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Weighted Blankets

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idle_wilder Aug 2020 7:45pm, 31 Aug 2020 2,354 posts	Quote Pin idle_wilder Has anyone tried them? I know they're popular with families with autistic children, but I've heard people find they help anxiety issues as well. I've also seen weighted cotton duvet covers? I'm toying with the idea of getting one, as I'm finding I fall asleep ok but I'm spending the night rolling around a lot, although I don't think I'm lying awake like I used to.
Ness Aug 2020 7:51pm, 31 Aug 2020 12,424 posts	Quote Pin Ness That sounds interesting. I only have experience of using weighted blankets to help calm students down during the day in school so don’t know much about their nighttime use.
1step2far Aug 2020 7:53pm, 31 Aug 2020 5,626 posts	Quote Pin 1step2far I've not got one but have been considering it. Will be watching with interest.
compartmental Aug 2020 8:08pm, 31 Aug 2020 54 posts	Quote Pin compartmental i do find a heavy duvet is comforting in a way I hadn't expected. Its not specifically a weighted one though.
Metro_Nome Aug 2020 8:16pm, 31 Aug 2020 5,570 posts	Quote Pin Metro_Nome My friend got one recently and says it’s amazing and she’s slept better than she ever has
Lorraine Aug 2020 8:18pm, 31 Aug 2020 1,577 posts	Quote Pin Lorraine My eldest daughter has one, the best she ever did. She has bipolar so her anxiety can be very high. She finds it genuinely helpful, she feels secure and sleeps well.
CreatureOfTheHill Aug 2020 8:23pm, 31 Aug 2020 558 posts	Quote Pin CreatureOfTheHill We cannot stand them. However, both children have one and love them. So we suspect it is a bit Marmite like. What we would say, is the benefits for some can be great, and other than the financial outlay there is no downside to trying it out. We have in the past been found on the floor somewhere cold in a sleeping bag, which we guess is not too dissimilar
WA Aug 2020 8:34pm, 31 Aug 2020 7,358 posts	Quote Pin WA Also interested. SweetPea is highly anxious and recently diagnosed as autistic. She can't be still when the anxiety hits, and spends a lot of time lying/rolling on the floor. I have wondered whether that weight will help calm her- when she was tiny she found a heavy hand on her back comforting.
GordonG Aug 2020 8:37pm, 31 Aug 2020 8,297 posts	Quote Pin GordonG Middle GordonG child has one and swears by it - reports much better sleep. But for that price i'd blooming hope they'd make a difference!
Lizzie W Aug 2020 8:56pm, 31 Aug 2020 23,598 posts	Quote Pin Lizzie W I've read about making them from duck tape and bags of cheap rice. Wool blankets are good for adding weight without being sweaty.