Blanket in crib

Do u have a blanket in the crib.

My mom keeps on telling to put a blanket in the crib.


DD is all of the place in the cirb
so it will be off of her.

What do u think

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I use the sleep sack b/c I'm so afraid of it getting wrapped around her or something. She is 6 months old.

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We have two. The one he cuddles with and the one that covers him so he doesn't get cold.

We've probably been like that since it got cooler, and he was about 6 months old then.

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I use a blanket but he doesn't move around as much yet.

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I've always used a blanket. My DD can't sleep without it, she's like Linus.

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i have always used one since day 1 and no problems....

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Personally - if your DC doesn't need it - I wouldn't put it in. I've heard too many horror stories. The sleep sack works perfectly.

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DS is all over the place in his crib. He has a sleep sack.

He puts all blankets in his mouth and leave the blanket on top of his head.

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I still don't have a blanket in DS' crib.
He's all over the place. I put him in one way at night and find him completley opposite the next AM.
Im too nervous.
His room is toasty. I always feel his hands before I turn in for the night and if they are cold, I'll raise the temp a little bit.
Usually he's fine.

Message edited 2/16/2008 10:15:44 PM.

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yes, two of them..one under his head and one over him. He usually kicks them off him. I didnt put them in, till I knew he could pull them off himself.

The sleepsack constricts him too much, he moves all over and he freaks when the sacks on him.

Message edited 2/16/2008 10:17:37 PM.

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Steven always had a blanket in his crib. now he has two

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DD is almost 6 months old and I put her in the sleep sacks. She does laps around her crib and would never stay under a blanket and I think she'd probably get tangled in one.

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I do not put one in there b/c Troy is ALL over the place. He rolls and flips and flops.

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I only use sleep sacks, we have the cotton one but on colder nights, we use the fleece one.

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I was the neurotic mother who started at 18 months

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No, never. I am way too scared of the "what ifs". I keep her layered and her room is comfortable.

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i use a sleep sack my DD is 5 1/2 months.. i just dont trust a blanket yet but you have to do what you feel is best for your DC

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I don't put a blanket in her crib b/c she a crazy sleeper. I know my mom says the same thing

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No blanket for DS. I'm scared to death of him getting tangled in it. He was in sleep sacks, but now that he's flipping and going back to sleep on his front, I want nothing that can tangle in his legs til he gets proficient.

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i was actually just reading an article in babytalk and they said that its not recommended until the baby is 1.

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I am not comfortable putting a blanket in with dd...I just bundle her up if it is cold

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"they" say not to put a blanket in the crib untill after 1
I have been using a blanket on DS since he was 2 months... he kickes it off in the middel of the night but I know that once he is out at 8 it stayes on him for a few hours... It up to you....

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