receiving blanket usage??

mindymaske

I read all the time how receiving blankets are a must, but I don't quite understand what they are used for, or if I need em. Some ppl use them for burp rags, right? I have like 20 burp rags. Some use them to swaddle, i think? but I have swaddle blankets, like the velcro kind Are they used as a blanket when baby is cold? I have soft fuzzy blankets in a variety of sizes...so what would I use receiving blankets for? I dont' have any, so do I need to buy some. Please help

Aeb1028

You can use them as a nursing cover ( I also had a nursing cover I used), a light weight blanket to cover the car seat or the baby when the soft fuzzy blankets are too much. I have used them to put down on the floor at friends house to set the baby on. Any number of things really.

 

mamahawk12

I guess it's personal preference but we used them all the time. I don't like the velcro swaddlers, and I like to have a light blanket for the car so the A+A ones are perfect. It sounds like you have a bunch of options so you'll probably be fine without - but getting a couple probably wouldn't hurt either. Also, the velcro swaddlers we had were way too big for a newborn even though they were "newborn" size.

Mrs_Bennett

We had a ton of receiving blankets when DS1 was born, and I very rarely used them.  I used bibs for burping (he hardly ever spit up), and the fuzzy blankets for swaddling.  I think the only thing I ever used our receiving blankets for was to put on the floor when DS did tummy time.  They're really a personal preference--if you don't think you'll need them, don't buy any yet!

Ladiebug710

They can make an easy place to change baby too.  My friend keeps hers on the changing pad because it is easier to switch out than the changing pad cover.

JamiePotts86

I never had any for ds. But, he wasnt ever swaddled. We always used the soft fuzzy ones.

rels09

Lots of the receiving blankets we got are too small to swaddle her with, so we haven't used them yet. The exception is the A&A blankets. We use those to swaddle her during the day, when it's warmer in the house, since they are so nice and lightweight. Then we use cotton jersey Velcro swaddlers at night.