ergoPouch Organic Crib All Year/Winter HugMe Blanket | 1.0-2.5 Tog - Midnight Stripe

INPAA, Red Nose Australia, The Lullaby Trust UK and the American Academy of Paediatrics all advise no LOOSE bedding in the sleep space. The HugMe Blanket is a fitted mattress sleeve, that wraps the whole way around the mattress and cannot become loose or untucked. It is designed to fall flat against the bed if a baby wriggles their way up and out of the sheet, and is not classed as loose bedding. When used for the right age baby (newborn, not yet rolling), the design makes it extremely difficult for the baby to pull the product towards their face, or maneuver their body underneath it. The HugMe Blanket has been approved as safer for sleep by INPAA and in partnership with the Lullaby Trust UK.

No. A rolling baby should not be slept in the HugMe Blanket. When you first notice signs of your baby wanting to roll over, it is time to transition them to an arms-out sleeping bag, and removing the HugMe Blanket from their sleep space. Signs include twisting their torso or crossing a leg over the other when lying on their back, rolling onto their side whilst they are awake, pushing up on their hands during tummy time, or reaching a hand out during tummy time.

We advise not to add any additional loose bedding into your baby's sleep space. The HugMe Blanket is designed to be used for comfort and security, with varying TOG options for warmth. If you are looking to add more warmth to your child for sleep, we suggest using a higher TOG side of the HugMe Blanket, and/or increasing the TOG rating of their under layers. Please refer to our Room Thermometer and HugMe Blanket Dressing Guide for how to dress your baby warmly for sleep.

The HugMe Blanket has been tested both with real ergoPouch customers and leading independent safety organisation INPAA. Samples of the HugMe Blanket were provided to 20 customers to test with their child, ranging in ages from 8 weeks to 6 months old, and on a mixture of crib and cot mattress sizes. The participants used the product over a period of several days and nights. Most parents (90%) appreciated the settling nature of the HugMe Blanket, claiming it helped their baby settle faster and sleep longer. For parents of babies who were more active in their cot, they found that if their child wriggled out of it, the HugMe Blanket would fall flat against the bed and not pose a suffocation risk. Parents agreed that the HugMe Blanket is most beneficial and safest at the newborn phase, before baby starts rolling and moving. Parents also gave the product a wash test to ensure this didn't impact safety and functionality. In addition to our parent trials, leading Australian infant safety organisation INPAA reviewed samples of the product. The product was tested across different sized cot and crib mattresses, and given a wash test. While there are no official safety standards in Australia applicable for a product like this, INPAA gave an approval for the product against their own safety standards and guidelines for packaging content, warnings, and messaging to educate the customer.