Graco Sweetpeace Newborn Soothing Center

Owner feedback on the Graco Sweetpeace Newborn Soothing Center is positive, with rave reviews about the wide array of features. The Graco Sweetpeace has four swinging motions with six speeds; it also has two vibration settings. Along with the standard lullabies, there are "womb-like" white noise sounds and a MP3 player plug-in that lets caregivers choose their own music. We find some complaints about loud motors, but user reviews are generally positive about the response of Graco's customer service. The seat on the Graco Sweetpeace is removable, helpful for moving a baby without disturbing her. The seat base is also compatible with Graco car seats, and you could move your baby from car to cradle without taking him out of his infant seat. The Sweetpeace runs on electricity or batteries. If you don't want to spend quite so much, we find the best reviews overall for the Fisher-Price Starlight Papasan Cradle Swing (*Est. $125), which lacks a vibrate feature but does have side-to-side and back-to-front swing options.

We find discussion of the Graco Sweetpeace baby swing in the popular baby-gear book, "Baby Bargains," but the editors' evaluation is very brief. User reviews are the best source of detailed information on the Graco Sweetpeace Newborn Soothing Center. We're generally impressed with sources offering in the neighborhood of 50 entries on a single product, and in this case Amazon.com and Target.com make the cut. The review quality on Amazon.com is a bit higher, and there are several long, informative posts worth reading on their own. ToysRUs.com and WalMart.com have fewer reviews of the Graco Sweetpeace, although they're worth visiting if parents are on the fence about a buying decision.