Swaddling Blankets - Your Faves

char-char

For those of you that swaddled your newborn / infant, what were your favorite swaddling blankets? I need to get a few and wanted to see what others liked / did not like. FWIW, Hudson loved to be swaddled and we mostly used the Kiddopatomus swaddle wraps for him which worked fine and some lightweight muslin type blankets, but I need to get new ones for the new baby. (I've heard rave reviews about the Miracle Blanket and plan on getting at least one of those to try, but looking for other suggestions as well)

bnljane1988

LOVED the Halo swaddle sleepsacks

ETA - oh, and we also liked the "swaddle me designs" brand of actual blankets?

Mrs.Donkey

1. Miracle Blanket- Yes, so glad you are getting one of these.

2. We used a couple Swaddle Me designs blankets, but they were all flannel so they were too hot once we moved to TX (but K wasn't a winter baby either)

3. I've heard GREAT things about Aden and Anais muslin blankets. They sell them in three packs for $25 at our Target and I know Peppermint in Richardson carries them, too.  

char-char

Yeah, I've looked at the Aden and Anais and were wondering about those for sure. (Also, the Swaddle Designs ones, not Swaddle Me or I don't think they are the same???) They actually have the winter warmth Aden and Anais ones on BabySteals today, but not sure if those would be too warm for our mild winters here since baby will be born at the beginning of December.....

MrsTotty

www.miracleblanket.com

Go buy two.  Seriously, best baby purchase I EVER made.  Hands down. 

mandarod

We were fine with (and preferred) the Kiddopotomous swaddle wraps. I know I'm in the minority, but I didn't like all the excess fabric of the Miracle Blanket, and I thought the Swaddle Designs/Me blanket was just too big. But we were pretty lucky - we only had to swaddle dd until she was about 3-4 weeks old.

mikey&amie

The MB is the only thing I would ever use.  Seriously, it's a lifesaver.  The best invention ever.

dec05gurl

we couldn't have lived without the kiddopatomus swaddles!  We had a fleece and then a regular cotton one.  We didn't have a problem with her "breaking" out of them though. I hear miracle blanket is one they can't break out of.

jfarmer27

1. Miracle Blanket - we mainly use these at night since she goes for longer periods (we have 2)

2. Swaddle Designs - best swaddle "blanket" we've found, the size is perfect for swaddling since it's larger, but she gets sweaty in them, so we're not using them quite as often now that she has meat on her bones and isn't as cold 

https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3016262&CAWELAID=153678357

3. Aden and Anais - the ONLY thing I like about these is they are lighter weight for the summer, but she can defnitely get out of them and they are HUGE, so kind of a PITA (we have to completely fold it in half), but again, H is still pretty small

https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3017953

Basically, you want something tight enough to where they can't get their arms/hands out since keeping them by their side tightly is what comforts them.

e_b_r

Clearly all babies/mamas are different

We never had any luck at all with any brand of pre-made swaddles. She busted out of MB, Kiddopotamus, all of them. She was so long that the small sizes were too short, but there was too much fabric to get the larger size tight enough that she didn't break out. It was ONLY ever the Aden and Anais muslin blankets or other fold-it-yourself swaddle out of a big receiving blanket that worked for us.

GL!

Smr04bride

Guess my kiddos just weren't swaddle kinds of kids!  My little guy woke up sweating when I swaddled him with a receiving blanket so I stopped!  Didn't want him to get too hot!  Thankfully, he sleeps well without it!  I did use the kiddopotamus a few times with my first and liked it.

jenn4

Screw the rest - get several Miracle Blankets.  JMO. 

ErinMTaylor

Miracle Blanket.  And get 2.