Nursery Glider Chairs

4little1s.com now have a number of Glider Chairs available at very competitive prices on our website, www.4little1s.com. For those of who are not familiar with these great pieces of furniture that make feeding and rocking baby to sleep that little bit easier, you don't know what you are missing. In essence, Glider chairs are a take on the traditional rocking chair and sometime called nursing chairs.

Glider chairs offer parents the opportunity to have a relaxing sit down in a genuinely comfortable and relaxing chair and then rock their little baby to sleep. We are starting to see more and more glider chairs being asked for when new parents are planning for their new nursery. In particular parents looking to achieve the co ordinate nursery look as glider chairs do really come in all shapes and sizes as well as budgets to fit different pockets. You may actually find that once you have bought the glider chair, as they are so comfortable and relaxing, other people such as mums, dads, friends and grandparents will start to realize that too and want to sit in it ! Glider chairs takes the weight of your feet and can provide relief with painful legs and feet by raising them. In turn, this reduces body fluid retention and swelling.

I would certainly say that over the last 12 months as word has spread about these chairs; people are starting to realize the benefit of them. Some of the top end glider chairs even have back massagers built within the chair itself, some rotate and swivel while others offer the back recline…..if you are looking for luxury, you have found it !

Glider chairs are modern and stylish pieces of furniture and they not only look fantastic in your nursery, looks just as good in the lounge or your conservatory if you have one.

Some people prefer to have the glider chair in the nursery, but there are no hard and fast rules as to where they need to be located. They can be in any room, wherever you and baby will feel the most relaxed and it's quiet is the best location.

Broadly speaking there are three types of glider chairs:

• Upholstered glider chairs
• Wooden glider chairs
• Wicker glider chairs

• Back massager
• Feet recliner
• Back recliner
• Swivel and height adjustment
• Direction adjustment
• Make dinner, does the shopping and all the housework button (only Joking!)

• Gentle sliding motion
• Comfortable
• Smooth and soothing for baby
• Calming for mum and baby
• Relaxing during pregnancy
• Supports my lower back
• Multi- purpose chair

• There are a number of manufactures making Glider chairs such as Hauck, Cosatto and Dutailier as well as other smaller manufactures.
• Don't over spend, however it is always worth buying quality when it comes to glider chairs. You will be spending quite a lot of time in it, you want it to be comfortable and not have to be continually adjusting it to get comfy.
• Check the quality and safety standards the glider chairs have been built to. Ensure it meets all fire and furnishing regulations.
• Check how many positions the Glider chair reclines to, 3 positions is usually good. Some Glider chairs can have up to seven or more positions.
• Ask about back support, this needs to be good.
• Go for glider chairs with good quality cushions as you will be spending quite a lot of time in the chair.
• Check if the foot stool comes with the chair or if it's an additional cost. Check to see if the stool matches the chair.
• Some glider chairs require complete home assemble, other chairs arrive already assembled, and some simply need a couple of screw to be screwed in. To avoid any surprise, check which option you have.
• Check how easy it is to get in and out of it.
• Find out about the cushions, can they be washed ? Are you able to get replacement ones, if so how etc etc.