Oodie weighted blanket review: “It’s like a hug in blanket form”

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My verdict

I’m very good at collapsing onto the sofa and much less accomplished at actually relaxing once I get there. By the time my four children are settled, my body may have stopped for the day, but my brain is still working through everything I’ve forgotten.

The Oodie Weighted Blanket helped with that. I tested the lightest 4.5kg version for three weeks, mostly on the sofa, and the gentle pressure made it easier to feel properly settled. I am a weighted blanket novice so was a little concerned I would feel pinned down, but it was more gentle than that. It was just the right amount of cosy without being claustrophobic. The glass beads kept the weight evenly spread, creating a comforting, cocooned feeling.

It’s also far more luxurious than I pictured a weighted blanket being. The tan fabric is thick, velvety and stylish. When draped over the back of my old sofa, it made the lived-in sofa look less shabby.

The Oodie tan weighted blanket added a touch of luxury to my living room

The downside was that it made my kids grab it when they got home from school, getting their sticky fingers all over it, so I usually kept it in my bedroom until the kids were in bed, when I brought it downstairs. Getting it out of the top of my wardrobe - the place I keep all the things I want to keep out of the kids reach - felt like a ritual in itself, signaling to my mind and body that "me-time" was fast approaching.

I used it while reading and watching television, including several suitably atmospheric evenings spent following Celebrity Traitors. Admittedly, my living room lacks the turrets and roaring fireplaces, but the blanket did make the whole experience feel a little more indulgent. I have a blanket hoodie, which makes me look like a Tellytubby when I wear it, and I thought the weighted blanket felt like a grown up way of staying warm.

The warmth became less welcome when I tried taking it to bed. I liked the pressure but found the plush polyester too hot for comfortable sleep. However, my nine-year-old daughter borrowed it for her bed and, instead of beginning her usual fidgeting at around 6am, stayed asleep until I woke her for school at 7.30am. This was not a fluke, as it happened for three days in a row.

The £109 price means it's not for everyone as cheaper weighted blankets are available. However, I do think the luxury justifies the price. It combines gentle pressure with proper plushness and I liked how it felt comforting, looked good in the room and remained something I actively wanted to snuggle under every evening.

How I've tested the Oodie weighted blanket

I tested the lightest 4.5kg Oodie Weighted Blanket for three weeks at home, using it most evenings.

I mainly used it on the sofa after the children had gone to bed, while reading or watching television. This gave me plenty of time to assess whether the weight felt soothing or restrictive, how easily I could move underneath it and whether it stayed comfortably in place when I changed position.

I enjoyed snuggling up under the Oodie weighted blanket on the sofa and inspecting the filling

I also paid attention to how well the glass beads remained distributed. I folded, carried and rearranged the blanket regularly, checking whether the filling shifted into lumpy sections or continued to provide even pressure across my body.

To see whether it worked beyond the sofa, I slept under it in my own bed and asked my nine year old daughter to try it at night. I considered how easy it was to turn over, whether the weight helped me feel settled and how warm the plush fabric became during the night. I also observed how comfortably my daughter settled and how well she stayed asleep during the night.

Towards the end of the test, I machine-washed the blanket on a cold, gentle cycle and air-dried it indoors, timing how long it took to dry.

What's in the box?

The weighted blanket arrives folded inside Oodie-branded packaging, with plastic protecting the soft fabric during delivery. There’s nothing to assemble or attach, so once I had wrestled 4.5kg of blanket out of the box, it was ready to use.

The Oodie weighted blanket arrives in a branded cardboard box

There’s no removable cover included. That keeps things simple and means there are no ties or buttons to deal with, but it also means the entire weighted blanket needs washing whenever it gets marked. In a house with four children, I would have welcomed a cover that I could whip off and put through the machine.

There’s no storage bag either. That didn’t bother me during testing because the blanket spent most of its time folded over the sofa or being stolen by my daughter. However, if you only intend to use it during winter, you might want to buy your own storage bag to keep it safe in summer as the plush fabric picks up dust and marks easily.

