Pillow and Blanket

My son started using a pillow around 2 years. I think he had a blanket with him from 9 months on. My daughter started with a blanket around 15 months.

I gave my daughter a blanket around 10 months old and she quickly became attached. Now, at 17 months old, she has 3 blankies in her crib. I imagine she'd be freezing without a blanket. Not all 3 cover her at one time though. I will give her a pillow soon. She is starting to show interest in ours.

I gave my daughter a blanket when she out grew her sleep sacks. I gave her a pillow at about 12 months. Mostly for comfort. When she would hang out with me on my bed, she loved laying on my pillows, so I figured it was time for her to have one. And she loves it!!

When my son went to the ped. last (his 6 month check up) He was able to move his head/ roll over/ etc. Our ped. said then we cold start using a blanket if we wanted to. I haven't given any of my kids a pillow until they moved to a big boy/girl bed. But if your son isn't showing any signs of wanting one and is sleeping ok I wouldn't worry too much about it.

Daughter didnt get pillow until she moved to the toddler bed but got a light blanket prior to that

My kids always had blankets from swaddling to light feather blanket (pottery barn). The reason, they slept the best in winter with the warm blanket. If they didn't have it, they just woke up more. My 4th is using a pillow. I just couldn't stand the crib mattress. Even with the mattress pad, it seems hard. It is not a really thick or fluffy. He is now 15 months old. I would say as long as your child is sleeping well. Don't worry about it.

I think my kids were a little older than 18 months when we gave them a blanket - we used those small fleecy type blankets that all babies get a ton of when they are born. I had two reasons: winter was here and I didn't think I still needed to buy sleep sacks for them, also I wanted to give up the pacifiers and wanted them to learn to attach themselves to something else for sleeping (this didn't work). I gave them a pillow a month or two after they turned two because we were preparing to get them out of the crib and into toddler beds. I wanted them to get the idea that beds had a top and a bottom so I got them the small pillows from one step ahead.

I started using pillow and blankets when I moved them to a bed , around 2 1/2 , up until then they slept in a bag in the crib.

You know that's GREAT. When your child get's cold or uncomfortable they will find a blanket or something to use for one, same with a pillow. I allowed my children to use both when they were around 1yr. up till then they had no interest, now they each have their own special blanket they think that is better than any. They call it their stinky and I litterally have to sneak it away to wash it. I say just enjoy and brace yourself for the next phase.

My daughter crawled out of her crib at 16 mth. I got a toddler bed & that is when I started using a blanket & pillow. I bought a small kids pillow, but it was awful poofy, so I undid one seam & removed about half the stuffing. My mil took that stuffing & made an additional small pillow w/ scrap material. She also disassembled the crib bumper & used the material to make pillow cases that matched. She's great that way.

I gave my daughter a pillow when she was 18 mos old. She had croup and would cough uncontrollably when laying flat. Having her head slightly upright helped significantly. She was hooked after that, she loves her pillow! That is around the time that she started sleeping about an hour later in the morning too, makes me wonder if she's just a little more comfy. I put a blanket on her around the same time. But she always had those tiny silky-like blankets to cuddle.

I gave daughter a blanket in her crib because she became interested (she noticed my bed) and asked for one. I think she was 2.5 yrs old. I definitely waited because I didn't want my kids to become dependent on the blanket before they were able to manage putting the blanket on by themselves. (I didn't want to have to go in the room 10 times a night to put the blanket back on!)

I put a pillow in my daughter's crib one month before we knew we would switch her from her crib to a twin bed. She was about 2 weeks shy of her 3rd birthday.

Blankets and pillows are not necessary. My advice is: don't rock the boat if your son is perfectly happy!

When my boys couldnt fit in sleep sacks anymore i gave them a blanket but made sure to tuck it into the crib so they couldnt get tangled in it. I usually let them fall asleep without it and then put it on later in the night. It was big enough to really tuck in far enough that they couldnt pull it out easily. No pillow though until they are in the big boy bed, not a crib.

My one son used a blanket at daycare for naps so he started using a blanket at about 18 months, no pillow until he moved into a big boy bed about 2 1/2 years old. He still could sleep without a pillow. My other son is 2 1/2 and still in his crib - he has NO interest in a blanket, as a matter of fact he hates it BUT he does have a small posteurpedic pillow (Babies R Us) that he got about 6 months ago... I noticed that he liked to lay his head on my pillow if he was in my bed. I also like that he is raised slightly if he has a cold. If your child wants it then go ahead... if not, don't rush it