Have you found a use for flannel receiving blankets?

mrsfirefly · October 2010

I don't know about you, but we hardly used them even when DD was tiny and now we have about 7 or 8 of them. Have you thought of a use for them?

Alexandra*sMom · October 2010

You can always tuck them over LO in the carseat.

We have over 40 blankets after 3 kids, so mostly they sit in a cupboard.

jen_jupiter · October 2010

Good question. We have a bunch too and don't really use them much. We did in the summer when it was hot, to tuck DS in at night, but now we use thicker, warmer ones.

Laura_Lee · October 2010

I go through SOOOOO many of these - they take up half the laundry!

I hate bibs, because it's so hard to find ones without velcro, which scratches and irritates baby's necks (would you want a piece of velco poking the back of your neck every time you eat?). Also, at night feedings, it wakes my son up if I'm fastening/removing a bib.

Anyway, I use them as bibs/burp cloths. I can quickly tuck it under his chin to get spills. It's more comfortable, quicker, and absorbs better.

apaul1208 · October 2010

We use them for big old burp clothes and to clean up her drool.

emily0829 · October 2010

Oh my gosh, we use them constantly.

A) DS was a big spit-upper, so we literally needed the entire blanket just to cover ourselves and clean it up. He likes to bunch them up and suck on them instead of teething toys. C) I cover him with one when he goes to sleep at night.

I've also heard that if you don't have a use for them you could always tear them apart and use them as cleaning rags. If you wanted to get crafty, you could cut out squares from them and make a mismatch little flannel blanket.

Qmommy · October 2010

I use them as burp cloths all the time. I also put them folded under me when I BF lying down because my DD is a messy eater.

I also use them for naked time. I put a lap pad on the floor then a receiving blanket on top. They often get peed on because my DD loves naked time.

I like the idea of using them in place of a bib!

Pocky873 · October 2010

We have a ton of them, too, and we mostly use them as burp cloths. We also use them to cover our sofa seat cushions. Sometimes DD will nap on the sofa next to us and drool, and the blankets help to protect the cushions.

prego760 · October 2010

apaul1208:
We use them for big old burp clothes and to clean up her drool.

This!

P.S.10 · October 2010

We use them as burp cloths. To be honest, I'm not sure what they're for in the first place? DD was little when she was born, but they still weren't big enough to swaddle with...

marriedinaugust · October 2010

We only have 2 small ones and we use them to cover the pnp changing pad because the plastic is cold. We have 6 of the bigger ones and we use them to swaddle lo. You can cut them up and serge the edges for burp cloths or cloth wipes. You could make pillows or flannel pj pants.

sabrina_nb · October 2010

I cut them up into little squares and put them on the changing table. Now they're my all-purpose baby rags. I use them constantly. If he spits up a little while I'm changing him, if he gets pee/poo on the pad I'll use them as a cover until I can get it in the wash. He chews on them, plays with them. Basically all changing table messes and mishaps.

It has significantly cut down on my wipes usage, since I used to use them for those things.

MelonieK · October 2010

They make great nursing covers in a pinch. We keep one in the 'dad bag' to use as a changing pad in public restrooms, and one in the car in case we go somewhere that it's really cool inside. I've also used one as a sunshade over the carrier and stroller. When we are finished with them, I will probably find something crafty to do with them.

driveshorses · October 2010

I tuck them around DD in the car seat or cover up the car seat when its chilly outside and I'm going to either car or house. When I'm not using them for that anymore my great-aunt is going to make a patchwork quilt with them all for DD when she gets older.

vcusano · October 2010

We have a ton of them and use them to cover DS in the car seat if it's not cold enough for a heavy blanket, lay them down on the playmat and floor to keep it clean of drool & spitup, cover couch cushins when DS sits on the couch with us, cover DS for naps in the PNP or swing, etc. I use at least one a day. I keep a few at daycare for him for the same purposes too...

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