How easy is the Oodie weighted blanket to set up and use?

The blanket itself is simple to use, although at 4.5kg you handle it rather differently from an ordinary throw. I could lift and carry it, but I did feel the weight in my arms and I am a regular gym goer. Taking it up and down the stairs provided an unexpected extra workout, even with the 4.5kg weighted option, and I would probably think twice about taking the 9kg option up and down the stairs.

On the sofa, it soon became part of my evening routine. Once the children were in bed, I pulled it over myself, put on Celebrity Traitors or an ITV1 crime drama and finally stopped thinking about everything I still needed to do. Once in place, it stayed spread across me rather than slipping onto the floor.

The Oodie weighted blanket helped calm my busy brain

Using it in bed took a little more thought. I found it easiest to spread the blanket out first and then slip underneath it. When I wanted to get out, I had to sit up and lift it away properly. Unlike a normal duvet, it isn’t something you can casually kick off with one leg.

How is the Oodie Weighted Blanket designed and does it perform well?

The Oodie has a soft minky-polyester outer and a glass-bead filling divided between stitched pockets. I couldn’t feel the individual beads, and there was no rustling sound whenever I moved.

It performed best when I wanted help staying still. I’m normally up and down from the sofa, either because someone needs something or because I’ve remembered another job. The Oodie encouraged me to stay where I was and made an ordinary evening feel more like deliberate downtime.

With plush mink polyester material, the Oodie is super soft next to the skin

It was particularly lovely during Celebrity Traitors. Wrapped in the tan blanket, I could almost pretend I was beside a fire in the Scottish castle rather than sitting on my 10-year-old sofa with a full dishwasher waiting for me to empty in the next room.

The warmth was perfect downstairs, but too much in bed. I woke feeling hotter than I liked, even though the gentle pressure itself remained comfortable.

For me, this is very much a sofa blanket. However, if you have a DH that likes to keep the windows open and night and you feel the cold, I can see how it would feel comforting all night. My nine-year old daughter, who has never tried a kids weighted blanket before, also slept brilliantly underneath it. I normally draped it over her once I'd finished with it on the sofa so we could both benefit from its comfort.

Is the weight evenly distributed in the Oodie weighted blanket?

I checked this throughout the test because uneven filling would have ruined the whole experience. I didn’t want all 4.5kg slowly migrating towards my feet while the top half became an expensive normal blanket.

Thankfully, that didn’t happen. The stitched pockets kept the glass beads spread across the surface, even after I folded the blanket, carried it upstairs and let my daughter drag it onto her bed.

The Oodie weighted blanket helped my daughter stay asleep longer

I occasionally gave it a shake before spreading it out, but I never found any large empty areas or heavy clumps. Once it was over me, the pressure felt consistent from one side to the other.

The even distribution was probably why I found it so much gentler than expected. Instead of one area feeling weighed down, the blanket settled around my body and gave me that cocooned feeling without making it difficult to move.

Is the Oodie weighted blanket durable?

After three weeks of extensive testing in my home, where it was moved between the sofa and bedrooms, borrowed by my daughter and washed once, the Oodie still looked and felt as good as it did when it arrived. The stitching stayed secure, the glass beads remained inside their pockets and the weight didn’t start gathering in odd places.

The plush fabric stayed soft after washing, too, with no obvious bobbling or flattened patches. Structurally, it feels robust enough to last a few years, which makes the high price tag feel like better value for money.

The fabric does attract sticky fingers, crumbs and the occasional mystery mark, though. Those marks stand out against the tan material and quickly take away some of its luxurious look.

A removable, washable cover would make family life easier and help protect the blanket between full washes. Although it looks as good as new after a wash, I found it time consuming to wash and air dry and I missed it on the nights it was drying.

How do you clean the Oodie weighted blanket?

