discussion title:
How long is to long to swing???
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11967.2 in response to 11967.1
Well, the AAP recommends no more than 30 minutes a day but that's because they don't want parents to substitute the swing for cuddling/holding their baby. However, if I have done everything and my daughter still doesn't calm down, I try the swing and it usually calms her down and/or puts her to sleep (which usually it is overstimulation/need to sleep that gets her wound up I think). So, I think if you've done lots of holding, cuddling, and checked everything else, using the swing to calm baby down as much as you want is fine, I think.
Also, apparently I was a big lover of the swing as a baby, and my parents kept me in it all the time, and I came out fine. :-P
