10 Best Nursery Glider Chairs In 2019

This the best baby glider on the market, the Windsor Glider and Ottoman from Angel Line has everything that you as a new parent would want from a nursery glider. With its padded seating made from 100% polyester that can easily be removed to be spot cleaned in a pinch to its side pockets for easy storage, this glider would be a welcome addition to any nursery.

With the glider being mostly pre-assembled right from the package, this means that you and your baby can be gliding in comfort in little to no time at all. With its solid wood frame, the Windsor Glider and Ottoman are built to last. An included ottoman helps you raise your feetoff the floor to help with blood flow to your legs.

If there is one feature missing from this glider, it would be that the glider doesn’t have a reclining option. While this may not be a feature to keep you from buying this glider, for those parents who might have back issues, it may be an important omission.

Why We Love It – The Windsor Glider and Ottoman by Angel Line is our top rated baby glider for a reason. Everything offered by the glider is done extremely well. From the cushions to the construction, you cannot go wrong with this glider.

If you’re looking for the best glider chair that will look good in your baby’s nursery or your living room, the Mikayla Upholstered Swivel Gliding Recliner from Baby Relax may be the baby glider to suit your needs.

When first seeing the nursery glider, the first thing that stands out is the look that this presents, not only to you, but to others as well. Wrapped in an easy to clean fabric, the glider also has an added benefit not offered by many other products on the market. An enclosed ball bearing mechanism allows the chair not only to glide, but also swivel giving you a full range of convenience and movement.

The Gliding Recliner, with an easy to reach, and easy to pull latch can help you put the glider into multiple degrees of reclining, from the foot rest being propped up, to a full recline position.

Why We Love It – The Mikayla Upholstered Swivel Gliding Recliner is an amazing choice if you are looking for a nursery glider that can look right at home in your baby’s nursery or in your living room as a piece of accent furniture. With its swivel capability, this puts this glider ahead of similar models for it access and movement capabilities.

With its thick, padded seat, back and armrests, the Mackenzie Microfiber Plush Nursery Rocker Chair is built with comfort in mind for you and your child. While the comfort that the nursery glider offers can be a big benefit, the assembled height of the chair is only 3 feet, and a seat depth of 2 feet could be a problem if you happen to be a taller person and would like to rest your head on the head rest while nursing your baby.

With its rocker, made from solid wood, offers a smooth motion regardless of how you use it. Normally sold on its own, Baby Relax also offers an ottoman to complete the package for your nursery.

While the exclusion of this can be a detractor to some, the comfort that the Mackenzie Microfiber glider offers can make this a perfect addition to your nursery.

Why We Love It – Between the thick padding that makes activities from nursing to reading bedtime stories very comfortable for you to do with your child, to the solid construction of the rocker, the Mackenzie Microfiber Plush Nursery Rocker Chair from Baby Relax is one of our best nursery chairs on the market today.

A lot of parents will picture something similar to the Hoop Glider and Ottoman Set from Stork Craft when they start shopping for the best baby glider. With an available 4 color variations, choosing a color option to fit the décor of your baby’s nursery is easy as can be.

With high quality wood construction, metal ball bearings are enclosed to give you and your baby a smooth gliding experience. This attention to quality and comfort will keep this glider a favorite of yours for years to come.

The Glider and Ottoman Set comes out of the box almost completely set up and requires a minimal amount of time needed to assemble the glider so you can start using this as soon as possible. With their spot clean cushions, cleaning any messes that may happen while nursing your little one will be easy to clean to keep this glider looking new for years to come.

Why We Love It – For a nursery glider that, once out of the box is ready in minutes for you to use with your baby, you can’t get much better that the Hoop Glider and Ottoman Set from Stork Craft. And with its quality construction, this could be the glider you pass down through your family for generations.

With a back cushion that reaches the top edge of the glider to allow you a comfortable headrest, the Monterey Glider & Ottoman from Angel Line offers you more comfort than other similarly priced nursery gliders on the market.

With a seating area of 28 inches, and boasting cushions made from a soft 100% polyester fabric, sitting in this glider with your child while nursing, you can rest assured that sitting in the glider won’t cause discomfort as can be common with some other nursery gliders. Gliding is something the Monterey does extremely well, with its mechanics composed of metal bearings that have been developed well to ensure that there are no issues relating to any unwanted noise or loose feeling parts.

If the nursery glider has a downside, it is a minor one at that. The absence of pockets on the sides of the rocker is missed, especially when there are other nursery chairs on the market that have them.

