Warming up to Baby Blankets
There is really no such thing as too many baby blankets for your new bundle of joy. From luxuriousness of plush chenille or silky, satin-edged fleece to the everyday practicality of smaller flannel or waffle-weave cotton blankets, your baby is sure to have at least a couple of these styles in constant rotation on any given day. Plus, what new mother wouldn’t be touched by the extreme love and thoughtfulness that goes into gifting a child with a hand knit or quilted blanket – truly an heirloom to be cherished forever.
Looking to make an impression? Bringing a Personalized Fattamano Baby Blanket to a friend’s baby shower shows you are a tastemaker who knows a thing or two about high style and superior quality. Both the form and function of this luxurious gift that hails from Germany has made it a highly sought after piece of baby gear on the celebrity circuit. Personalize with a child’s name and birth date to make it completely unique. Other larger fleece blankets are also lovely for gift-giving as they not only provide warmth for baby but can be laid out on the floor for an instant play area.
Swaddling newborns in snug baby blankets has long been a method used by caregivers to help keep infants calm and soothed. By replicating the feeling of being in utero, swaddling helps alleviate the startle reflex and keeps a newborn sleeping for longer stretches of time. Use simple cotton knit baby blankets with a bit of stretch to wrap your infant up like a “little burrito”, a technique that the nurses will be happy to show you before you leave the hospital. Or, try out our new SwaddleMe organic cotton baby blanket that makes swaddling an infant so easy. Adjustable self-fasteners take the chore out of all the wrapping and tucking and an easy-open leg pouch allows you to change diapers with out having to re-swaddle - genius!
At some point your child will probably get attached (perhaps inseparably) to a baby blanket. Let this bonding with a security blanket take it’s natural course as it is an invaluable tool for getting an over tired or anxious child to calm down. If you’d prefer not to have a child drag a huge blanket around at all times like Linus, consider getting a “lovie” that can easily be stashed in a diaper bag or stroller when heading out for the day. One piece of advice however, once your child’s affection has been declared for a particular blanket or lovie, make sure to stock up on two or three identical products in case one gets lost over the course of time or ruined beyond repair.
For regular use, we suggest keeping stocked with at least four clean soft cotton knit or cotton flannel blankets daily – double this to count for those in the laundry. These little baby blankets will be busy working from dawn until dusk as impromptu changing pads, burp cloths, sun-shielders draped off the stroller, and to keep you covered while nursing – and yes, even as snuggly, warmth providers for your precious baby! Go for all white baby blankets, which are easy to keep clean with bleach, or indulge your style cravings with fun and trendy prints.
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