The Swaddle of all Swaddlers

The word swaddle usually doesn't enter your vocabulary until you sit in your first parenting class while pregnant. Some genius somewhere discovered how to wrap a child in a receiving blanket and basically make them like a very large burrito. Wrapping techniques vary and swaddlers vary, but all in all the concept is the same, tightly wrap your little one so they feel safe, warm and cozy like in the womb.

My good friend Betsy had a baby girl 2 months prior to the arrival of Lillie, and she had given me a Swaddle Designs blanket as a gift. At first I thought, what could be different about this particular receiving blanket? But, for the first 6 weeks of life Lillie lived in that swaddler. It is a very large receiving blanket, which is part of the genius. And, because of its size and material, the Swaddle Designs blanket keeps your little one tightly wrapped, no busting out of the seams, arms flailing about. Giving your baby longer sleep periods and overall happiness.

Swaddle Designs blankets are the concept of Lynette Damir an RN and mother of two. She was frustrated by the lack of good swaddling blankets on the market and decided to forge the retail business herself. She has combined the right flannel material along with size and an instruction tag on the blanket to ensure you are creating the perfect baby burrito. The color and design options are modern and sweet, perfect for new little peas.

You can find this perfect blanket at Two Blue Peas. It makes the best gift, as my friend Betsy had already discovered, and even better can come with a monogram. Since receiving mine, this is the only gift I give to my friends and family members, because longer sleep periods and happier babies those first 6 weeks is so important.