forgetting it can't go in the laundry) he went out and got a new one. We do have space for it though.

Another option is bouncing on an exercise ball, he did that a lot with our first while I was recovering.

Congratulations on your first! If you don’t have the space, I don’t think it’s absolutely necessary to have a rocking chair. My first baby knew when we’d sit down and threw a fit so we mostly bounced him standing up. My second actually prefers to be held still and can fall asleep on her back so we haven’t used our rocking chair much for either baby. It really is different for every baby.

Like Gabrielle said, the reclining part of our rocking chair was actually way more useful for when baby finally did fall asleep on my chest, I could lean back and not break my back. Since space is limited, I’d recommend waiting to see if your baby prefers being rocked to sleep. We had several different rockers and didn’t use any of them for my first and now finally using the bouncer for my second.

Congratulations 🎉

Unfortunately, this is super personal.. I NEED a comfortable place to nurse, which is a supportive glider/recliner. I found exactly what I wanted on marketplace 7 years ago and I've not stopped using it for nursing and comforting my babies. I MAKE room for it because it's that important to me. Others are fine with their bed, their couch, etc.

We never had the room and tbh we didn’t need one with either baby. I comforted my babies sitting, standing, laying down, on the sofa, in moment.

Both my babies slept on their own without rocking, I still got lots of cuddles and safe sleepy feeds. A rocking chair would have been a waste of space and money for us and even if I got space for baby 3 I still wouldn’t bother.

We had a glider and adored it.

Got this one, and we are obsessed! 6 months postpartum, and we use it every single day! https://chitaliving.com/products/elysian-power-swivel-glider-recliner-with-adjustable-headrest

I wouldn't force it if you're short on space. None of my kids have ever settled in a rocking chair, they always want to be walked around. Every baby is different but I personally wouldn't spend money on one.

Ok thanks everyone! ❤️I may wait on the chair then to see if we need it