Blanket in Crib

pupluv0410 · July 2013

We have had a naked crib since my son was born. Now, he is 10.5 months old, rolls over and sits up. My question is when do you feel it is safe to put a blanket on him overnight? TIA

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ktnicole · July 2013

Lexie has used one since the beginning of summer.

Par13 · July 2013

We haven't used one yet because I'm not sure how he would keep it on. He rolls around when we lay him down in the crib at night, so I'm sure he would just kick it off immediately. We just dress him in long sleeved jammies for now to keep him warm (since we have the A/C running).

pupluv0410 · July 2013

So you think with rolling around and waking up/playing with it, he would be ok?

elizabethwig · July 2013

She would get tangled or throw it out immediately. Either way, it doesn't seem worth it right now. She also gets really frustrated when she gets tangled, so I bet it would lead to several night wake ups, which I don't need.
It's probably safe though now. Isn't the rec 12 months? I don't remember

danabsd · July 2013

We use a sleep sack because there's no way Beb would keep a blanket on. AND it would likely wake her up. BUT I wouldn't have a problem with it from a suffocation viewpoint if that's the concern.

AKB090609 · July 2013

DD has a blanket, she holds on to it to go to sleep. It is an AA blanket, DH gave it to her one night because I was out and she wouldn't go down, I had slept with it the night before and it was the only thing that got her to sleep that night. We've given it to her ever since.

fireflygirl12 · July 2013

We probably won't give DS a blanket for awhile, but only because there is no way it would stay on him with all his night rolling.

brideandbreve · July 2013

We give DS an A+A swaddle blanket in his crib and in his PNP at daycare.

cmumama · July 2013

Matthew's had a blanket for quite some time. It's an A&A blanket.

icedcoffeeluv · July 2013

We have blankets in the cribs. They love to snuggle with them and while they don't really keep them on I know they like them. During the day they always snuggle blankets randomly against their heads.

I am comfortable with it and I also check on them when they fall asleep and move them away from their face.

linzeek44 · July 2013

I don't give E a blanket because I don't see the point. He is a wild man in his crib so it wouldn't be on him or anything. He has a lovey though, and I just put him in footed pjs since the house is a little cold.

willy_gert · July 2013

We have a blanket in the crib. I have had it in there since she started rolling and we ditched the sleep sack. She uses it when she first falls asleep and then kicks it off during the night. I am not worried about it, because she can move easily and well and it isn't big enough for her to get tangled in.

purduekrista · July 2013

We have also used a smaller crocheted blanket since she got too big for the sleep sack. She likes having it when she falls asleep. It does get kicked off since she moves a lot at night but she can find it and snuggle with it or cover herself back up if she wants.

kjskjs · July 2013

Charlie has slept with blankets from the beginning. She moved to her crib around 6 months from a swing and we gave her multiple blankets. We've never had a problem.

melody921 · July 2013

Yes, we just started giving DD a blanket in the past couple of weeks.

MrsKipper · July 2013

I tried an A+A blanket in there once and all she did was play with it. I haven't tried again since. Bare bones crib over here, too!

MrsAB1316 · July 2013

S has always had a blanket. We co-slept for 7 months but now that he is in the crib, he usually kicks the blankets off, anyway.

MrsAB1316 · July 2013

Oh. My siggy is different. okay.

shannond354 · July 2013

FWIW my almost three old is only now figuring out to cover himself up with a blanket when he's cold. I'll continue to use sleep sacks for my youngest so I don't worry about him tangling himself up or getting cold.

hmp1 · July 2013

Leo sleeps in a sleep sack and no blanket. I just introduced a teddy bear but he hasn't taken to it yet. He will find it in the morning and talk to it which gives me a little time before he goes for the monitor camera.

msualum96 · July 2013

This was at about 7 months, I think? She LOVES her blankie! And I've had it in the crib ever since about 3 months. I wouldn't worry, but that's just me...like PP said, you know your kid!

Kristynumbers · July 2013

We haven't used a blanket yet but I am sure she would be fine with one.

kayohh · July 2013

we have a aden and anais bamboo blanket (super thin and very breathable) in there and one stuffed animal.

side note: we wrapped the aden and anais blanket around my husbands head like 3 times and he could still breathe through it, so if you are worried about how breathable the fabric on blankets are, i suggest those.

MarisaKathleen · July 2013

We've had a crocheted afgan hanging on her crib since forever, but recently she will pull it down and use it as a pillow. Almost every night she does it. It's hilarious.

bosha711 · July 2013

Both my kids had blankets from very early on. We have video monitors & I've felt comfortable about it.

eta- oooh, we now have 1 month to edit a post, lol, nice! Much better than 1 hour.

plus12012 · July 2013

We were giving M&M a blanket but she started throwing it out of the crib as soon as we put it on her. So no blanket right now.

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