I was given a free Miracle Blanket from the company to do with what I wanted. And instead of being greedy I decided I'd offer it as a giveaway because seriously, this thing saved our lives and if you don't have one, you need one. And if you don't have a baby then win it and be a hero at your next baby shower.
I had heard of this blanket prior to Theo being born and after looking into other swaddle blanket options, knew I wanted one. Had you asked anyone at our baby shower they would have told you that this gift was the one that I was the most excited about. I believe I may have even danced in my chair, but this can't be confirmed. We used it right off the bat since Theo responded well to the swaddle and it was super easy to use. I loved that it didn't have any Velcro (noisy and scratchy), and that one size fit all (my child grew at the speed of light).
I didn't think this blanket could get any better. . .and then colic set in. Theo became a different child from 5-8 p.m. He would scream and look around wild-eyed and frantic. Nothing soothed him and it was horrible to watch. Until it dawned on me one day--remember, I was sleep deprived!--to swaddle him during his colicky times and lo, angels started to sing and my son was comforted. I was truly shocked. It became our nightly prescription--as a preemptive strike we'd swaddle him at 4:45 and mentally prepare ourselves just in case it didn't work that night. But it always did. Then I read that gentle pressure on colicky tummies helps them feel better, which is a key component in this blanket. Here are a few other benefits from their website:
Here's another testimonial from my Internet BFF Pocklock:
"My daughter wouldn't tolerate the swaddle during her first few months of life, but at 16 weeks she came down with a horrible cold. She fell asleep in my arms one afternoon and when I put her down, I wrapped her blanket tightly around her. She slept for almost 2 hours - unheard of until that very day. When I realized swaddling might work for us, I borrowed a friend's Miracle Blanket and before I knew it, my baby was happily sleeping 6-8 hour stretches at night and taking two 3-hour naps during the day. She's 6 months old now and on the nights she can't seem to settle herself down, we wrap her in the Miracle Blanket and she dozes off within minutes. It is definitely one product that is true to it's name and claim! My only suggestion? We need them in bigger sizes! I'm not ready to give it up, but her little toes are starting to curl!"
I recommend this blanket to anyone who's pregnant, and I might even go so far as to say get two. There's nothing worse than having a diaper blow-out at 2 in the morning that makes its way onto the blanket. You need to swaddle your precious wee one but what do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO? You hit your reserves and bust out the second one and once again, sleep and sanity are saved. I would never admit that Theo peed through his blanket and we didn't have another one so we lined the wet one with receiving blankets and put him back to sleep. Because that would be gross. *cough*
Anyway! So I have one to give you! It's cream with green trim so it's not gender specific, and it's got your name on it. Here are the ground rules:
1). The contest will run until 5:00 pm Central Time Friday March 27th.
2). I will use a Random Number Generator to select the winner and will notify them via email. Winner will have 48 hours to respond or I will select another.
3). Comment and tell me why you'd like to win a Miracle Blanket. Please make sure you have a valid email address.
4). Additional entries: Twitter this contest and come back and leave a separate comment with the link so I can verify.
5). Follow me on Twitter (@samanthajcampen) and come back and leave a separate comment to let me know.
6). Mention this contest in your Facebook status update and leave a separate comment telling me you did.
7). Stumble this post and leave your stumbleupon user name in a separate comment.
8). Twitter about my Children's Memorial fundraising page: http://www.kidsmiracles.org/samanthajocampen and come back and leave a separate comment with the link.
9). FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE ENTRIES: DONATE any amount of money to my Children's Memorial fundraising page and come back and leave three separate comments telling me so!
That's nine ways to win! Good luck to everyone!
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