Swaddling isn’t for every baby, but it sure helped my son (and us!) get some rest. The swaddling blankets a neighbor hand made for us before my son was born worked soooo much better than anything we found at the store. They were the right size and shape (square) and not too stretchy.
Rookie Moms has a super-easy tutorial up today about how to make your own swaddling blankets for $5 or less. Harvey Karp would be proud!
Thanks Angie. That's my baby boy (now four and three quarters) pictured in that homemade swaddling blanket. Aww.
I loved making my own swaddling blankets for my son! Those really cute Aiden & Anais blankets are wonderful, but SO expensive. I was able to find some nice, light muslin at a fabric store and made my own for about a tenth the cost. They don’t have the cute patterns, but I’m sure an extra crafty mom could figure out how to dye them really pretty colors and end up with perfectly heavenly summer wraps.