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The 15 Best Baby Bouncers for Your Bundle of Joy

by Hilary Braaksma


The 15 Best Baby Bouncers for Your Bundle of Joy
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Finding the right baby bouncer for your infant can provide hours of giggles, learning, fine motor skill development and, let’s be honest, a little break for you. Bouncers are a great place for babies to relax and are designed to seat baby comfortably while offering them entertainment and skill-building. Some bouncers come with attached toy bars with soft, colorful toys that help them learn about texture and practice reaching, and all bouncers offer a great view of the world for them to take in the many sights of home life.

 

Baby bouncers also keep babies comfortable while in an upright position, which can provide relief for babies suffering from acid reflux or gas discomfort. Although it’s important for babies to spend time on their backs and bellies to develop the muscles they will need to crawl and walk, it’s important to have somewhere soft to relax—and babies need hours of relaxation a day.

 

If you’re in the market for the best baby bouncer seat for your little one, check out these great selections designed to soothe your fussy baby from brands like Fisher Price, Bright Starts, Graco, and Babybjorn. These 15 adorable bouncers have all the bells and whistles to keep your baby safe, happy and entertained.

 

 

 

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Best Overall

Fisher Price Deluxe Baby Bouncer by Jonathan Adler

Price:$91.00

Function, style and price all intersect to make this our best overall pick for baby bouncers. The Fisher Price Deluxe baby bouncer is a solid choice in it’s own right, but the collaboration with designer Jonathan Adler is what makes it a must-buy. This bouncer has relaxing vibrations, soothing sounds, a colorful mobile and a soft, sophisticated fabric design to keep your baby comfortable and entertained.

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Best Budget

Bright Starts Playful Pinwheels Bouncer

Price:$20.00

Let your little one relax in serious comfort without breaking the bank. This Bright Starts Playful Pinwheels baby bouncer has spinning toys for baby to play with, machine-washable fabric body, and a relaxing vibration option to help calm your fussy baby.

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Best Splurge

Nuna Leaf Grow Baby Seat with Toy Bar

Price:$290.00

If you want to invest in a top-of-the-line baby bouncer, the Nuna Leaf baby bouncer is well-built and innovatively designed. The seat has no motor and is propelled manually for an incredibly quiet and smooth ride for baby. The bouncer can sustain motion for more than two minutes with a gentle push, holds up to 130 pounds, comes with a soft toy bar, has three reclining positions, and transitions into a toddler and child seat.

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Best High-Tech

4moms MamaRoo Bluetooth Enabled High-Tech Swing

Price:$176.00

Techie moms will love controlling this Bluetooth-enabled swing from an app on their phone. Ease of control aside, this swing also has five unique motions designed to mimic human movement, a sleek design, and interactive soft toys. The Bluetooth capability also lets you play your own music in addition to the pre-programmed selections.

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Best for Newborn

Cybex LEMO Bouncer

Price:$150.00

This German-engineered baby bouncer is incredibly simple in design, making it especially safe for newborn babies. The soft fabric body has breathable mesh material and is free of any removable parts. The Cybex LEMO infant bouncy chair has a weight limit of up to 33 pounds.

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Best Battery Operated

Baby Jogger City Swag 2-in-1 Rocker and Bouncer

Price:$200.00

This battery-powered baby bouncer from luxe baby brand Baby Jogger has two vibration speeds, three positions, and a removable bar with soft toys. This lightweight baby bouncer managed to pack a lot of padded comfort into its nine-pound frame and folds down flat for easy storage and travel.

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Best for Small Spaces

Stokke Steps Bouncer

Price:$210.00

This cushioned baby bouncer chair from Stokke has a detachable toy hanger for your little one’s favorite rattles and soft toys, a five-point harness, multiple seating positions, and three trendy color options. For Stokke devotees with the luxury brand’s Steps high chair, this bouncer can also be inserted into the steps for elevated bouncing, playing, and sight-seeing.

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Best Features

Graco EveryWay Soother

Price:$135.00

If you’re looking for a certain feature, this Graco baby swing probably has it. True to its name, the EveryWay baby bouncer seat has eight ways to swing, two directions to rock, and six speeds. The removable top portion can even be carried from room to room as you go about your day.

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Best Bouncer + Swing Combo

Ingenuity Boutique Collection Baby Swing

Price:$64.00

This sweet, stylish baby swing has plenty of padding to keep your baby comfortable and has vibrating motions to function as a bouncer as well. The swing has five speeds, eight melodies, three nature sounds, a toy bar with wooden and plush toys, and a removable headrest. This Ingenuity swing and bouncer combo has a weight limit of 20 pounds.

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Most Stylish

Babybjorn Bouncer Bliss

Price:$250.00

The Babybjorn Bouncer Bliss is sleek and stylish by design, with a streamlined build and simple but sophisticated details. Even more stylish is the moody bloom-printed fabric, which is exclusive to Nordstrom and machine-washable. More than just gorgeous, this Babybjorn bouncer is ergonomically designed to support your baby’s back, neck, and head.

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Best Convertible

Fisher Price Infant and Toddler Rocker

Price:$45.00

This Fisher Price Infant and Toddler Rocker is so many things in one, it’s almost hard to keep count. This baby seat has a vibrating function to bounce and soothe your baby, two recline positions, and a removable toy bar. This seat is designed to rock back and forth and has a kick-stand for stationary seating. As your little one grows, this colorful convertible seat transforms into a toddler rocking chair.

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Best Bouncer + Walker

Tiny Love Here I Grow 4-in-1 Activity Center

Price:$80.00

Older babies will get a kick out of bouncing themselves in this mobile activity center. This baby seat can provide endless hours of entertainment for your child—from bouncing to walking to playing and pushing. The removable seat pad is machine washable.

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Best Portable

Baby Delight Go With Me Alpine Deluxe Portable Bouncer

Price:$79.00

This cute and cozy portable bouncer folds flat for easy transportation and storage. If you spend a lot of time on the go or travel frequently with your baby, this 4.5-pound bouncing seat is a must-have. A three-point harness system keeps babies safe, and soft plush toys keep them engaged and entertained.

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Best from BuyBuyBaby

Babybjorn Bouncer Balance Soft

Price:$200.00

This baby bouncer from Walmart has over 600 five-star reviews, making it a safe bet if you’re looking for a bouncer you can count on. The pared-down design, ergonomic build and soft fabric make this infant bouncer a popular choice—along with the fact that it can be used as a toddler chair later on.

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Best Bouncer Chair

Skip Hop Uplift Multi-level Baby Bouncer

Price:$120.00

This bouncer can be elevated up to 34" and is great for having baby at couch level. It also vibrates and plays songs and soothing sounds. It folds down nearly flat when not it use.