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We tried at 1, 2 and 3 months but she never got attached!

We have two carters version of the angel dear blankies. I always kept one in the diaper bag as an 'on the go' toy and one in her crib once she had graduated to the sleep sack. She now has both of them in bed with her (that's mostly where they stay) and in the morning when she wakes up she turns on her aquarium and plays with Ellen the Elephant. When she's ready for us she tosses Ellen to the floor and squaks for us to get her. I don't know if she's super attached, but they keep her happy.

Ive tried multiple times but lo cries if I put something in her crib with her.

Girl, I tried so hard. My daughter wanted NOTHING to do with a lovey. Maybe she will attach herself to something as she gets older? She's 10 months now and shows no preference for anything.

we introduced it once the girls were shoving their whole hands into their mouths. now they shove their hands and a corner of their lovey and then fall asleep!

the girls were...about...4-4.5 months!!!

Around 3.5 months. She loves both A&A blankets and her Sleep Sheep. I'm probably going to get her an A&A lovey soon...

I usually let my LO sleep with a A&A blanket that's partially tucked under the mattress. It seems breathable enough and she loves feeling it...I can definitely tell she is more relaxed/secure with a blanket to feel. She also loves her sleep sheep. I usually let her nap with it since I'm watching her on the monitor (and she wears a Snuza alarm, just in case)... she sleeps with her arm around it and sort of pets it... it's very cute. She will stop crying if I put it in bed with her!

Maybe she's more into blankets/sleep sheep because she never took a paci?

Here's a picture from when she was napping the the pack-n-play one day. (Ignore the fact that it looks like a SIDS what-not-to-do photo... I was watching her! :))

ETA: She has actually had the sleep sheep and A&A blankets since birth, but it was only recently that I let her have them in her bed with her at times.

I've tried so hard, but at 11 months LO hasn't become attached to anything. Maybe it will happen as she gets older.

We put an Angel Dear blanket in with him when we moved him into his crib at 5.5 months. He chews on it sometimes but for the most part doesn't seem to care much. He does love the Gentle Giraffe, though. He's always burrowing into it in his sleep

We introduced one around 4 months but he didn't become attached until 6 months when he became more mobile in his crib. It's a major sleep cue for him and he needs to snuggle it to fall asleep.

I've tried introducing other loveys because we only have one of his favourites but he tosses them aside. I think you could try anything as a "lovey" (e.g. Stuffed animal, security blanket, tagging blanket, etc.) but you can't control what your LO chooses to become attached to :).

@shopaholic: I definitely think it's both a sleep cue and a major comfort item for my LO. He really loves to snuggle his lovey and he developed a major attachment to it when we were traveling last month. He rarely wakes in the middle of the night but last month he woke up 3 times and screamed bloody murder because he couldn't find his lovey. As soon as I gave it back to him he calmed down and fell right back asleep. I do worry that he'll never be able to sleep without this lovey but it's considered a positive sleep association so I will try not to worry about it too much now!

I also hear you about the backup lovey. I just can't seem to find a second one that is the exact same as the one he loves. So I totally recommend starting with something you already have 2 of! Another recommendation is to have K snuggle with a lovey while you're nursing her. That way she will have a positive association with it AND it will smell like you!

My oldest didn't pick a lovey til he was 2 and a half. My youngest us pretty attached to his stuffed sophie since he was about 4 months