In the beginning, Jayden did not like to put into the swing (perhaps he was still too small to fit in it correctly) but now... nothing soothe or calm him down better and quicker than the swinging motion. Whenever I need to do some house work or need to keep him occupy, I just simply put him in the swing and he will quickly fall into a nap. So far it been life-saver!! Sometimes during the night when he wakes up too early for his feeding, I put him in the swing too and it will buy me about 1/2 -1 hour (and sometime even more!!) time. I don't know how I would live without it!!
Another thing that comes in handy is the bouncer. Jayden was super fussy last night. Every time we try to put him in the crib -- he cries. Yes... even the swing did not do the magic charm for him yesterday evening. So at 2am in the morning and after being extremely tired from holding him for hours -- I decided to put him on the bouncer and let it vibrate. Thank goodness it worked!! I guess the vibration reminded him being in the car -- so it rocked him to sleep.
Oh yeah, swings are a lifesaver!! I don't know what I'd do without them either. But they don't work anymore for my baby, only in the beginning. So enjoy it while you can!
Oh no!!! Don't say that!!