Snap Cozy Crib Blanket: Take It or Leave It?

on October 20, 2009 at 12:00 PM

Photo from Snap Cozy

Some of us swaddle our newborns -- no blankets in the crib. But what if there was a blanket that snapped baby in and kept her securely on her back?

Currently only available online at SnapCozy.com, this blanket --the Snap Cozy ($59.99) -- can be used for preemies and babies up to 1 year old, and can even with sleep positioners if you will be using one of those.

It's made by a stay at home mom, along with some help from her mother-in-law, and it's approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Said to be great for when baby naps or sleeps in the crib, this blanket encourages baby to stay on back by snapping baby in. It secures to side of crib by ties. And of course, it keeps baby warm.

Even if baby is active, the makers of Snap Cozy say that there is a safety seam at the foot of the sleep sack that prevents blanket from going over baby's head.

What do you think of the Snap Cozy?

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About the author Michele Zipp

loves vintage and will defend skinny jeans to the death though she is highly superstitious and "death" is probably a bad word choice. She has a touch of the hoarding disease and enjoys sleuthing, the worst reality shows, and wearing high heels, even at the playground. She's an AP mom of twins, slightly crunchy but with a pedicure.

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Comments (11)

RanaAurora

on Oct 20, 2009 at 12:07 PM

Yeah... no thanks. Just use warm, footed jammies.

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CherBearCM

on Oct 20, 2009 at 12:27 PM

I was never worried about mine staying on his back, but now it might be helpful just so he stays warm, he is constantly kicking the blankets off, lol. But I think I'll pass, the price tag is a little high, I'll figure something else out! LOL

LokisMama

on Oct 20, 2009 at 1:58 PM

I'm with RanaAurora on this one...My son wouldn't keep a blanket on him and no matter how tightly he was swaddled, he would always squiggle out of it. So we put him in footie jammies and he'd sleep really well. If we tried to put a blanket on him for the longest time he'd wake up just to kick it off and then go back to sleep.

athenax3

on Oct 20, 2009 at 3:05 PM

I just don't like it- seems a bit restrictive- I'll stick with a sleep sack or footie pjs.

littleredpony

on Oct 20, 2009 at 4:52 PM

I had just made something like this for my DD! Drats!

toriandgrace

on Oct 20, 2009 at 7:45 PM

I like it, but I wouldn't spend that much.

LuminousMom

on Oct 20, 2009 at 8:16 PM

yeah no... I like jammies with footies and sleep sacks.

abelsmama07

on Oct 20, 2009 at 9:19 PM

uh, no thanks. i'm a big swaddler... we swaddled my son until he was 6months old. at seven months, we felt comfortable using a small blanket in his crib. (he was also rolling, sitting, and crawling by then). not to mention, nothing ruins a cute nursery than some ugly snap up blanket