When I first saw the soothing center at the store I thought it was the best thing I had ever seen. It has a removable seat that you can turn in 4 differant directions, its fairly easy to assemble, and it can plug into an outlet or batteries! Those features are great! However, when you read the specifiactions it says the baby can use it until he/she weighs 25 pounds. Well, my son only weighs 10 pounds and it doesnt swing properly, even when you turn up the speed it delays. If the baby isnt in it it swings great, but as soon as you put weight in it, it doesnt work right. If that small flaw was improved it would be an excellant product!