Kiddopotamus SwaddleMe 100% Cotton Knit, Small, Circle Bear
by Summer Infant, Inc.
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Baby Products Reviews of Kiddopotamus SwaddleMe 100% Cotton Knit, Small, Circle Bear
Customer Review: Alot of room for improvement
Summary: 3 Stars
This swaddle blanket WAS a lifesaver or so I thought. The concept is a GREAT concept but this particular material was the worst. My baby is a 'wriggler' and always manages to wriggle her little arms out of the blanket up to her face,which is worrisome at best because once the material is that stretched then the problem becomes two-fold either her hands wake her up or the material follows her hands to her face and now we have a suffocation hazard, or sometimes her hands will find the opening in the bottom of the blanket where the 'flaps' overlap. I found the cotton knit material to be more counterproductive than helpful and HIGHLY suggest the cotton flannel. I have the microfleece, but have yet to use it. I've had minimal problems with the cotton fleece, the material isn't the stretchiest. The only real problem I have with the overall design of the blanket is the velcro. I think this blanket, especially the cotton knit, would benefit from a larger area to fasten the velcro at, therefor making it a possibility for a tighter swaddle. Also, the tabs start to 'bend out' after just once wash, making it a scratching hazard if you don't watch yourself.Customer Review: Not quite perfect, but definitely helpful
Summary: 4 Stars
I have used several of these in both the cotton solids and prints. I have a 3-month old daughter and at 11 pounds she is just starting to outgrow the small size but is too little for the large size. They need a medium size. One thing I like about the prints versus solid colors is that it's easy to tell when the swaddle is right side out which can be tricky with the solid colors in the middle of the night when the light is low and you're getting the swaddle set up one-handed because the baby is in your other arm. There have been several occasions where she manages to wriggle an arm out which is why I don't give this 5 stars. Even though the velcro pads are designed to avoid catching on other things in the laundry, the swaddle has been stuck on something more than once when I take the clothes out. We also own a "Miracle Blanket" which really keeps her arms from escaping, but I find it a pain to use compared to this one. When we first brought her home we swaddled her in blankets but found that most of the time they would loosen up and her arms would get free. For the price, I think it is a worthwhile product.Customer Review: One of the true must-have items for new parents
Summary: 4 Stars
A receiving blanket might work as a swaddler for, oh, maybe the first two weeks, but after that a baby will be strong enough to loosen the swaddling and startle themselves awake. That's where this comes in. With the same basic design concept as a swaddling blanket but thoughtfully placed Velcro and a leg pouch, this is a much more secure way to swaddle your baby. The designers were thoughtful in making sure that any Velcro that faces your baby is the soft loop side. There are two slight flaws, which in no way make this anything less than a lifesaver: the leg pouch that "pops down for easy diaper changes" is a nice concept but is secured by Velcro that is loud and will wake your baby up if you open it. It's also rather difficult to get the leg pouch re-secured as you're having to tuck it back under the arm wings and then line up the Velcro again. Secondly, the Velcro does wear out but for us it was right about when the baby outgrew it so not such a big deal -- just won't be hanging onto it for any future children. At $10 each, these are not a huge expenditure and it's definitely worth having several on hand.Customer Review: Bamboo version is awesome!
Summary: 5 Stars
My newborn daughter as well as my husband and I love the bamboo version of this SwaddleMe. I can't speak for the cotton one, but I assume it is also great.
My daughter loves being swaddled, but it took us a while to figure out how to do it right with a receiving blanket. With this thing, it's incredibly easy, no swaddling experience necessary.
We live in a cold climate, so the bamboo one often isn't warm enough on its own, so we usually swaddle her in it, then one more time with a receiving blanket around the SwaddleMe. It works perfectly and swaddling with the receiving blanket is then really easy since she is already nicely packaged in the kiddopotamus underneath.
I also love that this is set up to work in a carseat.
My only gripe is that the velcro areas seem to have trouble drying in the dryer. They stick to things and get it all bunched up and then it doesn't dry the first time through. Otherwise, this thing is awesome. It made our first few weeks with a newborn so much easier that we went back and purchased a second one.
Customer Review: Get the cotton knit, not the flannel
Summary: 5 Stars
We tried many different types of swaddle blankets (e.g. the Miracle Blanket, etc.) and the Kiddopotamus was the only one that worked right.
The Miracle Blanket definitely kept our baby swaddled, but it literally took 2 of us to get it on her correctly, and it was such an ordeal that she was very upset by the time we were finished. In contrast, the Kiddopotamus is extremely easy to work with and wraps your baby up very quickly.
My only word of advice is to buy the cotton knit instead of the flannel. We thought that the cotton knit would stretch more than the flannel (and indeed it does), but we thought this would make the cotton knit less effective (as in the baby would be able to get out more easily); however, what we found is that the stretchiness allows you to wrap it more tightly and effectively than the cotton flannel.
Also out of 3 flannel ones we bought, 2 tore holes in them very promptly. And even though the cotton knit was used probably 10 times more often than the flannel, it never tore a hole.