Em loves, loves, loves to be swaddled. Well, who knows if she likes it, but I certainly prefer her while she is swaddled. I have rules for swaddling, I won’t do it all of the time because she then sleeps too well. She doesn’t like air conditioning (clearly she can’t be my child) and my bedroom gets little air circulation. She has been living in her gorgeous Aden & Anais Swaddling Blankets.
They are perfect when it is 90 degrees in our home at night, the muslin is so breathable. At Bellani I have her swaddled while in her clothing in the air conditioning and they work for that as well. My “baby” is over twelve pounds now, so I love how BIG they are, we also used them this week at the beach on the sand, as a nursing cover up, at the water park over she & I in a sling and as a great way to entertain her while I twirl it in the air.
The only problem we have run into is that my husband can’t figure out how to swaddle with it. There is nothing worse than a frustrated husband and a screaming infant. I went out and picked up one of the Kiddopotamus SwaddleMe for him. The velcro just makes it easy for swaddling, plus you can keep her swaddled while doing a diaper change, which is priceless!
I may never want to stop swaddling, I met a Mom the other day who was using her Aden & Anais for a llight sheet when we had our mini heat wave last month. Let me know what you are using your muslin for….
Cindy said,
July 2, 2008 @ 11:25 am
I love these swaddling blankets. Recently, we went to an amusement park with my other child and family members. I had my 4 month old in our ergo, and safety pinned the Aden and Anais to the strap to drape over him. It gently blew when the wind picked up and kept the sun off of him. I use them everyday for swaddling, lying him on the floor, putting it over the car seat and as a burp cloth.