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19 Apr 2008, 10:38 pm

Would you get a weighted blanket for yourself if you didn't have an OT?



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19 Apr 2008, 10:53 pm

I'm considering it



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19 Apr 2008, 10:58 pm

They work.

Would not have known about them if it weren't for the OT.



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20 Apr 2008, 12:35 am

never heard of them 'till I stopped by here...



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20 Apr 2008, 3:48 am

i acsually have one i love it...and using it randomly when stressed


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20 Apr 2008, 9:17 am

acannon,
am know of a uk shop that sells them,are in uk?
if are,am can get link when get back home tonight as have it stored on laptop.


Am have an OT,but will never bother with blankets,they're too light for am,am use a very big heavy weight rug,it is great but it has it's problems [it's a heavy weight rug so doesn't bend easily].


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20 Apr 2008, 9:24 am

If all else fails, use a couple of normal blankets layered on top of each other.


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20 Apr 2008, 10:49 am

I would consider it.


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20 Apr 2008, 11:03 am

Nope, not in the UK. I'm in the US.



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21 Apr 2008, 2:03 pm

I want a weighted blanket, but I have to save up the money. They are so darn expenisive out here in the U.S...are they cheap in the UK?? 8O Im still not sure that what weight would be good for my blanket?! I do like the pressure feeling and i love the feeling of pressure on my body. Helps to calm me. My husband at night while im going to sleep throws his leg over mine and then wraps his arms on me and make it really right to give me that pressure feeling..ahhh i fall right alseep in mintues LOL. :D


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22 Apr 2008, 1:00 pm

KingdomOfRats wrote:
acannon,
am know of a uk shop that sells them,are in uk?
if are,am can get link when get back home tonight as have it stored on laptop.


Am have an OT,but will never bother with blankets,they're too light for am,am use a very big heavy weight rug,it is great but it has it's problems [it's a heavy weight rug so doesn't bend easily].
sorry there arent any shops that sell em in uk...me? i personally orderred em from wp i saw and weigthplanked add by google..so u should look it up on google..ill post link if i find it


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22 Apr 2008, 1:03 pm

Sorry, but what's an OT?

I'm sure I know the answer, but I can't think of it...


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22 Apr 2008, 1:31 pm

I don't have a weighted blanket, but I lay under my mattress for awhile and it does the trick. A blanket would be easier to handle.



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22 Apr 2008, 2:45 pm

Is a weighted blanket just a really heavy blanket or quilt?



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22 Apr 2008, 2:46 pm

DanteRF wrote:
I don't have a weighted blanket, but I lay under my mattress for awhile and it does the trick. A blanket would be easier to handle.


Sometimes I do that, but the springs start poking at you and...



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22 Apr 2008, 3:30 pm

I've never heard of this...what does it do? I haven't been diagnosed yet...but I have always had five blankets on me when I am in bed and I always put my head over it, too...