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Re: Product Spotlight Series: Blankets
As for regular blankets, I love the Aden + Anais swaddles. DS still sleeps with one. Oh, and a Kickee Pants swaddle. It’s so soft.
We were gifted alllll the blankets, and at least half of them have never been used. We were given so many thick, fluffy blankets.. DS was born in May, and it’s not safe for babies to sleep with one until they’re a year or so old. So, yeah, we didn’t need that many blankets.
DS1: May 2016
DS2: Jan 2019
Baby #3 EDD: 6/18/24
My favorite swaddle blankets are Little Unicorn, but they are more silky so a bit harder to get a tight swaddle. My favorite of the swaddles is Swaddle Me pods- they zip rather than velcro, so quieter and more snug at sleep time.
I didn't actually buy any blankets and was so glad because I did receive about 5 or 6 at my baby shower. I thinks its hard not to buy them though because they are just so soft. DS will be 2 and we still don't use a blanket in his crib. I loved the Velcro swaddles. I didn't mind that they made some noise as when he woke up at night to eat I would always change him first then feed him, so the noise wasn't an issue. I have never tried the zipper ones though, I may have to invest in one of those this time around and give it a try.
*TW loss and children mentioned*
Apr 17: IUI #1 = BFN
May 17: IUI #2 = BFN
Jun 17: IUI #3 = Late BFP (18 DPO) | NMC 17Jul17 @ ~6w
Aug 17: IUI #4 = Cancelled due to premature ovulation | TI = BFN
Sep 17: IUI #5 = Cancelled due to overstimulation (10+ follies)
Nov 17: IVF #1 = Cancelled due to non-IF related health issue | TI = BFN
Dec 17: IVF #1 = Puregon 200, Menopur 75, Orgalutran, Suprefact trigger due to OHSS risk | 22R, 18M, 16F, 10B frozen
Feb 18: FET #1 (medicated) = BFN
Mar 18: FET #2 (natural cycle) = CP (beta 1: 54; beta 2: 0)
EDD: 07Jan2019 Team Green
My Rainbow Baby Boy born 03Jan2019
Dating: 10/3/08 | Married: 12/27/14
TTC #1: August 2015 | BFP: 2/3/16 | EDD: 10/7/16
DD: 10/5/16
TTC #2: September 2017 | BFP: 4/28/18 | EDD: 1/7/19
DS: 1/9/19
Don't buy blankets until after your shower! We got a few handmade ones, and several flannel receiving blankets. Since we only used the velcro Halo swaddles for "swaddling" (DD hated being swaddled and we only did it for bedtime) we set aside the big blankets for later, and used the receiving blankets for nursing and as burp cloths. SERIOUSLY...receiving blankets are the BEST for burp cloths. Actual "burp cloths" don't give you good coverage if you have a baby that spits up.
Once DD grew out of the velcro swaddles (about 4 months) we changed to sleepsacks. She's 18 months and we just started using an A&A muslin blanket a few months ago.
Married: 8/11/2007
DD: Born 2/3/17
BFP#2: 5/3, EDD 1/10/19
We used the halo Velcro swaddles from about five weeks on at night- before that and during the day we used the aden + anais muslin swaddles. I probably have 25 of them and was happy I stocked up. Hot tip on a+a, sometimes they have them at tjmaxx or similar and even on clearance- but beware there is an “Aden by Aden + Anais” line that is a cheaper swaddle, plus they’re smaller and not really square which was important to us w swaddling. We used the old tyme cloth diapers for burp cloths- you can get it in a 12 pack on amazon I think for fairly cheap. With a reflux baby who generally just spit up a lot, we went through 4-5 a day.
Since we will have winter babes I’d also recommend those car seat sacks that zip - I think jj Cole makes a lot of them (can also usually find way cheaper at tjmaxx than BBB). They’re apparently the safer car seat option as far as blankets go and they were very easy for us to use in a midwestern winter w DD in the infant bucket seat.
Married: 8/11/2007
DD: Born 2/3/17
BFP#2: 5/3, EDD 1/10/19
I know it's tempting, but DO NOT purchase those Bundle Me bunting bags that go in the carseat and then you zip around baby. They are not crash tested and if you read your car seat manufacturer's instruction booklet it will specifically say not to add anything like that to the carseat because it is unsafe and could potentially void the warranty. Also, could prevent insurance pay out if you are in an accident and god forbid anything happens to baby in the car seat because those products are not approved for use in the car seat while in a vehicle.
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*TW loss and children mentioned*
Apr 17: IUI #1 = BFN
May 17: IUI #2 = BFN
Jun 17: IUI #3 = Late BFP (18 DPO) | NMC 17Jul17 @ ~6w
Aug 17: IUI #4 = Cancelled due to premature ovulation | TI = BFN
Sep 17: IUI #5 = Cancelled due to overstimulation (10+ follies)
Nov 17: IVF #1 = Cancelled due to non-IF related health issue | TI = BFN
Dec 17: IVF #1 = Puregon 200, Menopur 75, Orgalutran, Suprefact trigger due to OHSS risk | 22R, 18M, 16F, 10B frozen
Feb 18: FET #1 (medicated) = BFN
Mar 18: FET #2 (natural cycle) = CP (beta 1: 54; beta 2: 0)
EDD: 07Jan2019 Team Green
My Rainbow Baby Boy born 03Jan2019
My wife and I have conceived a babe with my body and frozen donor sperm through IUI, with medication support (clomid, ovidrel, and injections of progesterone)
IUI #1, #2, and #3: Dec 2017, Jan 2018, and Feb 2018 - all BFN
HSG Test: April 2018 - all clear!
IUI #4: April 15/16, 2018 - BFP!! EDD: Jan 7, 2019