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| Kiddopotamus & Co 100% Cotton Knit SwaddleMe Sage - Small | 
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| Brand: Kiddopotamus
Category: Baby Product
List Price: $9.99
Buy New: $7.99
You Save: $2.00 (20%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  95 reviews
Sales Rank: 111
Color: Sage
Batteries Included: No
Clothing Size: S
Size: Small
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6 x 1.5
MPN: 10512
Model: 10512
UPC: 750849105120
EAN: 0750849105120
ASIN: B0006Q5602
Release Date: September 22, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Life Saver! April 27, 2008
This blanket is a life saver! We went from 2 hour sleep stretches to 6 hours. My son could break out of a regular swaddling blanket within a couple minutes, but the Swaddleme blanket keeps with swaddled all night long.
Great product April 25, 2008
Excellent product. The only swaddle blanket my kids couldn't escape. Be careful not to over-clothe/wrap infants with any swaddle blanket.
Essential newborn lifesaver April 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a fabulous and ingenious product. Let's face it, even the best burrito-wrappers (swaddlers) out there don't want to mess with that process at 3 am! And for the majority of us who are less-than-stellar at the technique, this is a 24/7 lifesaver!
Key points:
--If you have a strong infant like our daughter, she will have the strength bust out of a wrapped-blanket swaddle. The SwaddleMe's velcro prevents this. Even with the SwaddleMe, our daughter could get her hand up and out of the top, but this didn't preclude the soothing effect of the swaddle.
--This knit fabric version (SwaddleMe also comes in flannel and fleece-y type fabric) is the easiest to use - fabric itself stretches, unlike the flannel, so you can get it really tight.
--large "fuzzy-side" velcro patches allow for free-form positioning of the "loop-side" velcro tabs for a perfect, tight fit.
--you MUST follow instructions and fasten down the loop-side velcro tabs before laundering. For the one on the bottom in particular, you must stretch the fuzzy tab to completely cover all the loops. THe instructions clearly outline this as a necessity, but I draw attention to the bottom tab in particular - otherwise, you'll hava lot of pilled and snagged laundry. THis is not a problem, but a detail to which you must dilligently attend.
--This, plus a snap-front undershirt and a diaper is all you need to clothe a newborn for at least the first four weeks. Simple and easy "uniform."
--Note: this is a very heavy-weight knit fabric. Perfect for cooler weather (our daughter was born in October), but I think it might be a bit hot in summer. Strange as this may sound, I'd buy the flannel if you have a summer baby, as it is actually lighter weight than the knit.
I give it four stars because the lower fuzzy side tab should be more generous in size so that one does not have to be so dilligent as to stretch it to ensure all loops are covered. Otherwise, it is absolute perfection and completely essential! Not to mention half the price of the Halo sleep sacks. In addition, my husband found the fuzzy-side laundering tab used to cover the bottom loops when laundering really annoying, because it always flops down and covers the loops WHENEVER it is realeased (e.g. EVERY diaper change). This did not bother me, but he found it irritating (though far from a deal-breaker - my husband LOVES the SwaddleMe).
Another note: the Halo sleep sack with swaddle feature will NOT bind an infant as tightly as the SwaddleMe - it is not a substitute. The knit is much thinner/more flexible, and the resulting wrap is not as tight. The Halo ss w/ swaddle is, however, useful when transitioning an infant out of swaddling (i.e., the SwaddleMe) and into a sleep sack (which the Halo w/ swaddle can become, as the swaddle portion is removable) as it is a softer-feeling, less restrictive swaddle. We used this for about two weeks, when our daughter was done w/ the SwaddleMes, but before she was comfortable in a sleep sack alone.
Essential, top-notch baby product. We had four in rotation - two knit and two flannel. The small size is plenty large for the early period in an infant's life in which swaddling is required. The large size is really enormous, so unless you have an unusually enormous newborn, get the small.
baby shower gift February 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
i got this for a co-worker who was having a baby boy - she used it a lot for swaddling his first few months and really liked it. After he out grew it she used it as a regular blanket, and still really liked it.
Nice Swaddler January 26, 2008
This is the only swaddler I used with my daughter. I had no problems with it. The only thing I would mention is that this one was a thin cotton, while the other one I had was fleece. I recommend you decide which one to buy based on the season. This one filled its purpose.
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