Customer Reviews

American Baby Company Organic Cotton Thermal Blanket, Natural

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I bought this blanket and several other receiving blankets in anticipation of our baby. This blanket was perfect and the only one that worked for swaddling. It is large and stretchy enough to swaddle with, but it is also breathable and pretty soft. I just bought three more.

This is a good all-purpose blanket. It is not big enough to use for swaddling, but it is a good size for the extra blankets in the diaper bag or for putting over the baby in the car seat. Very soft and snuggly.

We use this for our 19 month old's naps. He is usually in a sleeper and gets too hot in a heavy blanket. It's a nice, soft, cotton blanket. Very happy with it and bought another.

This item indicated that it should be washed with like colors only which is understandable. However, even doing that, the incredible amount of lint that came off in the wash was outrageous! I had to shake all of the items that I washed with this before I could place them in the dryer and even then I checked my dryer twice to make sure the lint trap wasn't too full (I did empty it once). I also had to vacuum my floor because the lint was all over the place. In itself, it's a nice soft blanket, although I doubt if it will be very warm. Next time I wash it though I will wash it by hand and hang it to dry.

So much for my "Made in the USA" Christmas plans. When this blanket arrived, I discovered to my dismay that it's made in China - that despite the fact that it's from the "American Baby Company". Although my small efforts to boost American manufacturing were thwarted, what's worse is that the blanket smells unpleasant. I've washed it five times in a row and it still has a strong smell. Makes me wonder if it's 'organic' the way it is 'American'. I won't be using this blanket. On the plus side, it's held up well to the repeated washing.

I just imagined the blanket to be thicker, warmer. Thermal - was the reason I bought it and I cannot see a difference to the simple receiving blankets I bought.

Purchased this because it was organic yet inexpensive... guess the cost should've been a red flag. This blanket may be organic, but it's not soft or cozy or particularly warm -- in short, nothing you'd want to snuggle up to a baby. Nor can you do a proper swaddle (not square). It's sturdy and on the heavy side for a cotton blanket, and in a larger size would make a decent layer for a bed, but even after washing several times, neither my husband nor I ever found ourselves reaching for this blanket for our daughter.

Hmmm... not sure about organic & China working together. It seems to me there are not very strict regulations on China-made products (even baby products -- remember learning fairly recently they were making toys for our US babies that contained lead in the paint?!) So that makes me unsure that what I am getting here is really organic cotton. The feel of these is cheap (yes, I may be factoring in my China aversion sub-consciously!), and the style is just ok, definitely not "cute" or otherwise attractive. For the price though, not a bad deal if you are ok with their origin. I think I will keep my eyes out for an organic cotton blanket made in the USA, and return these. PLEASE, AMAZON, require a "made in"/origin field in your product descriptions.

We got this as a present almost three years ago for my little guy and it has been used for everything...first swaddling and to cover him up, now he is very attached to his blankie. This blanket has held up amazing over the years with lots and lots of washings. It just recently started to come apart near a seam, yet I sewed it up before it became too large and its back to good again. Of course, I have a couple back up blankies on hand just in case!

This is nothing impressive to look at -- just a small thin lightweight waffle-weave eggshell-colored blanket, not as soft as I imagined and it also didn't come with the plush teddy bear patch embroidery as stated in the description... Provides a little extra warmth while still being breathable. My baby has had this since she was 6 months old. Now at 14 months, she likes to stroke it between her fingers as she self-soothes to go to sleep so this has become more of a comfort object.