Great for a wide assortment of uses, this set of four swaddling blankets works for babies and moms from the newborn stage all the way through the toddler years. The soft, breathable, cotton muslin likewise serve as burp cloths, nursing shields, stroller covers, portable crib sheets, stroller and car seat liners, tummy-time blankets, altering table covers, and more. Seasoned parents know, and new parents will soon realize, what a smart, effective gift these make for yourself or others.
Sold in packs of four and printed in enduringly stylish designs, the swaddle blankets combine without apparent effort with any existent baby gear. Patterns include Tea Party, Night Owl, Wild Thing, and Rocket Man. Rocket Man delightfully depicts machines on the go. On soft white backgrounds, blue and green vehicles are zooming. Each blanket features one kind of vehicle doing it is thing: space rockets voyage, speed boats kick up a wake, skateboards skedaddle, and motorcycles vroom.
The blankets were conservatively planned by widely known and esteemed baby gear designer, aden + anais, to be crafted from 100-percent cotton muslin. Gentle, strong, durable, breathable, and comfortable, muslin fabric is pure and time-tested. Used in garments for members of the Indus Valley Civilization 7,000 years ago, as well as gracing the robes of ancient Greeks and Romans, cotton muslin was likewise employed by the ancient Egyptians to swaddle their babies. An all-weather fabric, muslin protects from the heat and the cold. Its light, open weave allows a baby’s body temperature to regulate itself naturally. Muslin is more or less stretchy, and hence idealisti for swaddling, as the natural give allows the blanket to be tucked snuggly around a baby without being overly restrictive.
Swaddling’s capacity to soothe and calm babies has been enjoyed by mothers around the world for innumerable generations. It is said to recreate the secure and snug sentiment of the womb. In 2002, the medical diary Pediatrics published a study that explained why babies who are swaddled sleep more peacefully. Swaddling may help prevent spontaneous reflex movements from waking babies continually for the duration of the night. The same year, the Journal of Applied Physiology wrote that swaddled infants may stay in REM sleep (the most restorative, deepest sleep) longer than those who were not.
Generously sized, each swaddling blanket measures 47 by 47 inches to wrap any size baby with ease. Written and illustrated swaddling instructions are included on each package, so firstborn timers may proceed with confidence. Easy to care for, the blankets are 100-percent safe to clean in the home washer and dryer and, best of all, the more they’re washed the softer they get.
Brought to you by Aden + Anais and Pinzon, our swaddles are the uttermost in breathability and softness. The fabric’s light, open weave allows a baby’s body temperature to regulate itself naturally in order to prevent overheating. Muslin has the distinctive characteristic of permitting a swaddled baby to stay cool in the summer, while still supplying warmth in the winter, and the more you wash it, the softer it gets. Each swaddling wrap measures 47/47″ in size and allows new and seasoned moms similar to swaddle any size baby with ease. It is more traditionally employed as a swaddling wrap. Aden and Anais wraps are likewise utile as burp cloths, nursing shields, stroller covers to protect from sun, cold, wind or insects, portable crib sheets, stroller and car seat liners, tummy time blankets, modify table covers, and more.