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Rockers are expensive, yo. But that’s not even the worst part. Deciding on a rocker with your (or should I say “my”) husband has to be one of the most obnoxious things ever, more obnoxious than having to wipe my bulldog’s bum every day. In my defense, they didn’t mention this in the bulldog instruction manual when we bought her. I would rather wipe my dog’s bum for the rest of my life then have another conversation with my husband about what rocker we should get for our nursery. Oh, and I should add stroller to that list too.
Let’s just wish for some impossibilities together for a minute. I wish someone would sell a rocker that is the same price as these repulsive ones, but is visibly comfortable (for the dude’s approval), incredibly stylish, and while we’re at it – customizable. There’s major market potential here, am I right?
Now, I know I’m no where near being the first pregnant blogger to share a list of rockers that fit your budget. It’s been done a billion times, but what I want to share with you are the EXACT rockers we narrowed down, of which one we chose to buy. Sadly our rocker is currently sitting in the delivery box in our garage, and it’s killing me not to be able to bust it out and rock round in it, cradling my Frenchie like he’s my baby.
OK, so here are my lists, which I divvied up into two categories: Neutral and Stylish. All of which are “affordable”, and by affordable I mean not.
These four rockers above were somewhat approved by my mister, for the mere fact that they “look” comfortable. We ended up choosing one of these rockers, can you guess which?
Now, if I had all the money to spare, I would buy one of the rockers from this list above. Let’s be real, I’d buy that bentwood beauty, although midnight nursing sessions prob wouldn’t be very comfortable in it, so, seeing as how I’d have all the money and therefore ample space, I’d place my midnight feeding rocker right next to it – most certainly that copper based gem.
The first rocker I ever shared with my husband was that bentwood rocker from onefourtythree. Let’s just say he couldn’t have but his foot down harder. I get it, I couldn’t see him nursing in that chair either. I did walk away with the exact feeling I felt when my parents used to tell me I couldn’t spend the night at my bestie’s house on a school night. So. Extremely. Soul crushing. The others truthfully weren’t ever a real option, just ones that were entertained and compared.
So, how did we choose? Well, the only reason we bought the rocker we did is because I’m an excellent gift card hoarder which saved us about 60% off the original price. Can you guess which one we chose?
Love them all. Did you see Mekenzie’s Ikea Strandmon Hack to make her own rocker? I love that idea:
http://interiorsbykenz.com/ikea-hack-strandmon-rocker-diy-wingback-rocking-chair/
Did you choose stylish number 2????
I’m going to say 4 (from target) though the bentwood rocker is pretty amazing!!
I would have gone with the Hadley from Walmart…I love how wide it is! So I’m gonna say the Hadley!
My husband splurged and bought me the stylish #2 from Room and Board when we were pregnant with twins. I knew I would spend a lot of time in this thing, and wanted something that would last. Now that my kiddos are 2, and don’t need to be rocked to sleep (I still try – they dont have it), it is in our living room, so we can still use it!
That copper based one is gorgeous!!