Wool or Synthetic blankets

Hi

I am sure this has probably already been discussed but I can't find it.

I am looking into the blankets I will need for a bassinet and cot, the wool ones are really expensive but I thought I read somewhere not to use synthetic or polar fleece blankets.

Does anyone know anything about this?

What do people prefer?


I look forward to your thoughts.

Thanks

I used a wool blanket at nightime when Ella was a newborn (born in the middle of winter). Yes they are expensive, but you can get them at farmers and they often having 20% off nursary accessories so you might be able to pick one up during a sale. The other option is use merino wool....JK have some blankets in there new merino kids range.

During the day we mainly used a cotton blanket, unless it was really cold then we used the wool one.

You can get wool blankets on trademe if you keep an eye out. I got 2 huge single wool blankets for $20 and got 2 cot sized wool ones for $30 I think. All I did was give them a really good wash before using them. Much much cheaper than buying new.

We used fleece with the gremlins, but never next to their skin. They'd have a cotton sheet, then a cotton quilt then a fleece blanket over the top.

Thats what we did for wraps with the gremlins, went to Spotlight and bought fabric and hemmed it.

Maya wrote: We used fleece with the gremlins, but never next to their skin. They'd have a cotton sheet, then a cotton quilt then a fleece blanket over the top.

Ditto what she said. We also wrapped Isla for like 10 months with muslin or cotton wraps.

But now Isla wears polar fleece PJ's with a cotton singlet underneath. Dont seem to have any probs.

I  have heard that synthetic blankets can cause a baby to over heat. I used polar fleece blankets  for my older son's bed and he used to come up in a heat rash. This stopped when I used blankets made from natural fibres. Wool blankets may seem expensive but the others in this forum are right, you can get cheaper ones off trade me etc. And even if you do buy expensive new ones, you can always sell them for a good price. Natural fibres are good for babies as they help to regulate body core temperature. I found that for me, two cotton and two wool blankets was plenty. I just alternated what I used depending on the season. I even went camping just recently with my six month old and I found the wool blankets to be awesomly warm. The other alternative is to use the winter / summer weight sleeping bags for babies. In my opinion cotton and merino aircell blankets are the best as they are the best at regulating core body temperature and they are also warm but light. The sleeping bags  are good too as babies can't kick them off like blankes but I question whether or not they are good for babies on a developmental level as I feel they hinder movement somewhat.