This is a super awesome swaddling blanket. Super
awesome enough to make me talk like I'm in junior high. It looks a little medieval, but don't let that scare you. The babies cannot escape and it makes them feel really safe and secure and completely chills them out. It's hands down the best thing we used to get them to sleep the first four months.
Not cheap, so we only bought one per baby, but worth it. They slept in
these for every nap and bedtime.
these for every nap and bedtime. Check out their website and scroll down to the bottom where you can type in your zip code and search for a store.)
With this, I would also recommend the Happiest Baby on the Block book, which explains how to calm babies when they cry, and made me less overwhelmed with two babies. I think Netflix and Amazon have the DVD if you don’t have time to read. I had a lot of time on bedrest.
There’s a good summary so you don’t have to read the whole book, which is important if you get the book after the baby comes, because you will be like, "It's two in the morning, and I have five minutes to myself! Teach me how to get this baby quiet and happy now so I can sleep!!!"
With this, I would also recommend the Happiest Baby on the Block book, which explains how to calm babies when they cry, and made me less overwhelmed with two babies. I think Netflix and Amazon have the DVD if you don’t have time to read. I had a lot of time on bedrest.
There’s a good summary so you don’t have to read the whole book, which is important if you get the book after the baby comes, because you will be like, "It's two in the morning, and I have five minutes to myself! Teach me how to get this baby quiet and happy now so I can sleep!!!"
It’s very practical, step by step, not all kum ba ya. Well, maybe a little kum ba ya. But awesome, awesome, awesome. My brother watched me take one of the twins (baby not boob), who was screaming bloody murder, swaddle him in the Miracle Blanket, and turn him on his side (a technique in the book). He became silent immediately, like turning off a light switch. My brother cracked up and said, “Cool! Do it again with the other one!”
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We also loved "The Happiest Baby on the Block". It is a nice, thin, doable volume instead of some tome that you will never slog through, and I have to say, the side, the swaddle, the shhh, and the swinging all worked very well with Josh. I never actually watched the DVD, but I did read the whole book, and this even occurred after we brought him home.
I plan on loving the miracle blanket! I just finished reading the book last night, and now I'm STRONGLY ENCOURAGING Jeff to at least read the highlights. We'll see how it pans out in a few weeks.
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