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New borns and swaddling- what did you use?

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  • 20-09-2012 9:49am
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    Buyingcar2012
    Registered Users Posts: 281 ✭✭


    We plan to swaddle our baby and I'm just wondering what you used? A midwife recommended Aden & Anais.

    We intend to use Gro bags after that.


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    Mink
    Registered Users Posts: 2,260 ✭✭✭Mink


    Gro bag do a nice soft swaddling blanket that we used, it was about 13 euro. I've seen them in Tescos and the like. Ikea do these really nice soft cotton sheets that you can use also


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    January
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    I just used one of those blankets... can't remember the name now... but they have the holes in them for circulation...


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    eviltwin
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    January wrote: »
    I just used one of those blankets... can't remember the name now... but they have the holes in them for circulation...

    I used one of them too, a tenner in Dunnes and it did the trick.


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    Lola92
    Registered Users Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭Lola92


    Cellular blanket for my girl too. I didn't see much sense in buying a 'swaddle pod' or similar because not all babies like being swaddled, also we only did it for about 6 weeks so wouldn't have been worth our while.


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    January
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    Oh God thank you Lola92... that was wrecking my head when I didn't remember the name of the blanket! :D


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    Future Baby
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭Future Baby


    I used the GrowBag swaddling blanket too, then went into their growbags for the next stage. I got the growbags for 15 euros and swaddling blanket for 9 euros in TK Max.


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    implausible
    Registered Users Posts: 3,937 ✭✭✭implausible


    Cellular blankets here too. They were still useful when both of mine decided they hated being swaddled after a few days.


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    pwurple
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    Small cellular blanket here too. Fold it into a triangle and off you go.


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    Rosy Posy
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    fine merino wool blanket. had one of those swaddle wrap things that looks like a straight jacket but it was worse than useless.


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    foodaholic
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    My sister-in-law sent me this https://www.halosleep.com/ over from Canada. It was a lifesaver !!
    I bought more on ebay - they deliver to Ireland no problem


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    dublinlady
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    Gro swaddle blanket - brilliant for holding flailing arms snug!! Not v warm tho so I used a cellular blanket as a swaddle over it too. Did this til she was 4 months - then into m&s sleeping bag we also got as gifts!


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    Buyingcar2012
    Registered Users Posts: 281 ✭✭Buyingcar2012


    dublinlady wrote: »
    Gro swaddle blanket - brilliant for holding flailing arms snug!! Not v warm tho so I used a cellular blanket as a swaddle over it too. Did this til she was 4 months - then into m&s sleeping bag we also got as gifts!


    Where did you pick up the Gro Bag swaddle? Arnotts didn't seem to have it.


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    dublinlady
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    Buyingcar2012 wrote: »
    dublinlady wrote: »
    Gro swaddle blanket - brilliant for holding flailing arms snug!! Not v warm tho so I used a cellular blanket as a swaddle over it too. Did this til she was 4 months - then into m&s sleeping bag we also got as gifts!


    Where did you pick up the Gro Bag swaddle? Arnotts didn't seem to have it.

    Got as a present but since saw it in kealys in walkinstown!


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    Play Bunny
    Registered Users Posts: 362 ✭✭Play Bunny


    1 of the blankets from dunnes love them & bought a sleeping bag type thing off eBay it's great he's now gone into a grobag which I didn't use on dd


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