https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:50:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2759497 Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:02:17 +0000 PawPrints 2759497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 27 months and she always gets out from underneath the blanket and sleeps on top of it. So, not yet I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2759484 Tue, 18 Jul 2017 11:38:08 +0000 hellobeeboston 2759484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my son was in a sleep sack the entire time he was in a crib, till he was 2.75... I think by 3/3.5 he was better about keeping the blanket on himself... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2759435 Tue, 18 Jul 2017 10:05:09 +0000 sauerkraut 2759435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This may not work for you if he's refusing a sleep sack or being covered up, but I wrap my LO in an A&amp;A muslin blanket, like, really tightly under her armpits, so the blanket is snug around her body and hips, and looser around her legs. Her arms are free and she can get her legs free if she needs to, but the blanket usually stays on her for most of the night unless she stands up in the crib. I started doing it to cut down on the crazy-legs around the time she started walking, but she seems to kind of like it for sleeping now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2759401 Tue, 18 Jul 2017 08:59:16 +0000 Rocker2014 2759401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO (2.5) needs to be really warm to sleep too, she's best at about 75 degrees with a sleep sack, long sleeved pjs and a blanket! (totally freaks DH out, since he likes to sleep cold!). We've had great luck with the sleep sacks with feet openings (I have a Halo one) and layering. I've often added a long sleeved onesie under the pjs, which seems to work really well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2759357 Tue, 18 Jul 2017 08:09:34 +0000 catomd00 2759357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you just close his vents? What about a sleeping bag? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2759245 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 20:23:51 +0000 MrsADS 2759245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrslonghorn it's a problem because my husband and I are roasting when the temp is 78 all night. If it's lower, my son starts rolling around and whining/crying because he's cold and the air is blowing on him.</p> <p>We're going to try to find a way to block off part of the air vent in his room, but we have those weird circular vents in the ceiling and they're not quite flat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2759159 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:38:21 +0000 MamaG 2759159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's very child dependent. My older kid is almost 6 and is very restless and doesn't stay covered. She can cover back up and has been able to since about 4. On the other hand, my 2.5 year old is not nearly as restless and stays fairly covered and will cover herself again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2759149 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:22:56 +0000 Shantuck 2759149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you considered one of those blankets that attaches the sheets so that it stays in place? I've never personally tried them since my DS happily slept in his sleep sack until he was almost 3 but I remember hearing about them. Some examples: </p> <p>(1) <a href="https://beddys.com/pages/what-are-beddys-bed-sets" rel="nofollow">https://beddys.com/pages/what-are-beddys-bed-sets</a></p> <p>(2) <a href="https://www.amazon.com/ZippySack-Bedding-Solution-Zipper-Closure/dp/B01M6ZL6Z1/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1500326345&#038;sr=8-3&#038;keywords=zipper+blanket+for+kids" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/ZippySack-Bedding-Solution-Zipper-Closure/dp/B01M6ZL6Z1/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1500326345&#038;sr=8-3&#038;keywords=zipper+blanket+for+kids</a>. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2759140 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:14:44 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2759140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>maybe I'm reading this wrong, but I don't see why he needs a blanket.... If you keep the house at 78, and he is already warm-natured, why not just let him sleep in his pajamas as-is? Or in warmer pajamas without a blanket? If he doesn't need it as a lovey or to keep him warm, it doesn't sound like he has to have a blanket at all.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2759113 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 15:31:02 +0000 Jennibenni 2759113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsADS: Yikes, I'm sorry! Our thermostat only goes up that high when we are out of the house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2759021 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 13:33:54 +0000 gingerbebe 2759021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If/when our boys get colder at night, they just sorta lay on top of the fuzzy blanket on their bellies with their legs and arms tucked underneath them with their butts in the air. DS2 is 14 months and manages to pull it across him when he wants to. DS1 is almost 3 and mostly wants it tucked in around him when we put him to bed but then immediately kicks all the covers off and wads them into a ball once we leave. So we just keep lots of smaller fuzzy blankets and stuffed animals and what not in his bed so he can easily grab something to snuggle up against and warm up with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2758947 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 12:29:28 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2758947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just starting to learn now at nearly 5! We also have a Zippety Zip or something like that that is easier to use a little younger. