Customer Reviews

The Miracle Blanket Swaddler formerly known as the Amazing Miracle Blanket - Solid Blue

5 star:		(75)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I must admit that in the past I haven't had the best luck with products containing "miracle" in their name. However, this blanket is the shining exception!

Our son was a very big boy -- 10 lb, 6 oz of joy. We had read Harvey Karp's "The Happiest Baby on the Block" (highly recommended) and we knew we wanted to swaddle him. We had planned to use a receiving blanket, but we quickly found out that none of them were remotely big enough. Not even close. We spent a ton of money buying bigger blankets, and we tried two other expensive swaddling blankets as well. Nothing worked, nothing held the baby, and all three of us were desperate to get some sleep. We even bought a cheap sheet set and tore it up to get some bigger patches of cloth. No dice.

Finally, I ordered this blanket online (Amazon didn't carry it at the time, alas.) BINGO -- our son slept through the night at once! Yes! We had to wake him from a sound, swaddled sleep to change and feed him; he went back down like a rock as soon as we re-swaddled him. He loved this blanket. When he saw us coming with it, he'd try to lie quietly with his arms in his sides in anticipation of the (very simple) process of swaddling him up. And I loved the fact that this blanket was so soft and comforting and had no snaps or any other fasteners that could rub him.

I should mention that the two new parents I gave this to as a shower gift were pathetically grateful, and couldn't stop gushing. I understand; for a new parent, anything that grants you sleep is your favorite thing in the world.

A note to parents considering this blanket: Be prepared for some of your friends (especially the childless ones) to recoil in horror at the thought of swaddling. "You're tying your baby up?" "What if he suffocates?" "But he won't be able to move! It's cruel!", etc., etc. These people probably mean well, but their comments are very ignorant. The fact is, your baby has just spent months in the most confined space imaginable -- a womb where he could barely budge at all. And new parents will immediately notice that newborn babies have virtually no control over their newly freed arms -- they'll startle themselves from sleep time and again, then start flailing their hands around and scratching their faces raw. Newborns don't have the neurological control to stop themselves from flailing, so they love it when you return them to the safe, warm, familiar confinement they remember from the womb.

Another comment you'll hear from some people is, "How do you know when the baby doesn't need to be swaddled any more?" Easy. They start to wriggle out of the swaddling. They may not be able to talk, but they'll let you know clearly when they're ready to move on.

We received the miracle blanket as a gift when our daughter was 4 weeks old. After trying the swaddle me to keep her asleep for longer periods and having no success, we were delighted that the miracle blanket worked so well. Within 10 days, she was sleeping through the night! I strongly recommend this product.

Our son has an especially strong startle reflex, and has to be swaddled to sleep, at all. At 2.5 weeks, he startled being able to get out of any swaddle we did, no matter how expertly done, no matter what blanket we used. So, at 1 hour of sleep, he'd start crying and we'd have to go in and start all over. We searched online for actual "Swaddling" blankets and based on reviews, chose this one. WHAT AN UTTER MIRACLE. We are in such debt to the dad who created this! Our son is now 12 weeks old, and we use this for each nap and for nighttime sleep. He was sleeping 6-7 hour stretches at 5 weeks, and slept 11 hours at 8 weeks. We would never have this success without this blanket. We've periodically tried to get him to sleep without it, but his reflex is STILL so strong that he needs it. It took a little "getting used to" the method to get him wrapped up, but in no time we both were experts. And the price on Amazon, with free shipping, is way better than what we paid directly through AMB. I wholeheartedly reccommend this to all parents, especially new parents.

This was such an incredibly important baby item for us. My son would only sleep while being held AND in motion for the first two months of his life. Whether it was colic or his temperament, we'll never know. But it was a tough time for us. Finally, a combination of the Miracle Blanket, the Graco Lovin' Hug Swing, Barcelona Bluegrass, and a close reading of The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer allowed us to get a little sleep. Swaddling my son in the Miracle Blanket sometimes provided the only way to get our son to stop crying -- and it was wonderful to have a soothing tool that both my husband and I had equal success with. We never really swaddled his legs -- just his arms. This blanket was in every way superior to receiving blankets and less-expensive swaddlers, at least in terms of soothing power for my son.

My son benefited from the Miracle Blanket until he was 10 months old! He now sleeps like a champ. But for eight solid months, he spent almost all his sleeping hours swaddled in the Miracle Blanket. The blanket is definitely showing some wear, but it is in no way compromised by all the hard use. It's still perfectly good. I have friends who say it's essential to have more than one, but at $30 a blanket, we were fine with just one.

