HOW MANY SWADDLE BLANKETS DO I NEED?

Asking questions like “how many swaddle blankets do I need” is a good way for new moms to prevent having to have a huge garage sale that includes a crazy number of blankets (and other brand-new unused things) when baby turns two!

If you have a washing machine and if you DON’T plan on using your “good” swaddle blankets as burp cloths, you only need 3 or 4 good quality muslin swaddle blankets.

If you plan to use only cotton receiving blankets as swaddles (which you totally can do) AND burp cloths, I think it’s nice to have more – a good number would be around 10 – because of course they get dirty during the day and they won’t be clean to swaddle baby at night. Let me explain why I think you should only invest in 3 or 4 nice swaddle blankets –

FIRST, KNOW THAT YOU WON’T BE “SWADDLING” YOUR BABY FOR TOO LONG

Swaddling is wrapping baby tightly, pinning baby’s arms inside the blanket, to give them a sense of security in the newborn stage. After 9 months in the womb, baby is not used to being able to fling their arms and legs around – swaddling prevents baby’s movements / startle reflex from waking them! You might find swaddling calms your fussy baby right down.

YOU CAN USE SWADDLE BLANKETS FOR SO MANY THINGS –

Large swaddle blankets make great car seat covers while baby is still in a bucket seat, or they can be used as a stroller cover when baby takes a nap on the go. They’re nice to put on the floor for tummy time (although you can do this with literally ANY blanket, and if you have hard floors, you’d probably want a thick blanket instead. Swaddles are usually a thin blanket.).

Of course, they CAN be used as burp clothes if you need something to dry off in a pinch. All around, they’re good to take with you if you’re leaving the house with a newborn. I used mine as a nursing cover for breastfeeding in public, and my (now bigger) kids regularly use my good aden+anais muslin swaddles as super hero capes now that they are older. So it’s not like they’re just gathering dust just because we’re done swaddling. LOL.

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