Oodie recommends hand washing where possible, or using a cold, gentle machine cycle. I put off washing it for a while because putting a 4.5kg blanket filled with glass beads into my washing machine felt slightly nerve-racking. I have a 9kg weight limit washing machine, but I knew that the blanket would become much heavier once wet.

I was impressed that it came out clean, with the stitching intact and the filling still evenly spread across the blanket.

I washed the Oodie weighted blanket on a 30 degrees gentle cycle

The awkward part was getting it from the machine to the airer. Once wet, it was seriously heavy and needed both hands to lift. I spread it carefully across my indoor airer, rather than letting all that weight hang from one section, and repositioned it a few times so both sides could dry.

It took almost 48 hours to dry fully indoors. You can’t put it in the tumble dryer, so you need to be prepared for one or two nights without it after a wash. In future, I’ll spot-clean small marks between washes and save the full machine cycle for when it genuinely needs one.

What size and weight options are available with the Oodie weighted blanket?

The Oodie Weighted Blanket comes in one generous size, measuring approximately 198 × 121cm, with three weight options: 4.5kg, 6.8kg and 9kg.

Oodie recommends choosing roughly 1kg of blanket weight for every 10kg of body weight. However, personal preference comes into it too, particularly if you have never tried a weighted blanket before.

I could have chosen the 6.8kg blanket but I went for the lightest 4.5kg version because I wanted the comforting pressure without feeling pinned to the sofa.

If you're not sure what weight to go for, Oodie has a 30-day returns policy, so you can return a blanket that feels too light or too heavy.

Is the Oodie weighted blanket good value for money?

Before I tested it, I thought £109 was a lot for any blanket, especially when cheaper weighted options are widely available.

However, I fell in love with it during testing and I used it every night, which helped justify the price. I stored it safely away from the kids and kept it looking nice for myself, to make my evenings feel a little more special.

It also feels more special than a functional weighted blanket. The fabric is beautifully soft, the tan design looks stylish in my living room and the filling remained evenly spread, including after washing.

I would have liked a removable cover at this price. Washing the entire blanket and waiting around 36 hours for it to dry is far less convenient than stripping off a cover and putting that through the machine.

Even so, I think it offers good value for somebody who will use it regularly.

Who should buy the Oodie weighted Blanket?

This is for people who reach the sofa exhausted but still can’t persuade their brains to stop. The combination of warmth, softness and gentle pressure helped me feel as though the busy part of the day was finally over.

It will particularly suit anyone who is always cold. If you already sleep beneath several layers, you may also enjoy using it in bed.

Hot sleepers should approach with caution. I found it too warm overnight, despite enjoying the pressure. It’s also not ideal if you want something light to carry around or quick to wash and dry.

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Final verdict: Is the Oodie weighted blanket worth it?

The Oodie Weighted Blanket turned my usual sofa collapse into something that felt much more like proper downtime. The 4.5kg weight was gentle rather than restrictive, the glass beads stayed evenly distributed and the thick, velvety fabric gave it the luxurious feel I’d expect for £109.

I reached for it most evenings during my three-week test. It helped me stay put instead of remembering another job and getting back up, while my nine-year-old daughter slept later than usual on the three nights she borrowed it. I can’t 100% say the blanket caused that, but she found it every bit as comforting as I did.

There are practical drawbacks. Even the lightest version gives your arms a workout on the stairs, the plush fabric attracts sticky marks and there’s no removable cover. Washing the entire blanket was successful, but wrestling it onto an airer and waiting almost 48 hours for it to dry wasn’t something I’d want to do regularly.

If you sleep hot or want something easy to wash, I’d look elsewhere. If you struggle to switch off, feel the cold or want your evenings to feel a little more indulgent, the Oodie weighted blanket is a real treat.

About the author

Zoe Griffin is a mum of four and Mumsnet content writer specialising in home essentials and appliances. She has 15 years’ journalism experience and has written for The Daily Telegraph, Mail Online, the Sunday Mirror and The Independent. When she's not on a laptop, she enjoys long-distance running, karate and cheering on Brentford FC.

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