Graco DuetConnect LX Portable Baby Swing and Bouncer, Multi-Direction Baby Bouncer Seat, Multiple Swing Speeds, Redmond

"4.0 out of 5 stars" - This is our second time around having a graco swing. Our first the pattern/style seems to be disconnected and so second time around I was pleased to find this neutral swing to comfortably be in our living room without being an eye sore.The swing is sturdy. Works as described.I will saw our last Graco swing had a swivel feature that allowed you to turn the swing apart from the base so you don’t have to pick the entire thing up to have baby face a certain type of way. I don’t know if this is just a different kind of swing in their line of swing types or that feature didn’t make the cut this time around but I missed that.We already purchased a bouncer to is portable/foldable that we have on hand so we never used the bouncer alone feature. But it’s nice to have. We tested it out once just to see how it looks and it seemed okay.The swing will have a glitchy moment if you unplug it while it’s in mid swing. Our toddler has done that and all that’s required is to fully turn it off as in turn the knob with the swing settings all the way to zero, plug back in while it’s off, then turn on and it should work just fine again.I’d advise Graco to lengthen the plug cord.It worked for us because of our living room layout, and where we decided to place the swing but I can see that being a problem for others.Music is decent.Overall I really enjoy it.Get it.

"2.0 out of 5 stars" - Yeah, its a swing. and its safe. I do not feel like the bouncer seat is necessary in retrospect. If you leave the actual bouncer metal frame on the bouncer seat while its in swing mode, it will come loose and fall down so the swing cannot move but the motor stills whirs like it would be swinging if the metal frame didn't fall out of the base of the bouncer... and in that respect- how safe is that bouncer if the metal legs just fall out so easily?. So i took mine right off because the base of the bouncer seat is huge compared to the little bright starts bouncer we have, like it takes a lot of floor space and is not easy or compact to move around. say you want to take a shower and take baby in, in his bouncer seat- well good luck getting that sucker through the doorway. The swing itself is enormous and needs a permanent spot in your house. Which i don't mind of it had the things i wish it did... which is my own fault- i am completely aware of this fact however, I wish i had just gotten a basic swing that was not so, ugh - i don't want to say complicated but involved and not in a good way. Just a basic swing that swings side to side and back and forth. which btw this swing only goes side to side. I ended up buying a mini swing that is portable/fold up that just goes back and forth and baby likes that just as much-There are little toys he can actually touch on that mini one, when he gets old enough to.I am not saying this is a terrible product by any means, however I was disappointed that the mobile does absolutely nothing, it is literally hanging on a hair tie style of elastic so you can bat it back and forth- except your baby can't bc its too high... Thats super boring for a baby for the price point of $170 they couldn't make that have a little motorized spinner??Overall not impressed and i would not recommend it to others. There are a lot of options for about half this price and I just wish i had shopped around more for something better and less money because we ended up buying a second swing to make up for the things this one was lacking such as interactive toys with a removable bar, small footprint/ability to move around easily, and the back and forth swinging option. Maybe i am picky but 4 kids into the game and 11 years since my last- I know what i like and don't like. and maybe its perfect for someone else but not for me/. I do feel like its safe in the swing mode- without the bouncer metal frame on- as a bouncer, its highly questionable as far as its safety goes, what with how the feet/legs/frame base comes right off so easy. It could def use the quick connect metal buttons that insert into holes within another bar and be 100% safe but just having a weird metal shape that slides sideways into a plastic sleeve is not what i consider safe for the bouncer. i will not be using that seat as a bouncer anymore.