would you let your 10 mo old sleep with a burp cloth/receiving blanket?

orangedaisy85 · July 2011

My 10 mo old uses a burp cloth or receiving blanket as his paci. He sucks/chews on it. Plus he's teething so I think it feels good. I let him sleep with one during nap, but I've been adamant that he not have one at night due to the risks. Sometimes we let him fall asleep with it and then try to slip it away. Do you let yours sleep with one at night?

SuperCuteBenz · July 2011

My DS slept with a crotched (sp?) blanket in the beginning. He has been sleeping with a regular blanket for about 2 months now. He loves it and snuggles up to it.

So, I would say yes. I would think at 10 months your little one with be fine with something that isn't terribly heavy.

mrsadamc 05 · July 2011

Call me a bad parent but at 11 months old we let Katie sleep with 2 blankets, 1 giant 'lovie', and 2 smaller 'lovies'.

She's old enough now to play peek-a-boo and move a blanket off her head so I'm sure she can do that at night if she needs to.

Angela814 · July 2011

DD1 slept with a receiving blanket since about 4-5 months. She never chewed on it, just sucked her thumb while holding it.

DD2 has a small blankie that she's been sleeping with since around the same age.

MJN9510 · July 2011

Yes, DD uses her burp cloths as her "blankie" for some reason. She chews on them as well. Yes, she sometimes sleeps with them, a blanket and a teddy bear. I am not worried.

TiggerLuv80 · July 2011

My DS's burp cloth is like his lovey... Tonight he literally cried for 15 minutes until I finally realized that THAT was what he wanted. He holds it while he's falling asleep, nursing or just being cuddly. He always sleeps with one and I didn't realize there wasn't one in his crib. FWIW he also always sleeps with a blanket on him at night. He rolls and moves all over the place and can move his head away from it should he turn to lay on his tummy (which he doesn't like to do).

MyPunkinPie · July 2011

Yes.

This is how I found him not 5 minutes after I put him in bed Sunday evening. He was tired to say the least! He is old enough now that he can easily move any type of blanket or lovie from his face.

blondek8 · July 2011

Your 10 month old is old enough to remove the blanket from his face if need be.

My guys have been sleeping with sensory blankies and a stuffed animal since 5.5 months.

kita09 · July 2011

my LO sleeps with a blanket, no problem.

kita09 · July 2011

mrsadamc 05:

Call me a bad parent but at 11 months old we let Katie sleep with 2 blankets, 1 giant 'lovie', and 2 smaller 'lovies'.

She's old enough now to play peek-a-boo and move a blanket off her head so I'm sure she can do that at night if she needs to.

ok, mine sleeps with a pillow too. i'm really bad.

SpinRunMama · July 2011

Thanks ladies - I gave him one last night because his teeth were bothering him so bad. Poor baby.

aabreu32 · July 2011

I have wanted to but I have been afraid. Maybe it is ok? DD is very mobile so I doubt she would ever get stuck with something on her head. I wanted to start letting her sleep with her Minnie Mouse but I thought I should wait until a year.

jamiemsmith · July 2011

Yes, he has 2 regular blankets in his crib. One at both ends. He somehow manages to move from one to the other, he pulls them over him too! He's never ended up with one over his face.

angelame1979 · July 2011

I think people worry to much about stuff like this. My DD has had a blanket in her crib since she has been sleeping in the crib at around 2 months. She didn't move around as much then and I usually only put it over the bottom half of her. She has a few lovies in her crib too.

detokiet · July 2011

He sleeps with a small afghan every night, and for naps at home. He also has a stuffed monkey in his crib, and he occasionally ends up in the crib with a burp rag because he happens to be clutching it when he has his bottle and we can't get it away from him.

kaylacbaby01 · July 2011

S has slept with a blanket since she was a baby and just recently began pulling it up by her face at night, I would go check on her and would move it down but I would find her this way every morning. So yes I would/do let mine sleep with one.

missymo · July 2011

Yes. I would not worry about it.

Kitiara5512 · July 2011

C has slept with a blankie in his crib since he was 4 months because he was already rolling around so much he always wound up on his stomach.

insertclevername · July 2011

LO has had his muslin Aden & Anais lovey since 6 months old. He loves to suck and chew on it. I often find him crawling around his crib with it dangling out of his mouth. As PPs have said. If your LO has neck control, is able to roll over, is able to sit up unassisted, and is able to remove things from his/her face then I would think a burp cloth/receiving blanket is ok in the crib.

Dreamsicle23 · July 2011

DS has had a blanket forever. I could never sleep the way "they" say babies should. I don't expect my kid to either.

MSC03 · July 2011

Lillypants was getting attached to burp rags but I was too candy pants to let her sleep with them, so I got the Aden + Anais issie lovies. They're similar in texture/feel, but they're breathable. She's slept with them for maybe 4 months now.

RunningWife · July 2011

Logan's slept with a crocheted blanket since he was 6 months old. He won't sleep without it.

Works for us!

Heifergal · July 2011

Ellie has a small blanket that she sleeps with. She likes to wrap her fists in it and then rub it on her face.

Rach21 · July 2011

The "risks" subside exponentially once your LO is able to control his head, pull blankets off and on. I don't think you have anything to worry about.

My DS has slept with a receiving blanket since he figured out how to wiggle out of his swaddle around 4 months.

racegrrl714 · July 2011

kita09:
mrsadamc 05:

Call me a bad parent but at 11 months old we let Katie sleep with 2 blankets, 1 giant 'lovie', and 2 smaller 'lovies'.
She's old enough now to play peek-a-boo and move a blanket off her head so I'm sure she can do that at night if she needs to.
ok, mine sleeps with a pillow too. i'm really bad.

bad parent here too... mine sleeps with a pillow, two blankies and a stuffed elmo.

PunkyBooster · July 2011

Yeah, he loves those waffle gerber blankets. The texture is nice, plus they are light weight. He definitely sucks on it at night! He spoons it too.

wife1014 · July 2011

Abigail sleeps with a blanket, so yes. That's his lovey...I would totally let him sleep with it.

brideatbeach · July 2011

both dd's have slept with a small blanket and lovey since the very beginning so yeah I think yours is gonna be ok

triplea1819 · July 2011

yes. my DD has slept with a blanket since she was about 4-5 months old. She snuggles it. keeps her comfortable.

shakes · July 2011

MyPunkinPie:

Yes.

This is how I found him not 5 minutes after I put him in bed Sunday evening. He was tired to say the least! He is old enough now that he can easily move any type of blanket or lovie from his face.

Bwaaahahahahaha THIS! 10 months is totally fine! I gave DS a blanket as soon as he could roll both ways and knew to pull it off his face if he needed to.

KelleyBean · July 2011

DS likes to rub his blankie over his face while he goes to sleep. He's so mobile that I'm not worried.

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