Hug-Me Blanket

Our new HugMe Blanket is a firm-fitting mattress sleeve for newborns who are not rolling. The HugMe Blanket provides added security, comfort and warmth during sleep without the need for swaddling. The HugMe Blanket is designed to complement your baby's TOG rated Layers for safe, secure and comfortable sleeping. Made from our signature GOTS-certified organic cotton, and bamboo, the HugMe Blanket is also non-toxic certified and oh-so-soft on baby's delicate skin. Use alongside our new organic cotton crib sheets and cot sheets for the ultimate in healthier, cosier sleeping for your new arrival.

We design sleep products with safety first as a priority. Safety is the cornerstone of the ergoPouch brand, along with support for all parents on their journey. We want to assure parents that the HugMe Blanket product has been through stringent testing trials, has been approved as a safef blanket alternative by leading Australian infant safety group INPAA and in partnership with The Lullaby Trust, and follows Red Nose guidelines for safer sleep.


Key safety points

  • The HugMe Blanket has been stringently tested and approved as safe by leading Australian safety organisation INPAA.
  • TheHugMe Blanket is a firm-fitting mattress sleeve that follows The Lullaby Trust safer sleep guidelines.
  • The HugMe Blanket is designed for newborns and babies who are not rolling. When the right size is used, the sheet cannot be pulled over a baby's head, become untucked from the mattress or be classified as loose bedding, in any way.
  • The HugMe Blanket is TOG-rated and light enough to work with our existing range of layers, but firm enough to provide added security and comfort to a newborn.
  • The HugMe Blanket comes with a new What to Wear Bedding Temperature Guide to help parents understand how to use it in conjunction with our TOG rated layers to prevent overheating.
  • Discontinue use once baby shows signs of rolling.

Who is the HugMe Blanket for?
The HugMe Blanket is suitable for babies born full term (37 wks +) weighing 3kg +, length 50cm +), who are not yet rolling. HugMe Blanket is designed to provide extra comfort and security against startle reflex, to help give your baby the enclosed feel of being in the womb. Once the startle reflex starts to disappear (usually around 8 weeks) and your baby shows signs of rolling, discontinue use of the HugMe Blanket. We love the HugMe Blanket because...

  • It helps baby to settle to sleep faster due, to the firm-fit feel across their chest.
  • It's made from non-toxic certified organic cotton and bamboo, with a bit of elastane for stretch and to ensure comfort. The stretch will ensure full chest expansion when breathing.
  • The soft and organic fibres are healthier for your baby during sleep, ensuring no toxins against their porous newborn skin. Our natural fibres are breathable to prevent overheating and are sustainably farmed and manufactured. The quality of our material makes our product long-lasting so you can use it for future kids, or hand down to family and friends.
  • It's TOG-rated to work with our range of Layers. We've included a new Room Thermometer and What to Wear guide in the pack to take the guesswork out of which combination of TOGs you will need across these products to keep baby warm for sleep.
  • It's adjustable. The double zip on each side will allow you to customise the fit for your baby and mattress size, and strength of startle reflex.
  • It can't become untucked. The clever design (a sleeve that fits over both sides of the mattress) means that the sheet cannot be lifted high close to baby's head.

Why we created the HugMe Blanket
Many new parents are taught by midwives, friends and family to tuck a blanket across their baby for sleep, which can result in heavy, loose and unsafe blankets being used by parents in their concerns that baby is too cold. The HugMe blanket is designed to be a safer alternative to this common practice.



How to use the HugMe Blanket

  1. Slide the HugMe Blanket onto the end of your baby's crib or cot mattress like a pillow slip, so it comes up both sides of the mattress and cannot be untucked.
  2. Choose the 0.2 TOG side up for a light layer with less firmness, the 1.0 TOG side up for a moderate fit and moderate warmth, or the 2.5 TOG side up for a firmer fit and more warmth.
  3. Dress your baby in their Layers underneath the HugMe Blanket. Follow our new Bedding Temperature Guide (included in pack) which will tell you the combination of layer TOGs to wear with your HugMe Blanket, according to your room temperature. This will help ensure your baby does not overheat.
  4. Unzip the HugMe Blanket, and gently lay your baby under the open folds. Their feet should be touching the end of their crib/cot for safety.
  5. Zip up the HugMe Blanket. Two zips on the HugMe Blanket allow you to adjust firmness for fit, safety and comfort. Choose the middle zip for a wider fit, or the outer zip for a firmer fit. You should easily be able to zip up the sheet, and firmly fit two fingers between the sheet and your baby.
  6. Once zipped up, the HugMe Blanket should not come up higher than the middle of your baby's chest to follow Red Nose safe-sleep guidelines for baby bedding in Australia.
  7. If it is coming up higher, simply tuck more of the product under the mattress until the desired length is achieved. Continue to adjust as your child grows in length.
  8. To remove your baby from the HugMe Blanket, simply unzip.
  9. Discontinue use once your baby shows signs of rolling, and their startle reflex begins to disappear (usually from 8 weeks of age).

The HugMe Blanket comes in a crib, bedside sleeper and cot size. We advise parents to use the appropriate size for your child's length on the right mattress (e.g. bassinet size for a newborn, on a bassinet mattress).
The firm fit makes it very difficult for a young baby with limited motor skills and strength to wiggle down, or sideways under the sheet. If your baby manages to get out of the sheet by kicking it off, the sheet will lie flat against the mattress. The sheet cannot be kicked or pulled upwards towards the face due to its design.

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