Receiving blankets sound formal, like something a Victorian-era mother might see her baby wrapped in for the first time before being whisked away by wet nurses and nannies. In reality, they’re the ...

SwaddleDesigns® Ultimate Receiving Blanket® is unique and special. It is the only blanket with swaddling instructions sewn to its edge (patent pending). Designed by Lynette Damir, RN, and Mom of two, ...

You've seen it hundreds of times without really seeing it. It's prominently featured in almost every photo of a newborn, across Instagram, Facebook and photo albums across the country. It's that ...

Which receiving blanket is best? Receiving blankets are one of the most versatile items you can have on your registry. And while babies quickly outgrow them, they are well worth the investment to ...

When we had our first son back in Germany, my home country, my American friends highly recommended picking up a swaddling blanket but I was told by three different stores, “We don’t have that! That’s ...

You’ve seen this blanket, you might just not realize it. It’s in nearly every baby photo taken for decades, yet very few of us ever even notice it—who would bother, confronted with the first image of ...

For our series Beginnings, we're working on a story about a blanket many of you will be familiar with. It's a white flannel blanket, with pink and blue stripes. It's the standard receiving blanket in ...