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DANGER!!! WARNING ABOUT Some SATIN LINED BLANKIES!!!!

This mother’s email reveals a disturbing problem with some styles of security blankies.

I have the blanket Natalie is referring to (one of the Minky Dots type), but unless her child is not an infant I would not recommend it.

I have just returned from the hospital. My four month old almost suffocated on the satin side of this blanket. She was taking a nap with it, and when she woke up she pulled it over her head and sucked on the satin side and got it wet. It then stuck to her face.

The satin dot side and fuzzy side are not quilted together. We had to give CPR, and it was about 30 minutes before she could breath normally.

It is a beautiful blanket, and was her favorite, too. I found your web site while looking for the manufacturer of this blanket.

So please don’t help anyone find it!

Thanks
Annette

I know that tiny babies are not supposed to sleep with any plush animals or other items that could cause suffocation. But I’m not sure how old a child has to be for such lovies to be safe in the crib. Sounds like this is something you need to ask your Pediatrician.

As far as I know these Blankets and Beyond Minky Dots style blankies have not been recalled, but they are not the only company that makes this type. Walmart also sells a blankie like this. A possibility this serious cannot be ignored, recall or not.

I inspected all the blankies that we have in stock right now, found several with the totally loose satin lining, and added a link to this warning to each blankie with a satin lining. The price and quality of the blankie varied, so I can’t suggest a brand to avoid.

What I would suggest is that you check your child’s blankie, if this is a concern for you because of your child’s age.

If the satin lining is loose, you might want to sew the middle of the Satin to the upper blanket animal, as that’s the way many of them are made.

I also found one of our larger blankies was stitched in the middle, but, because of its size, the loose satin might still be a problem. So that one might need some additional quilting stitches to avoid this possibility.

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Originally posted 09/24/2008

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2 Responses to “DANGER!!! WARNING ABOUT Some SATIN LINED BLANKIES!!!!”

• Sarah says:

  February 4, 2009 at 12:31 AM

  As recomended by the SIDS website you should have NOTHING in the crib with the baby while they sleep:
  2. Place infants to sleep in a baby bed with a firm mattress. There should be nothing in the bed but the baby – no covers, no pillows, no bumper pads, no positioning devices and no toys. Soft mattresses and heavy covering are associated with the risk for SIDS.
  Please check out the website here:
  http://www.sids.org/nprevent.htm
  If the blanket had not been in the bed whith the sleeping baby there would be no problem. No blankets or pillows in the bed until baby is at least one!

  
   

  
   
• Dirty Butter says:

  February 4, 2009 at 7:14 AM

  Thanks for the additional information Sarah!!!