Pillow Pets?

TJ1979

The nanny bought E a pillow pet. She is absolutely obsessed with it! She takes it everywhere she goes, she talks to it, she rocks it, and she is insisting on having it in her crib.

E is 22 months, and has been using a pillow and blanket and a small teddy bear in her crib for the last 6 months.

Is having the pillow pet in there with her safe? It's bigger and fluffier than her current pillow and teddy bear are. What do you think?

Ruthie04

As long as it doesn't have anything that could come off (like eyes), I think it's okay. We only ever use a light blanket, but I figure kids are in toddler beds with full bedding at this point, so I think stuffed animals are fair game.

itsmevkb

Well, Maren has a pillow pet along with about 15 other stuffies so clearly I don't have an issue with it.  I think once they're old enough to move - roll over, sit up, stand up, etc. things like stuffed animals and blankets aren't unsafe.

She sounds adorable with it.

Just some mom to mom advice - if she ends up really, really, loving it, buy a second one to have as an emergency back-up!

Cwhitaker27

Totally fine in my book! DS has a couple of pillow pets and use one for a pillow and one to cuddle and has been for a while now.

mdiblasi10

I agree - it would be fine with me. How cute that she loves it so much G has a Pluto one.

imoverit

M sleeps with a giant lion. Ha!! Ive always worried about it being in there but he is almost 3 so I figure he could throw it out if he needed to.

Dragonfly1226

DS uses a pillow pet as his pillow. He actually became obsessed with and "stole" mine. I can see why he loves it so much! Those things are comfy! I got a replacement for myself.

TJ1979

Thanks. I guess I might worry too much. Haha.

Mnerani

itsmevkb said:

Well, Maren has a pillow pet along with about 15 other stuffies so clearly I don't have an issue with it.  I think once they're old enough to move - roll over, sit up, stand up, etc. things like stuffed animals and blankets aren't unsafe.

She sounds adorable with it.

Just some mom to mom advice - if she ends up really, really, loving it, buy a second one to have as an emergency back-up!

THIS! I literally own 8 Angel Dears because DS really depends on them at night for comfort and those things have to get washed every few days! When we move back home in a few days, I'm taking 4 for the plane- b/c somehow they always get dropped on the floor of the airplane bathroom!