Blankets - Infant Care (up to 18 months old) Message Board

LEJ79 · 08-04-2008, 04:54 AM

At what age can you start to let your child sleep with a small pillow and/or light blanket?

kittyroo · 08-04-2008, 10:50 AM

I don't know, but when I find out, we're doing it. My son is 10.5 months and no where near being able to sleep without the sleep-sack. I have never known such a busy sleeper.

LEJ79 · 08-04-2008, 11:56 AM

I'm with you...my son is 9.5 months and he's all over the crib. I was just wondering...

Delia79 · 08-04-2008, 04:40 PM

My DD is 13 months old but as soon as she grew out of her blanket sleepers which was about at 8 months, she started using a blanket. Half of the time she kicks them off or rolls out from under it but I usually just cover her back up. She has never used a pillow but uses a blanket on a nightly basis. She does fine with it because she sleeps like a rock and barely moves all night long.

luckydarlin · 08-04-2008, 07:49 PM

My daughter couldn't use the sleep sacks - she would get herself all rolled up in them and freak in the middle of the night, so I opted for a small light blanket when she was probably four months old. She was old enough to kick it off of her and didn't move around much at the time. She still sleeps with a light blanket at almost 16 months but most nights it's kicked off and at the end of the crib. I haven't done the pillow yet because she is never in one place in her crib long enough to use it.