For those parents with children who are able to get out of the blanket, I have a few recommendations (other than just swaddling tightly). One big help to us was tucking my son's hands in the foot pouch. It didn't change his position at all, but definitely made it harder for him to get his hands out as he got older. And when my son got really big and was strong enough to wiggle out (maybe at 8 months old), we swaddled his arms in the Miracle Blanket then zipped a The Original Woombie Cocoon Swaddle (Preemie (3-6 lbs), Avocado) (Mega Baby size!) on top. This helped him stay in the Miracle Blanket a bit longer each night, but mainly served the purpose of preventing the Miracle Blanket from sliding up to his shoulders and neck when he got out. We "weaned" my son from swaddling (when he was ready and clearly didn't need it anymore) by gradually loosening the tightness of the Miracle Blanket, but still zipping the Woobie around him -- I felt he was safer this way, though I have friends who did not think this measure was necessary. My son is now done with all of it! He sleeps independently and unswaddled, with little fanfare when we finally stopped. So I have no worries that this created any bad habits or dependencies for him.

The Miracle Blanket was an essential item for us for the better part of my son's life so far. My only regret is that we didn't use it sooner. We received it as a gift before my son was born, but my husband and I weren't sure about "straightjacketing" the baby and didn't really do much with it until my son was about 6 weeks old. Even then, we didn't want to use it during all sleep time. Now, though, I look back and recognize that my son's sleeping improved the more we used the Miracle Blanket. His night sleeping improved when we started using it at bedtime, and his daytime naps got longer and more consolidated when we started using it for naps. If we're fortunate enough to have another baby, we will probably use a Miracle Blanket right from the beginning! I wholeheartedly recommend this, and am so thankful to the experienced parents who got this for us as a baby gift.

One more recommendation: A Wubbanub Infant Pacifier - Lion with satin mane. You can tuck the animal in the Miracle Blanket to hold the pacifier within reach. We did this for months. Awesome!

I wish all the best to every new parent out there... and to every new parent of a fussy and/or colicky baby. :o)

I bought this when I was pregnat with my second baby. I love it. It keeps him securely wrapped all night. My only complaint is that it is not designed for larger babies. My son was 10# at birth and he fit in it perfectly. Now at 2mo he is 15.5# and over 25in and the blanket is getting a little small for him. We still use it every night, he just sticks out of the top a little more, and I tuck in the tail at his back instead of in front.

While this product is better for swaddling than a blanket, we've been more impressed with the SwaddleMe product. We found this item to be a pain at night (when you are half awake). Trying to undo it to change the baby is a pain and then the fact that you have to hold the baby up while wrapping him up in it is also a pain (and can wake a sleeping baby). The SwaddleMe product can be bundled up without waking the baby or moving them much. We were disappointed with the Miracle Blanket and switched back after 2 nights.

If you want your newborn to sleep thru the night, this is the gift to buy. It is the only baby gift I buy for new Moms. Within a few weeks baby will be sleeping all night long and so will Mom - you will love it! And this is why it's called the "Miracle Blanket"! I have bought at least 10 Miracle Blankets in the past.

Why did it take me until baby number 4 to bite the bullet and buy this? I now have 2 so we are never without one! This is my new standard baby gift to all of my expecting friends!

While it's a miracle if you can get this blanket on your child correctly the first few times, especially a fussy one, if you do, it's totally worth it because it works. BE PATIENT. Putting this on correctly does take some practice. The instructional video on their website -[...] - is helpful. Compared to other blankets we had previously used, our son was sleeping longer stretches as a result of being swaddled in this blanket. Don't be discouraged if your child breaks out of even the best of swaddle jobs, though. We have yet to make it through an entire night with the blanket fully intact. But, I'm still rating this 5 stars because this blanket has done a far better job than any other swaddle blanket we've tried (e.g., Kiddapotamus). The blanket's site does claim this blanket stops colic - guaranteed. We have yet to experience this, as our son is still a little colicky with this blanket on. But, at least he doesn't bust through the swaddle during his tantrums.

The first time my parents saw me swaddling our son in this blanket, they were horrified, asking why I was putting this straight-jacket on him. I explained Dr. Karp's (Happiest Baby on the Block) techniques for calming a baby and told them it worked. They just weren't used to all the high-tech gadgets we parents have compared to what was available to them 30 years ago.

We bought two so we wouldn't be rushing around trying to get one in/out of the wash. Best investment!

Our first son was born in 2007 and we found this product after a few weeks. He was a big baby and very strong so we had trouble with every other swaddler because he could get out of it. Once we bought this miracle blanket he could not get out of it and he was able to sleep through the night (12am-6am) at 8 weeks old. From that point and until he was around 4 months old all sleep time was in the swaddler. As he got older and stronger we actually had to wrap two of these around him and it was still perfect. The fabric is such a lightweight cotton that he didn't get too hot. We would put him in his diaper only and then wrap each blanket around him. We are also using this blanket for our second son, who slept through the night the first night we tried the miracle blanket! If you are deciding which swaddle blanket to buy, LOOK NO FURTHER! YOU MUST BUY THIS BLANKET!