I have had the unique opportunity to try out lots of different baby products. Seats, swings, bouncers, mats, playpens, strollers, you name it. While we do have many favorites and products that do get used every day, there is one we always return to and one that usually leaves the house with us.
The BabyBjorn Babysitter Balance.
They categorize it as a bouncer. My husband calls it a seat. I call it a life-saver. Regardless, I think “babysitter” is the perfect name! Now, of course Rebecca gets held and worn all.the.time too. But don’t forget we also have a toddler (who greatly regressed to more of a baby phase when his sister showed up) and he needs a lot of attention, too. There are times Rebecca just needs to be put down.
Well, I can’t say enough great things about this. It really is our life-saver. Rebecca loves it. Here are the main reasons why I can’t get enough of this chair:
~It’s comfortable. Typical bouncer seats are small and around Rebecca’s age (5 months), her kicking feet hit the hard plastic bottom or hang off the edge. Not with the Babysitter! The seat is LONG. Rebecca can kick to her heart’s content and hit nothing but fabric. That also means that it goes far above her head. I mean, my 2.5 year old toddler still fits in it with his head held comfortably. It also creates more of an actual seat (you can see clearly in the side-view images below).
~It’s portable. It’s super lightweight and it folds up FLAT. This is a main reason we take it everywhere. To the lake for the weekend? To the grandparents’ for dinner? Hanging out at a friend’s house? This baby comes with. I can grab it, flatten it, and throw it in the car in about 10 seconds.
~It LASTS. I know families that have been using one Babysitter for years. For multiple children. Like I said, my toddler fits in it so when Rebecca isn’t hanging out, Ryan can use it like a chair… and when Rebecca gets older, she can use it like a chair. It’s not one of those “baby toys” you only get to use for a few months.
~Rebecca can sleep in it. The Babysitter has 3 different positions. The most-upright one is still reclined a little and it’s the setting we keep it on 80% of the time. Then there’s the 2nd in-between spot (maybe more for a newborn without much head control yet), and the lowest (3rd) position is lower for sleeping. I can easily move positions with Rebecca in the seat so there’s no worries if she falls asleep in it at the highest position… I just quietly move it down!
~Machine-washable. I don’t know what it is about this seat, but if Rebecca is sitting in it when she goes poop, it’s likely a blow-out up the back. THANKFULLY the cover just whips right off and you can throw it in the wash. We’ve washed ours MANY times, it still looks new, and we’ve never had any issues with it fitting afterwards.
As you can tell, the fabric is reversible, too. In most of my photos above, I have the solid brown side showing with the orange front piece. If I flip it over, it looks like the photo immediately above: the retro design with orange and white stripes. I turned the front piece around too so it’s solid brown. Four different looks!
And my most favorite feature? It’s SIMPLE, but works WONDERS. I mean, you could look at this and wonder what’s so special? There are no lights and bells and whistles. There’s no tray or toys. There’s no music.
But I’m telling you–it doesn’t matter. This Babysitter bounces so well on its own, by Rebecca just kicking her own feet, she has a blast. All those bells and whistles aren’t needed with this thing! She can sit in here and interact with Ryan or we can read her books or she can watch us while we’re making dinner. If you want, however, they do have a wooden toy for the Babysitter. (We bought this and it does work well–we do use it once in awhile, but most of the time Rebecca just likes to hang out in there.)
GIVEAWAY: one lucky reader (and their super lucky baby!!!) is going to win their own BabyBjorn Babysitter Balance! Please use the form below to enter.
I like the cradle harmony and the travel light crib!
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I want the Travel Crib Light 2
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I like the Travel Crib Light 2 and the Cradle Harmony
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The travel crib light 2 please!
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Love that it’s long. My other bouncy seats both my babies outgrew at 4 months.
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I want the Active baby bjorn carrier
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I love their Travel Crib!
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I’d like the Cradle Harmony – it’s so cute!
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I love the high chair!!!
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That looks so much better than the ones that we had with our kids. And yes, lifesaver is the best term for it! I know they say it’s a huge no-no, but it was literally the ONLY place our daughter would sleep for a few months, so we went with it.
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This looks like a great set and entertainer for the little ones. Very cute!
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Love it! Both of my kids couldn’t survive without their bouncers. This one looks really nice!
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Love to try the Baby Bjorn spoons! 🙂
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I had the older version of this seat for my kids and it was my absolute favorite piece of gear ever! Right now, I’m loving the Baby Bjorn step stools!
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I love the length on this bouncer! My 4 month old has been kicking the bottom of her bouncer for a few weeks already :/
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I like the travel crib Light 2
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I like the Travel Crib Light 2.
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I love the Cradle Harmony
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I would love to try the Travel crib.
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The Travel Crib looks great also!
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i really like the high chair!
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I love the travel light crib!
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I love the travel crib!
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The high chairs are very cool.
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I’d love to get the Baby Carrier Miracle.
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I like the Travel Crib Light 2
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I would love to own that travel crib… I have baby #2 on the way and we hit the road a lot… it would really come in handy!
