Weighted Blankets-- anyone tried?

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No weighted blankets, but my cats served the same purpose nicely.

I made my own using dense (not bulky, but dense, heavy fibers) yarn and varying degrees of thickness patterns. Crochet. So I can double it or flip an edge (heavier) or corners (heaviest) to increase and decrease pressure as needed.
I sleep with it every night. I feel WAY more comfortable, safe and at ease when I use it. It's instantly calming.

I did not know that, that's unfortunate. I was also thinking about sand, or salt, since you can get those cheap in bulk. I saw poly pellets even in bulk were still expensive (maybe somewhere I haven't looked though). you couldn't get salt wet, so I think that wouldn't be good, but maybe sand. With a denim outside, and maybe some fluff filler, to make it more comfortable. I always want mine to be heavier, and mine has poly pellets. I know that's not true for everybody though. I wonder if there are sand types you can wash, because in bulk it is pretty reasonable. I want to find out if all rice will start smelling, if there is a way to prevent it, like cooking it first, lol. I used cat litter (clean) once, not great to breathe. Cat blankets are great, I want one so bad, they have the tendency to move off though, and if you try to move them, they get irritated. I got to play with kittens yesterday, I wanted to take them home.

Once I'm situated with a job, I'm going to buy a weighted blanket and give it a try. Looks like it'll run about $200. I tend to wake up in the middle of the night almost every night. I need all of the energy I can spare to fake being neurotypical during work. I just finished up my clinicals and I have been exhausted over the weekend. Another 6 week clinical coming up. Must survive!

I just got one and it’s noticeably improved my sleep.

When I was 4 or 5 years old I wanted 100 blankets with an elephant on top. This thread is reminding me to try weighted blanket. Thank you thread.

Hi,

I really want a weighted blanket.

I’m looking for recommendations for longevity.

Even if a given blanket gets 4.5 (out of 5) reviews, the 1-2 reviews says it rips/falls apart and filling leaks everywhere.

Anyone have any long term experience with these who can recommend a reasonably priced, quality blanket?

I saw a weighted blanket in a promo from Bed Bath and Beyond for about $150. If you can get one of their 20% off coupons, that would bring the price down to about $120.

I don't know anything about the quality of their product.

You could check their website, http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com. Oh I see they have a number of them, the cheapest is $99.

Personally, I love sleeping under a down comforter which has very little weight at all. Only drawback is it's too warm, but I can make that work by shedding most clothing.

Thanks. I’ll check those out.

I sleep with two folded towels on my head. In the past, I’ve slept with a heavy blanket that let me feel very secure.

Anyone have any long term experience with weighted blankets in terms of longevity?

I got a 20lb blanket today, can't wait to try it out!

A couple of weekends ago I bought a 20 lb blanket (Gravity). So far I love it! I'm falling asleep faster, sleeping more deeply (more vivid dreams) and waking up less groggy.

I have four weighted blankets. I like them a lot.