Miracle Blanket Baby Swaddle, Solid Grey

A must have for our baby!
We have tried a few different swaddles for our little one and this has been the best at keeping her arms secured and therefore giving her a decent sleep. It takes a bit of practice to get used to using it but once you get the hang of it I find it easy to use. I found the quality of this to be good – no rips, tears or holes after many uses and a few washings.

This is amazing. Baby went from getting 3-4 hours of sleep …
This is amazing. Baby went from getting 3-4 hours of sleep per night to 7-9 hours. This was a life saver!

I normally don’t review items but consider this a PSA regarding the miracle blanket. First and foremost, this is an awesome swaddle. I’m pretty good at swaddling with muslin cloths but as our LO got older, he started breaking out of them. We have tried so many different swaddles with my oldest son that didn’t quite work. The Halo with wings has too much material but doesn’t get super snug. It’s too warm for the summer. The SwaddleMe Velcro didn’t hold up and the sizing was inconsistent. The Happiest Baby sweet pea swaddle (at least the older version of it) worked best for my oldest son but my LO hated it the moment I tried it on him. This is the first time I tried the miracle blanket, and I have never had such an easy time putting my baby down. I swaddle him, stick a paci in his mouth and he’s out in 5 minutes. He’s never thrilled about being swaddled but he doesn’t get cranky when we swaddle him in this unless we delay giving him the pacifier.Here’s my one complaint: I ordered the one with the stars pattern first. The material was so thick and not soft at all, as some of the other reviews claimed. The longest wing wasn’t long enough to tuck under my son. When I carried him, it was hard to keep the swaddle nice and neat. It never came undone but it never felt like he was tightly swaddled. But it was better than others I had tried. I was about to try the Ollie which is obnoxiously expensive. Instead, I read another Amazon review which mentioned this issue and ordered the solid gray blanket. I tried it today and it’s perfect — so soft, so snug. The stretch is just right. My son fell asleep even faster. It’s also bigger in size than the one with the stars pattern. I also ordered the one with Chevron pattern — it also seems to be different: much bigger and made with thinner material. I don’t mind this because I think it will be better for the hot summer.All in all, I’m a fan, but beware of which pattern you purchase. Not all are created equal. If you want the true “miracle” effect, stick to the solid patterned ones.

My baby settled better tonight than he has since he was a newborn. First night with the miracle blanket.In following the “Taking Cara Babies” class, I have been swaddling my baby for sleep since he was about week old. Now at 6wk we’ve tried muslin blanket swaddles, cotton “swaddleMe” swaddles and the fleece ones as well. All of those work fine but in the evening he still fights sleep and gets offended if I offer a pacifier.The miracle blanket I ordered arrived today, so I tried it at bedtime when baby was particularly over tired and grumpy. He settled really quickly and also accepted his MAM pacifier. Throughout the evening, as he would get fussy I his bassinet, I would just put his paci back in his mouth and he was instantly settled. No extra rocking and calming and soothing needed. Eventually he went into a deep sleep and stayed asleep until I needed to wake him for a feeding.So yes, only one evening to review. But I’m impressed so far.