When can you start letting your baby sleep with a blanket?
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 at
5:40 am
I have always done exactly what the doctor us regarding the sleeping arrangments. He sleeps in his crib that has a mattress and fitted sheet and that’s it. No stuffed animals, no blankets..etc. He is a year old now and I’m wondering if it’s okay to throw a blanket in there- he’s sleeping all through the night and wearing footed pajamas so he’s not getting cold or anything. It’s not like I’m trying to rush it I’m just wondering when do you finally let them sleep with blankets?
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My son is 3.5 months old and he has always slept with a blanket. I actually learned the tuck it in trick from my hospital nurse the day he was born because he hated being swaddled! When he goes in his co-sleeper he gets a blanket over him up to his chest and the sides and bottom get tucked under the mattress so it doesn’t move with him. It has never been an issue for us.
Well my daughter is 2 months and half months old. she has always slept with a blanket. Not covering her face ofcourse. But since your son is a year old i could see that you might be concerned with a blanket, and since i only have a 2 month old i dont have the best advice for you.
You could try out with a little sheet, tuck it all around him and leave his arms outside of the sheet. That should be okay. Just check on him from time to time to see how he is with it. Then once you see he is fine with it you could but a heavier blanket on him.
Gd luck
My baby is two and half months old and has always slept with a blanket. I figure that if I’m cold at night and need a blanket than the baby does whether he’s wearing footie pajamas or not.
my son was the baby that needed to be swaddled from new born to 5 months then grew out of it he started sleeping in his crib from 2 months old so really he has always had a blanket to swaddle him then we when he grew out of it we still continued to give him a blanket he is 9 months now..they say as long as they can oll over and back then it should be fine my son also has 4 stuffed animals in his crib at the bottom he talks and plays with them when he wakes up in the morning till i come get him
wow i have never heard that a baby cant sleep with a blanket! my dr told me swaddle my daughter since he saw he in the hospital. u may want to ask ur ped again cause that doesnt sound right! good luck
My baby is almost 11 months and has to have a blanket. And he has since he was 5 months old. A blanky was his pacifier. he has never had a problem.