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Hellobee Boards Topic: There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket... https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:55:14 +0000 HabesBabe on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-232824 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:31:32 +0000 HabesBabe 232824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We started using it at one week (LO is ten days today) and it's herren a lifesaver! She was a bigger baby (I think she weighs 9lbs now) so the fabric has never been too much for us. kimbed on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-232818 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:20:01 +0000 kimbed 232818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @winniebee: we used it until he was about 7 months. He pretty much weaned himself from it when he continued to get his arms free. He was like - mom and dad, time to ditch the swaddle! winniebee on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-232681 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:47:14 +0000 winniebee 232681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl: Agree, it was way too much fabric at first since DS was a peanut the first month. winniebee on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-232678 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:46:36 +0000 winniebee 232678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @krsmall: He was 9 lbs a week ago at his 2 month visit so maybe 9 lbs, 5 oz. He'll be 10 weeks on Thursday. He is still EBF and takes about 3.5 oz a feeding and during the day eats every 2.5/3 hours. We try to top him off before bed, too so like last night we gave him an extra ounce right before bed. mediagirl on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-232668 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:43:32 +0000 mediagirl 232668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ That's great!! M doesn't seem to sleep better or worse with a swaddle so I mostly just put her in the Miracle Blanket or Swaddle Me when I think she's cold (aka: when I'm cold). :) We couldn't use the Miracle Blanket for her first month of life because it was so big, it kept getting up into her face and I would freak out thinking it would suffocate her. First time Mom problems. :) littlek on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-232652 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:37:01 +0000 littlek 232652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @winniebee: how much does your LO weigh now? I heard part of sleeping through the night has to do with size of the baby and I know your LO is little like mine. winniebee on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-232646 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:35:47 +0000 winniebee 232646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @caffeinated: Doesn't sound weird - whatever works!! @krsmall: I just ordered a second so I can still use it when the other is in the laundry. @skibobrown: From 5:30-6:15 I couldn't fall back asleep because I was convinced he was going to wake up *any second* : ) @kimbed: How long did you use it? kimbed on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-232548 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:44:12 +0000 kimbed 232548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I remember how glorious that first night of uninterrupted sleep was! Ours was thanks to the miracle blanket too. Our son loved that thing and loved being swaddled so we used it as long as possible! skibobrown on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-232434 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:45:38 +0000 skibobrown 232434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yay! Isn't sleep wonderful? Our daughter was the total opposite. She started sleeping through the night as soon as we freed her from her swaddle and started her in the sleep sack. She prefers to flap her arms around like a crazy bird while she sleeps. I totally did the same thing the first night... she woke a little bit and started whining at her normal feeding time, and we got her bottle ready. But then she fell back asleep on her own in the meantime, so we decided to just let her sleep. littlek on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-232336 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:47:42 +0000 littlek 232336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have been swaddling LO with his hands out because he breaks out of the swaddleme. Only problem is he smacks himself in the head and wakes himself up. I just bought the miracle blanket, hopefully he won't break out of this swaddle. Freckles on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-232072 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:12:56 +0000 Freckles 232072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I started using the Miracle Blanket when LO just discovered her hand, which was a big mistake. Putting her in the blanket calmed her down and allowed us to put her to bed easily...but there was hell to pay when she woke up to find that she was unable to move her arms! It sounds weird, but we now swaddle her with one arm out, as well as her legs out of the sack because her constant kicking would eventually get her out of the swaddle. It's worked well so far. Just not as well as you, @Winniebee! Weagle on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231963 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:11:01 +0000 Weagle 231963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes! I am a HUGE fan of the Miracle Blanket! Once LO started breaking out of every other kind of swaddle at 2 weeks, we started with the Miracle Blanket and haven't looked back. It's amazing! Alivoo01 on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231941 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:03:22 +0000 Alivoo01 231941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ That's awesome news!! dookie32 on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231929 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:00:25 +0000 dookie32 231929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Totally agree- it was a lifesaver for us also. If that works well for your LO you can also do a version of it with 2 regular swaddle blankets. You use one to tuck in their arms and then the other one wraps around the outside. I used to do that for naps because my son liked having his legs out at the bottom. Mrs. Sunglasses on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231917 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:57:04 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 231917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ oh yay how awesome!!!! Sienna doesn't like have her hands covered but maybe i should give it a try. winniebee on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231913 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:55:31 +0000 winniebee 231913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @kiddosc: Yep, with the swaddlemes, he figures out a way to get his hands out of the bottom! @Mrsbells: I have tried it a few times before and didn't like it because it seemed like a lot of fabric. Admittedly, I'm a terrible swaddler. We have 4 A&A blankets and we just use them as blankets because I am a terrible blanket swsaddler! hellobeeboston on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231906 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:53:38 +0000 hellobeeboston 231906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ hmm.. I didn't register for this, maybe I should! calsmom on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231893 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:48:55 +0000 calsmom 231893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Awesome! I hear that swaddler is a lifesaver! autumnlove on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231892 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:48:04 +0000 autumnlove 231892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yay for good sleep! :-) MamaMoose on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231889 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:43:30 +0000 MamaMoose 231889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Officially added to my registry : ) Mrsbells on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231879 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:36:47 +0000 Mrsbells 231879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I rushed and ordered the miracle blanket in the 1st week when we brough LO home from the hospital but we didnt like it and so I returned, I guess it doesnt work for everyone kiddosc on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231877 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:35:32 +0000 kiddosc 231877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Oh precious sleep, awesome! We have a few of the halo swaddle-sacks and he doesn't bust out if we wrap them really tight. I just tried out a swaddleme in the last week or so, but his hands hang out the bottom. winniebee on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231863 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:13:31 +0000 winniebee 231863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lydg: We have been using the swaddle me's and I've loved them....he is just getting too strong for them and busts out regularly! matador84 on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231862 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:12:52 +0000 matador84 231862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ awesome! i registered for one and haven't gotten it yet. I have like 10 swaddleme's...but what's one more swaddle blanket to have on hand? bpcmarj on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231860 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:12:10 +0000 bpcmarj 231860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ So happy for you! mrstilly on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231858 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:12:03 +0000 mrstilly 231858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The miracle blanket really is AWESOME! Glad that your LO is sleeping longer in it! littlek on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231857 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:10:16 +0000 littlek 231857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ That's awesome!! I'm still waiting for our LO to sleep more than 4 hours. winniebee on "There's a reason they call it the Miracle Blanket..." https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/theres-a-reason-they-call-it-the-miracle-blanket#post-231854 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:08:35 +0000 winniebee 231854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DS slept from 10:30-7 - a MIRACLE! He's almost 10w and until this past weekend his longest stretch was 4.5 hours. Over the weekend he did a 5 hour stretch and then a 6.5 hour stretch. Last night he kept busting out of his swaddle when we put him down so we put him in the Miracle Blanket....and he slept 8.5 hours! I heard him cry a little at 5 a.m. so I jumped up to get him a bottle ready.....but then he stopped crying! So I pumped (and overflowed the 5 oz bottles), made sure he was still breathing LOL then went back to sleep from 6-7 : )