LO glommed on to special blanket, now Im fearful of losing it

MrsEmm · July 2011

B (who is 2.5 now) has been partial to a very specific blanket since she was reeeeally young. She has slept with it every night since. It travels with us, every once in a while goes to day care with her, etc.

The other night it was mysteriously missing and she went to sleep fine but was a little concerned about not having it.

When we wash it - we usually do it in the morning, so its clean by night time.

I never had a special blankie or doll - but Im thinking its pretty normal. I wish I had two of this particular blankie but I dont and she'd spot a new one easily.

Anyone have something similar with their LO?

bunch · July 2011

Not my LO, but me! I had a special blanket also. My mom quickly decided to cut it in half (to have "2") and then in 4's. As I got older I needed less of it to soothe with, and that way mom could be washing one or have an extra as a spare. I still have a section of it (in a trunk somewhere) as a keepsake.

How would she feel about you splitting it up?

MrsEmm · July 2011

bunch:
Not my LO, but me! I had a special blanket also. My mom quickly decided to cut it in half (to have "2") and then in 4's. As I got older I needed less of it to soothe with, and that way mom could be washing one or have an extra as a spare. I still have a section of it (in a trunk somewhere) as a keepsake.
How would she feel about you splitting it up?

What a great idea!!! I wouldnt have thought of that. Thanks!

pkw · July 2011

EJ was attached to a blanket and then we left it in SLO and the hotel couldn't find it. ugh.

But we were fortunate in that he had only glommed onto about a week at that point so I went through all of the blankets we had been given and found 2 of the same one and gave him one of them to see if he would take to it and he did. Now we have 2 that we rotate through so he never has one be "newer" than the other and we put the freshly washed one in our bed for a night or two before we give it to him so he doesn't notice.

He is really attached to it, like won't sleep without it kind of attached. I still worry about the potential loss of one or both...and worry how it could affect our sleep.

fjaril · July 2011

Mine decided to love one and I had to go to ebay and pay 40 bucks for a second one

dblhappiness · July 2011

Both of my boys are especially attached to their blankies. So much that I did buy multiples but unfortunately not in the same color as their beloved one. Now, A won't take to the others and I'm just hoping that nothing will happen to it. If need be, I will cut it up to have more handy.

kittylove · July 2011

Riley has a one and he is super attached. I dread the day we lose it but it is a part of life. We do have an extra but when I exchange them out he knows and asks for the other one. Hopefully it will be a long long time till we have to deal with the fall out of losing it.

Mrs.Wright07 · July 2011

Mads is attached to her piggy. I bought a second one, but even though they're identical and pretty much equally well worn she knows the difference. We now have "Old Piggy" and "Other One Piggy" - She loves them both, but won't sleep without Old Piggy. I can only hope we never loss that thing.

bunch · July 2011

I just asked my mom and I guess around 3 it was super annoying to carry around, so that's when they cut it to make it more "manageable" I wasn't using it for warmth, just comfort, so they (and I, I guess) loved the smaller size. Since she's old enough, you could probably talk through how much more convenient it will be?

NorcalLinds · July 2011

Oh Yea we have "lovey".... I'm hoping to not loose it! Its a little sensory blanket my friend made. They are all over etsy, I can order something similar if we loose it, I hpe Logan won't mind!

dirtbikemom · July 2011

Sara has 2 different blankets that she has named "pink" and "white." Although white is more a a dingy grey color now. We tried to substitute another blanket and she wasn't having any of it. Right now she would never let me cut her blankets. I can just imagine the chaos that would ensue if I did that. Right now she is only allowed to have them in the house or car and if we take them on vacation they are the 1st thing that gets packed when we are ready to leave.

MommySteph2009 · July 2011

DS has one too. His "B"

I may have to cut it for a just in case loss of it. We only take it out of the house when traveling - he uses a different one at hi DCP's house for naps. It was a gift from my Brother and SIL.

MeggyO · July 2011

I did too! Actually, it was a stuffed animal. Little Foot from The Land Before Time. Oddly enough, I got it when I was about 4 or 5 and slept with it just about every night until...until I got married, I think (although then it was just another pillow!) When I was little, though, I HAD to sleep with him. But I always remembered him. I think I forgot him at a friend's house once and my dad had to go get him at bedtime!

RozieGirl · July 2011

We have a special blanket AND a special stuffed animal, "Mr. Lion". These 2 items have been with J since he was a wee baby and still is. He sleeps with these 2 every night and no matter where we go, they go. It has even been to Puerto Rico with us. It's that important. They are practically family members. I did make the mistake of almost loosing the stuffed animal only to be found dragged under the stroller and dirt streaks when we were at Mammoth Lakes and what are the odds of finding another in Mammoth! God was on my side that day as I didn't bat an eye to buy another. So yes, we have 2 just in case but fast forward to when K was born and what are the chances both kids want the same Mr. Lion. So yes, both kids have the same stuffed lion. I've managed to buy 2 more so now we have a total of 4 just in case Stick out tongue

m&m818 · July 2011

M is attached to a hand made yellow blanket. It was made in the 80's by DH's birth mom (given to DH on the day M was born). I doubt we'd be able to find anything like it if we lost it, not to mention I think M and DH would both be crushed. ::Knock on wood:: we have not lost it yet. But I contribute that to DH's ocd behavior and the fact that its so sentimental to him.

Splitting it in half is a good idea. Thankfully we've also got a couple of other smaller lovies that M is attached to. We can buy any of the the angel dear blankets and DD will latch on to them. Especially if they are pink or giraffe.

SarahCee · July 2011

I still have my blanket, although I wouldn't quite call it that anymore. I guess I orignally was attached to a little pillow that was lost, so I somehow ended up with my "Pooh" that I stole from my older brother. DS also now has a blankie, we only take it our of the house if he will be napping at our destination (or overnighters), which is always family's houses. I'm not too worried about losing it at this point, as I could probably replace it with something similar. Splitting it in half sounds like a good idea, but I would have been crushed to see my beloved Pooh cut in half :-(

maryh01 · July 2011

I was JUST talking to DH about this. J has started to sleep with a "blankie" now too and I just mentioned that I needed to get another one for that just in case moment. Easier to do since I just got it a little while ago, but I do like the idea of cutting the blanket into smaller pieces...genius!

WineCountryWife · July 2011

E has a very special teddy that she's been in love with since she was very small, and we've had many close calls with losing it. Its sad how bad MY heart races, my blood pressure rises, when we can't find it, because I know what happens when we can't find it before bed.

Well, that was until we lost it for a week. Rather, little sis hid the teddy before we went on a trip, we couldn't find it in time, and were gone on our trip for a week without him. I thought we weren't going to survive, but she surprised us all with how well she did without the bear. I thought maybe it would be the beginning of the end of their joined-at-the-hip relationship. However, as soon as we got back home and found him I've never seen her happier and they've been together ever since.

It was good to know though, that if we were to lose him for real, she'd deal with it just fine.

amyfelice · July 2011

We have Puppy and if I lose that, God help me. the medical term is a transitional object and it's extremely important to them. I tried to get another one but it's some crap toy my parents bought at CVS at Christmas time so there's no way. It was love at first sight. They do always know the substitute anyway, and I hear that all the time that they won't take it the same way. One night she puked on puppy and he was in the dryer. I tried to get her to sleep with all her other stuffed animals and she just cried and said "Puppy should be here with us". I just took her out and plopped her on DH's lap and said "we have to wait until puppy is dry".

We leave it in the car when we go places so there is less chance of losing it. We say "Puppy has to watch the car for us". It also helps get her back to the car since we can say "let's go to the car and see Puppy!" She loves that.

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