LtlGary Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Do any of you still have your baby blanket? I still sleep with mine, though I wore it out so badly my Mommy had to sew it up into a pillow. I'm currently cuddling it right now as I type this! Link to comment
Taika Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I have never had a baby blanket, I had and have stuffed toys. I think mom thought the stuffies are cuter and easier to interact and play with(what kind of adventures can you have with a blanket, comparing to an awesome animal buddy?). Personally, I have never understood why some kids like blankies, they hold no appeal to me. I got to know blankies exist only when I was in my twenties, to be honest. No relative or friend had had such. Sure, some babies might like to hold and carry a blankie, at least I’ve seen it on videos, but when they get older they often seem to switch to stuffies and other toys. I never had to give up my friends, I still have several of my baby stuffies. As an adult, when starting to experiment with my little side, I bought different toys and tried what I like. Also a blankie(with an animal head, so it would be a bit familiar). I tried to cuddle it and feel it against my cheek and such but nothing really happened. It was dead to me. Just stared at me. I felt stupid. But when I take a plushie I like I feel it’s kinda alive, it understands my thoughts and listens and it has feelings and needs and so on and I just need to have it close by and hug and pet and kiss it and everything because it’s my little friend... I have kept the animal blankie though. It’s part of my ”let’s start being little -routine”. I brush my cheeks with it for a moment as a part of getting in the right headspace(even though I have never really, really been in little headspace since I always have little traits showing but I never go deep enough to be truly little). I guess I don’t want the poor blankie to feel left out. Other things that are part of my routine are choosing a paci and a clip and lying on my huge pillow and huge blanket, on my thick rug, and throwing a soft jingling ball in the air. A plushie is nearby all the time of course. I also sharpen my teeth a bit with my chewing toy. And play with an animal rattle that also honks and has a tickling furry tongue. Am I weird or can anyone relate? Link to comment
KyleABDL Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 i had one, used to put my teeth inbetween the threads and pull, until i was like 4. ended up tearing it to pieces and eventually threw it out when i was 10. no regrets. im more into stuffies and plushes than blankies. Link to comment
cookiemonster23 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I lost mine as a kid. Now, I’m more stuck on a newer blanket I bought as a teen. 1 Link to comment
Glennie Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 i still have my original baby blanket from when i was first born.. we used it with my son and believe it or not.. it is still in pretty good shape.. I am 52 so it speaks to the quality of stuff made way back when.. 1 Link to comment
littleTomás Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I still have my blankie from when I was first born. It's pretty love worn, but still works great for cuddling! 2 Link to comment
LtlGary Posted March 8, 2019 Author Share Posted March 8, 2019 I totally understand the appeal of plushes but I just never liked them as much as my blankie. I took it with me everywhere and would get separation anxiety if i ever lost it. Its also a great help when i have anxiety attacks. Link to comment
Snugglebear_69 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I dont have blankets from when I was a baby as I more had plushies but my Daddy bought me a really cute Paw Patrol blankets for our bed and a smaller white one with silver stars and a bear embroidered on it to go in my diaper bag for when we travel. Little kaiya Link to comment
Warmwetandcozy Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I don't think I even had a baby blanket when I was a baby but now I've got two giant baby blankets my girlfriend got for me I keep one at home and the other in my edc pack I take to work and leave in the car with extra diapers wipes powder a change of clothes and a baby blanket 1 Link to comment
Taika Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 11 hours ago, Snugglebear_69 said: I dont have blankets from when I was a baby as I more had plushies but my Daddy bought me a really cute Paw Patrol blankets for our bed and a smaller white one with silver stars and a bear embroidered on it to go in my diaper bag for when we travel. Little kaiya I didn’t think about big blankets as blankies, I thought blankies are those tiny things. But if big ones count, then yes, I have several! A basic one at my parents, I use it when reading and writing and watching tv there. At home I have at least three, but my favourite is a giant owl blanket. I spend most of my time under it on the couch, writing and reading on my iPad. When I’m little I spread it on my thick rug, as my playing and napping area. When I go to psych ward or nursing home or such I always take a blanket and plushie with me. Link to comment
Snugglebear_69 Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Hi, I'm sure some people may certainly define blankies as only small ones but others like myself use a broader definition. That's the beautiful thing about this is there's no one "real way" or one definition. Use the defintions and things that work for you ? Little kaiya Link to comment
Pampertimmy Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 I don't have a baby blanket from when I was first a baby but I do sleep with my Winnie the Pooh stuffies and my Winnie the Pooh blanket every night in my crib. Link to comment
PullUpDiaperLover Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I have a Minnie Mouse blanket now, but of course my original baby one is long gone. Also have a little plushie and rubber baby doll, even a rattle toy. Link to comment
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