It’s funny how different babies have the same problems but often have different needs. When my first daughter was a baby, and seemed to have inconsolable crying, I would plop her in her car seat and put her in the bathroom with the shower running. The sound of the running water, always calmed her down. That trick doesn’t work with my newest little one. No, this one likes to be bounced … a lot.

When I was pregnant, I used a workout ball to help with back pain. Bouncing on it gently really helped with my aches. I guess little Kaia got so very used to that motion, now it seems to be the only thing that can calm her crying jags.

Tiny Love’s Gymini Bouncer helps calm a fussy baby

Enter Tiny Love’s Gymini Bouncer. No longer do I have to sit for hours bouncing on a ball that once used to relieve my back pain and now seems to increase it. This bouncer works with my baby’s weight and movements to keep it going. It also emits calming (battery-operated) vibrations for double the movement!   

When Kaia isn’t fussy, the Gymini can occupy her time for at least 20 minutes as she is learning to grab and focus on the attached rattles, teether and musical crab. When she starts to get fussy, we turn the crab on, and the flashing lights and music calm her down. It’s hysterical to watch as she becomes distracted by the toy, then starts crying again only to realize she might like the crab, cry little again and then stop and stare again. (Is it mean to laugh at this?)

It is also a cinch to move as it is light and can easily be taken apart. Before I received the Gymini, I had another vibrating seat, which we used when eating dinner, taking showers and sitting on the deck … and that thing was sort of a monstrosity. Sure, it did the trick, but I also nicked up every doorjamb in the house when we moved from room to room.

Needless to say, the Gymini is our new favorite baby item, thank you Tiny Love! 

Tiny Love Gymini giveaway!

Tiny Love would like to offer readers of the Mom Central baby blog a chance to win a Gymini of their very own!

Here’s how to enter:

• Please leave a comment below about your favorite way to calm a fussy baby.
• One winner will be chosen at random.
• Contest will end July 23, 2010, at midnight EDT

Erica Gatlin is an account supervisor with Mom Central. She is also a wife and a mother of a tween and an infant daughter. Connect with Erica at Erica@momcentral.com and follow her on Twitter.

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Mom Central received one Gymini bouncer to facilitate this review. Erica’s opinions are her own.

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