Equivalent to a Teddy for a 36 year old?

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I have had a fairly tough year and really benefit from a weighted blanket on top of my duvet when I go to bed. I’m single, and wondered if there’s anything else on the market that could help me feel safe, snuggly and cocooned when I go to bed? Last night I ended up looking up teddys but thought perhaps there’s something else I could go for. Thanks ❤️‍🩹

There’s no replacement for a teddy, get one if it will be a comfort to you, it doesn’t matter how old you are.

A hot water bottle to cuddle is always nice but I do still have a teddy bear in my bed too as I just like cuddling it.

Get one of those microwvable warmies or a pregnancy pillow for snuggling into in bed.

A cushion or pillow? Sprayed with a nice scent or relaxing/uplifting essential oil.

A JellyCat toy, if the cuteness does it for you?

Do whatever brings you comfort OP.

A hot water bottle for me! The weight and the warmth really help when my anxiety is bad.

Get a really cuddly teddy. There's nothing wrong in an adult having one 🐻

I've seen these stitch teddies that kind of breathe. Meant to be good for people with anxiety!

Treat yourself to a squishmallow. Very tactile and huggable, available in loads of different designs. If you would prefer something a bit less squishy and abstract, Living Nature does lovely stuffed animals but they are more expensive. But honestly, squishmallows are lovely.

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This is them.

I've got all the above, and remain completely catatonic until March

plus I've just added a heated fleece blanket to my kit, so I can get into simmer-mode after coming in from the garden in the dismally cold afternoons.

That’s so cute until the middle of the night when I forget it’s there and freak out that there’s something breathing and moving in my bed 😂

An ikea plush shark. As big as a pillow to cuddle. There's an ironic squishy shark in every millennial home so no one will ever know if you take it to bed.

I still have my teddy. I'm a bit worried the new baby might try to steal it.

I've got a teddy. My granny bought it for me when I was 6. It brings me lots of comfort as I still miss her.

@Scrunchanddone 😂🙈

A dog 😂. Although a hot water bottle is the cheaper and less demanding option!

Get a teddy if you want a teddy OP! I was in my mid-30s and coming out of a terrible but thankfully short lived marriage when I went to Disneyland for an event. I spotted a decent sized Eeyore in the gift shop that for some reason really spoke to my heart, so I bought him and he stayed on/in my bed until better times. No shame!

OP. I was having a really tough time and I treated myself to a teddy from Build A Bear. It had a heart beat and I took it to bed for months because it made me feel better. Not ashamed to admit it.

A pregnancy cushion? It's like a big sausage that you cocoon yourself in. I use one for sleeping comfortably with back pain. I'll find one and link it.

One of these? I love mine.

DD used to have a pregnancy pillow to snuggle up to. When that died, I bought a cheap duvet, rolled it up longways to make a sausage and stitched it to hold it's shape and my clever mum modified a duvet cover to fit. DD can use it to wrap around her like a nest and sleeps much better ( and it was much cheaper than another pregnancy body pillow).

Teddy bedding - the really soft squishy slightly stretchy fleecy stuff. It's like sleeping in a cloud. A very warm cloud though.

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Get the teddy! Jelly cat bunnies are lovely to snuggle and their is no age limit on comfort!

My friend swears by a pregnancy pillow. He’s a single 30 something man 😂

A fuzz-a-mallow Squishmallow, like this one? My DD has it and its so soft. www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/toys/fashion-and-dolls/squishmallows/30cm-squishmallows/original-squishmallows-30cm-fuzz-a-mallows-delzi-the-purple-donkey-soft-toy/p/233526