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Love the carrier, im sure the seat is amazing
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We would LOVE a Babysitter Balance, or a SmartPotty for our toddler 🙂
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Love the new high chair!
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The Cradle Harmony is another great baby Bjorn product I’d like to win.
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love the booster seat!
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BabyBjörn Baby Carrier Miracle … love this carrier!
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We would love one of these!
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I love the 3 positions of this bouncer. Cool colors too!
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I’d love to have their Travel Crib Light 2!!
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Would love to try the plate and spoon set.
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I’d love to have the BabyBjörn Baby Carrier Miracle.
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I’d love the travel crib light 2!
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Would also love the Travel Crib Light 2! Very modern, and useful!
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I would love the Cradle Harmony
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I want this Active Baby Bjorn Carrier I love that it is lightweight easy travel and when she does her little kicking she will not hurt herself (other bouncey chairs have that clunky box on bottom to make it vibrate but then babys hurt their little feet on it when they do their little kicking). Thumbs up Baby Bjorn!!
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I would love to get the Cradle Harmony and canopy.
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I love the travel crib…but I’m for sure buying the booster when it comes out in October!!
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The travel light crib looks amazing!
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I love the highchair
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Stool or toilet trainer!
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The Plate and Spoon!
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A carrier!
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I like the plate spoon and cup
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I like the active baby bjorn carrier
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I’d love to have the Cradle Harmony
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Their SOFT BIB!
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I’d love to have the travel crib light 2.
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I would love to have the harmony cradle.
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I also like the BabyBjorn High Chair.
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I would love the baby carrier air!
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Travel crib light 2
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I would love to have the baby carrier original.
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Travel Crib Light 2
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cradle harmony
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I’d also love to have the Baby Carrier Air for my boy who’s due in 3 weeks 🙂
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I’d love to have a Cradle Harmony and Canopy.
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I would love to have the Travel Crib Light 2.
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I like the Smart Potty
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I like the travel crib light 2.
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I love the baby carriers!
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My favorite Madame Blueberry! Thanks for the giveaway!
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Caterpillar Legwarmers
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Travel Crib Light 2 would be AWESOME!!!!!!!!
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eat and play smock.
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I think the Booster Chair looks nice.
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I like the Travel Crib Light 2.
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I love the Travel Crib Light 2
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i would love the Travel Crib Light 2!
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i like the travel crib light
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I like the Travel Crib Light 2
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I like travel crib.
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I like the Travel Light crib. Great for grandma’s house.
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i like the baby carrier
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The Cradle Harmony looks great.
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i like the look of the Cradle Harmony
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I would get the Travel Crib Light 2.
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would like to have their Baby Carrier Miracle
Mesh
brich22 at earthlink dot net
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Another product of theirs that I would like is the Travel Crib Light 2 🙂
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The Travel Crib Light 2!
Ashley Marie Morrissey
ashummz05@yahoo.com
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The cradle harmony.
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I like the Travel Crib Light 2.
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I would love to have the travel crib light 2
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I’d love to have a Baby Bjorn Carrier – particularly the Active model.
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This is great! I also like the Baby Carrier Air.
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I’d love to try the Cradle Harmony.
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The travel light crib.
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
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I like the Travel Crib Light 2.
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the baby cradle would give me a peace of mind to have the baby right next to me in my room when i sleep
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Cradle Harmony
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https://twitter.com/dddiva/status/242997968414842882
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The baby carrier original.
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I’d love the high chair
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I like this carrier
http://www.babybjorn.com/us/products/baby-carriers/baby-carrier-synergy/baby-carrier-synergy/
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I love their Travel Crib!
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i like the baby’s first cup!
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I like the Travel Crib Light 2
schueler.jessica@yahoo.com
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I like the travel crib light 2.
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I love the Travel Crib Light 2
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I really like the High Chair.
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I love the BABYBJÖRN Soft Bib. SO CUTE!
lyndsey.rullman at hotmail dot com
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the baby’s first cup!
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I also like the Cradle Harmony
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I love their High Chair@
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I like the high chair. thanks
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the cradle harmony
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Love it! The play pen looks awesome too!
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The cradle harmony!
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I also like the Travel Crib Light 2
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Would love a Travel Crib. 🙂
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BABYBJÖRN
Travel Crib Light 2
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I like the High Chair. Thanks!
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I also like the travel crib light 2.
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I like the cradle harmony
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Travel crib light two. 🙂
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I’d love to have the Travel Crib Light 2
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I want the Travel Crib Lite 2!
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I can vouch that it is extremely durable because I have a bouncer that is over 10 years old and is currently being heavily used by a 5th baby/child, you can check it out at BabyBjorn Bouncer. They never go for a poor price as a used item if you take good care of it and that’s the catch… it is a really good design made from excellent material so you can take care of it really easily. Just pull the fabric off and wash it. And when you don’t need it or wanna transport it you can fold it up and you’re good to go. Definitely and excellent item!
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