Why We Love It – The Monterey Glider and Ottoman is a quality option for you to choose for your baby’s nursery. With its exquisite comfort and included ottoman, we are comfortable making this one of our best glider and ottoman choices for your nursery choices on this list.

For some parents, the purchase of a manual rocking glider may not suit their needs. Whether it is price or space in their home, there are mechanical options on the market, such as the Graco duetsoothe swing rocker sapphire from Graco.

A 4 in 1 machine, combining the options of a gliding swing, a gliding bassinet, bouncer and bassinet into one machine, the Soothing System Glider can replace many different pieces of nursery furniture in your home. With 6 different gliding options and 2 vibration settings, this glider gives you many different options to find the best way to soothe and rock your little one off the dreamland.

By offering two different methods to power the nursery glider, by battery, which are not included or by ac adapter, Graco has made it easy for you to take the glider outside the home and still use the glider to comfort your child.

Why We Love It – While there may be some parents that view using an electronic glider, such as the Graco duetsoothe swing rocker sapphire from Graco as being lazy or inattentive, others may see it as a practical option to soothe their baby to sleep. No matter how you feel, this glider has the features and the portability that make it a smart choice any parent.

From the moment you first look at the Brisbane Glider, one of the first words that could come to mind would be comfort. From the glider chair cushions made of 100% polyester, to the cushion that covers the back rest of the glider in full, back pain from sitting long periods or deciding to rest your head while nursing are able to be done without any issues. With a weight capacity of 250 pounds, sitting with your child comfortable should not be an issue.

With large pockets on the outsides of each armrest, storing items like storybooks or blankets is handled with ease. If there is detraction for the glider, is that it doesn’t include a locking option, which would keep it stationary if you’re not looking to glide while using the chair.

Why We Love It – The Brisbane Glider exudes comfort. If you’re looking for a comfortable glider for your baby’s nursery, you cannot go wrong with this glider set. With an included ottoman and easy to clean material, choosing the Brisbane Glider, to us is a no brainer.

A self-contained swing from Graco, the Zuba Glider is a perfect option for you if you are looking for a quality swing that doesn’t take up a lot of room. While its only function is as a gentle swing for your child, compared to others on the market that may offer more options, the features that the swing does offer puts it above others out there.

The roomy seat wrapped in soft fabrics and offering a plush head cushion, wraps your baby in comfort, keeping them cozy while the glider’s 6 speeds allow you to choose the right pace at which to help your little one rest easy.

While you can plug the glider into any wall outlet, the option to use the glider’s features using 4 D batteries, makes this a great portable option. When powered, you can choose from 10 melodies and 5 nature sounds to help relax your little bundle of joy.

With a timer option included, you can use the glider when you need to, set the timer and let your child glide in comfort while you take care of other things around the house if you need to.

Why We Love It – The Zuba Glider from Graco is a perfect option for you if space is an option. Between the comfortable fabric used to comfort your little one and the melodies and nature sounds, your child will easily feel cozy and comfortable each time they are placed in this glider.

Towards the top of the list in regards to the cost and quality of this set, the Comet Doe Swivel Glider and Ottoman is one of our favorite top rated baby gliders on our list. From first glance, you wouldn’t see this as a typical nursery glider that you may find in a baby’s nursery.

While the glider is wrapped in a very comfortable fabric and boasts some of the thickest padded cushions in a glider that we have seen, the included ottoman is what makes this set stand out.

While the top of the ottoman is cushioned, much like other gliders on the market, the difference here lies in the fact that Baby Relax wraps the ottoman in the same comfortable fabric as the glider, in effect hiding the mechanics of the gliding ottoman and giving it a standard look and feel.

Why We Love It ­- If you’re looking for a Glider and Ottoman set that offers all the comforts of a traditional glider but offers a look of traditional furniture, the Come Doe Swivel Glider and Ottoman by Baby Relax is an excellent option for your baby’s nursery. Though it does come in at a higher price point than some other options, your money will be well spent on the comfort this glider and ottoman set offers.

Made by Fisher Price, the 4-n-1 Rock ‘n Glide Soother combines some of the options and features found on some of the other electronic gliders on our list, and comes in at a lower price than those options.

One of our favorite options is the ability for you to choose either gliding head-to-toe or side-to-side to help you soothe your baby back to sleep or after nursing.

With three gliding speeds, up to 12 different tunes and 3 nature sound effects to choose from, the different variations that you have available in using this glider are almost limitless.

Why We Love It – Our biggest reason for putting the 4-n-1 Rock ‘n Glide on our list is the combination of price and function. With the nursery glider combining options found on other gliders on our list for a cheaper price, but at no point, does the glider feel like it is a lesser quality than the other choices.