For a baby to be able to (a) sleep in for a nap, and (b) sit up and look around. FlickR:BabyRockerChair.

Chicco rocker: we had one that we really liked, but gave it away.

• The newer model seems clunky. But we bought it.

• Later my mother-in-law found the old one at her apartment - not where we normally stored stuff.

The [Baby Bjorn] [Baby Sitter123] is rather large (too big to comfortably carry to the next room if the kid is asleep in it), and doesn't recline all the way.

[Mac Laren] has a rocker. Seems to fully recline.

Svan Bouncer says it reclines fully, but none of the pictures seem to demonstrate that.

Combi has some rockers, which recline all the way.

The [Fisher Price] [Infant To Toddler Rocker] doesn't claim to be fully reclining, but one reviewer notes it being flatter than most for newborns.

• they have other bouncers also.

  • the Papasan seems a little limited in age/range

  • the [Smart Stages] swing/rocker gives a whole different feature set, but the bulk is annoying for urban dwellers.

So

• bought the [Baby Bjorn] rocker

  • of the 3, this one has the greatest tendency to force a large poop to squeeze up the back of the diaper past the waistband.

• bought the new Chicco

• then found the old Chicco, which we prefer to the other 2.

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