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2758926 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 12:08:17 +0000 MrsADS 2758926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrspickle he's generally HOT natured, which makes it even weirder! He sleeps in cotton long sleeve and long pant PJs with socks. I have thought about trying fleece but it seems like too much, I worry about him overheating.</p> <p>@looch that's a good idea about the sleep sacks with feet! I don't know if he would tolerate that or not, but maybe worth a try.</p> <p>@jennibenni wow! We keep our ac at 76 and that wakes him up. I have to set it at 78!!! for him to stay asleep.</p> <p>@shootingstar temp is usually set at 76 but have to turn it up to 78 for him to stay asleep. Which is really stuffy at night. It is hot enough where we are that even at 76 it blows a lot during the night and stays pretty cool. I can't close the vents in his room. </p> <p>@gingerbebe that's a good idea.</p> <p>@mrs. microscope he sleeps with 2 A&amp;A muslin blankets but usually has them wadded up under him while he holds the corners or something. Not to cover up. I try to cover him up with it when I put him in the crib and he says "NO!". Sigh. I think I'll try adding a warmer blanket and maybe he will use it, although I have a feeling it will just be wadded up/cuddled with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2758892 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:23:31 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2758892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 21 months old and likes her legs and feet covered while she falls asleep. She's good at pulling the blanket off and on when she wants. She mostly keeps it off. Our AC is at 73 at night. We're in TX so I completely understand it getting hot at night! This is pretty recent though. She got interested in the blanket in the past month. Could you experiment with different types of pjs? Is he generally cold natured? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2758883 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:20:28 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2758883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was in a sleep sack until 19 months in a crib and then we switched her to a big bed with a duvet. She is only nearly 21 months now and I think she is figuring out the blanket thing in the last day or two, but only when she is awake and falling asleep. Lately we haven't had our ac on and I compulsively check the night temperature to try and figure out how to dress her so she won't wake up from being too cool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2758843 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 10:32:23 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 2758843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>P uses an Aden + Anais muslin blanket for her upper half, and a fuzzy loose knit blanket for her bottom. Usually the A+A ends up over her head (pnp, no bars on the crib like that poor family tragedy the other week!). She usually throws them both out sometime early morning, then will get cold and pull up her fitted sheet and snuggle under that if she gets cold. We keep our A/C at 74. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2758840 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 10:24:57 +0000 looch 2758840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you looked at the sleepsacks that have the openings for the feet, I think they're the Halo early walker ones? My son loved those! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2758839 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 10:22:16 +0000 Jennibenni 2758839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our son just turned 2 and doesn't stay under a blanket. We are also in Florida and keep our house at 72 at night. He is fine in short pjs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2758837 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 10:11:10 +0000 ShootingStar 2758837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It wasn't until he was maybe 3. What temp are you setting it at? We use central air and it stays about 71 in my kids' rooms. The baby wears a sleeper and a sleep sack. DS never really used sleep sacks so I used a fleece sleeper and a onesie underneath. </p> <p>Can you close any of the vents in his room? We do that in the winter in our house because the other bedrooms all get much warmer with both vents open then it gets in the master where the thermostat is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2758835 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 10:09:45 +0000 gingerbebe 2758835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We put a very warm velour/plush/Sherpa blanket in with our kids when they are learning to use a blanket and they get residual warmth just by being up against it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2758834 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 10:09:01 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2758834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm, IMO it took my kids a while to learn how to cover back up. </p> <p>Maybe add more PJs? But I'm guessing its the weight of a blanket/sleep sack that was keeping him awake. Maybe try another sleep sack that is plenty big so he can stretch his feet in it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-your-child-learn-how-to-use-a-blanket#post-2758832 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 10:02:51 +0000 MrsADS 2758832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And I mean, when did they learn how to cover themselves up with a blanket in the crib/in bed to stay warm when they are sleeping? </p> <p>My son is 22 months and we're going kind of crazy because whenever the air conditioner is running, he either wakes up or starts rolling around, gets very restless in his sleep. We have to keep it SO HOT in our house at night (we live in Florida) that we're not sleeping. He is already in pretty warm socks/pj's. We can sometimes sneak in and cover him up once he's asleep but that usually only lasts an hour or so before he rolls over and kicks the blanket off or whatever. </p> <p>It is a strange problem but I'm not sure what to do about it! He used to sleep in a sleep sack which handled things, but a few months ago decided he was DONE with it. </p>