Oh my.... All I can think is....please get a comfy nursery rocker with a headrest for the sleepy and weary!

I love this chair and i was considering it for my nursery (im due in april) but i've heard from friends that it is so low it is difficult to get out of post delivery and with a baby in arm.
Can anyone give their feedback? I'd like to get more opinions on the subject of practicality before i blow a few hundred on one.

I don't think it's "great for nursing."

In fact, I think many commentors here have said just the opposite.

My parents have this chair and it's a waste of space. The low back makes rocking awkward and uncomfortable, and no one sits in it until it's the last open seat (and even then I'll still opt to sit on the floor). I'd forgo style in favour of function for a rocking chair, especially if it's intended for a worn-out mother and a nursing baby. A headrest is a must.

TERRIBLE for nursing or trying to get in and out of with a baby on board or in your arms. I always see these in nursery posts here and assumed it was for decoration, because there's no way people are actually trying to nurse a fussy (or unfussy) baby in one of those. It is simply not practical.

The Eames Rocker is aesthetically pleasing to look at but, nothing more. I'd prefer a chair with more back support and comfort :)

It stinks for nursing. It's beautiful and small scale and not too expensive but it really isn't a good nursing chair. I have one - I know this for a fact.

In hindsight I'd rather have a plain old rocking chair or even one of those standard gliders. If I had room for one.

We had this chair and loved it. It has a small footprint which worked great for our small nursery. I used it just a few times for nursing, as I found I'd rather be out in the living room, and the couch was fine. And no, you won't sleep in it, but your bed might work for that purpose. Our Eames rocker worked fine for rocking a baby or toddler to sleep, or rocking or sitting with a toddler for stories.

I guess I'm the lone voice of dissent. We had an Eames rocker that we put in the nursery when our older son was born seven years ago, and it stayed there until we moved to a new house last month, when we relocated it to the living room. I nursed both my sons in it -- though not in the ouchy post-childbirth stage, admittedly -- and found it really comfy after I added a beautiful sheepskin that a friend gave me as a baby present. (Full disclosure: I'm on the small side, but both my kids were 95th-percentilers, and I nursed both of them well into toddlerhood.)

For us, the Eames was the only rocker that would fit in our 8-by-9-foot nursery, so it was that or nothing. I'm glad it worked out for me -- sorry to hear others didn't have such a great experience.

I have one in my nursery and I love it! I did the same thing as TammyE and put a sheepskin on it. I'm small, and my kid was also small. (For the freshly post partum stage, I used a Swiss Ball. The ball became a foot rest later). It may not be for everyone, but if you are small, it works great!

Here it is on AT:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/my-room-bunnycape-cod-ma-159577

Wasn't the original chair made of fibreglass and the newer ones are made of plastic? I bought a vintage fibreglass one for our living room (just a metal base though, not rocker, but same shell). It is a surprisingly comfortable and amazingly contoured chair - you have to sit in one to really understand how this fits to your body. Having said that, this would be a terrible chair for nursing or just as your nursery chair. The arms are too high and it is very small, like those of you that say you nursed toddlers in it? I don't understand how you could do this unless you sat forward and had your kid on an angle. It looks awesome, I agree, but I can't think of a worse chair for nursing. I bought an old school, wooden rocker off Kijiji and I also regret that - the arms were too high for nursing. ck8g0 - don't bother with it, get it for another space in your house, but I'm telling you that you'll regret it for your nursery.

It depends on how big you are, doesn't it? I'm very short, and the Eames rocker gives me plenty of support. It's quite comfortable for me.

I have this rocker in my son's nursery and have used it for nursing from the time he was three days old. Sure, you won't be falling asleep in it, but that's not what its there for. BTW, I'm 5'7" and my little guy is a pretty big baby.

I just came to post that I've tried it and it's super uncomfortable! I couldn't imagine using it for more than a few minutes. Interesting that the very petite posters think it's great! I'm 5'9" so that must have been a big part of it.

We were in a 600SQF one bedroom apartment when our son was born and we splurged on a black leather Dutailier glider with footrest and we had it in the 'living room' instead of our bedroom/nursery. The most expensive piece of furniture we had for years and we still love it. Someone in the family uses it every day!

I've bought a secondhand one for future use. I don't see myself ever using it to feed a baby, as I'm more likely to use my own bed. Gliders/nursing chairs are so damn ugly and huge... I just don't want to waste the space or the cash, and have to look at an eyesore every day. I bought the eames because the size and colour fit in the room, and I know it is comfortable for reading books with kiddos in the future. As the baby grows, it will then become 'their' chair for reading etc... what kid doesn't love having a rocking chair in their room :)

I wanted one too and both the authorized and Modernica version (different pitch) were both crazy uncomfortable for nursing. Great chair for another purpose.

I love the look but to sit in is just downright uncomfortable, with or without a baby on board.

You can find nice looking rockers that are incredibly more comfortable. I found an upholstered '50s rocker that I reupholstered for our nursery. I also own the Eames (knock-off) rocker that is in our living room. I also can testify that people only sit in the chair when it's the last available seat. I don't mind sitting in it when we're playing a game with friends or something, where I'm not trying to get comfortable.

What a better idea than this Eames elephant poster to complete these kids bedrooms decoration :) https://www.etsy.com/listing/100910843/eames-poster-retro-plywood-elephant