To think that £148 is a bit much for a blanket?

[onecrazycook]

Yes, it's a weighted blanket, but still...
Does anyone know if they are even worthwhile for helping with sleep? I don't want to shell out this much if its not going to help at all.

Helps my Ds, we made our own though, lots of tutorials online how to do it x

I'd quite like one of these but they're so pricey.

Apply to the family fund, they're a charity that might help you fund it, you've gotta be receiving dla

The material, beads and the cost of manufacturing is very expensive. I looked into making one for myself as I can sew and it was as much as it would cost me to buy one.

They are hand made and specific to the person it's being made for.

I have one for my son. He likes it.

See if you can borrow one from the local sensory/special needs equipment library and try it out first, some children like them and some don't.

Have you looked at ebay? That's where I bought one for my daughter, it was £80. Also, check what weight is actually needed, if you haven't already. Lighter ones are cheaper, and often heaviest isn't best.

You can make one yourself for about £20. Tinkerbell Creations is the cheapest place in the country to buy the weighting beads.

To make the blanket, use a duvet cover in the design of your choice, some polar fleece from somewhere like Fabric Land, and then a cheap non-waterproof mattress protector from IKEA or similar for wadding.

1.Sew the layers together on three sides to make a sleeping bag.
2.Then sew channels 10cms wide across the width of the material.
3.Measure 10cm pockets up the length of the material and count how many squares you have.
4.Weigh your child. Calculate 10% and add 500g. This is the weight of the blanket you need.
5.Weigh your material. Deduct this amount from 4. This is the weight of beads you need.

1. Divide 5. by the number of pockets you have. This is the weight of beads per pocket.
2. Use a tube to pour 6. Into each pocket, then sew across the width of the material at 10cms to seal the beads in. Push the beads away from the needle. It will snap if it hits beads.
3. Repeat step 7. all the way up the blanket until you have lots of filled pockets.
4. Sew a double line at the top of the blanket to secure the beads.

I honestly can't see how it woukd cost that much to make and im.a seamstress. If you can sew why not buy a cheap duvet cover pick it apart so it's two pieces front and back. Buy some batting and beads and then quilt in back together...that most deffo will not add up to 140 quid!!

It's about par for the course a lot of places for them to buy.

My mum made DD2's - couple of charity shop duvet covers and I ordered the beads from Amazon... they are a fucking bastard to work with - they fiddle their way under the machine foot at any opportunity going and you'll be finding them in the house for the next decade.

Not meant to sleep with them on though (although DD2 has done) - in case you end up with the blanket round your neck pinned to the bed under its weight or something.

Helps settle DD2 and stop her constant squirming.

I'll add in an extra suggestion to the instructions mentioned above - put some wadding in the final pockets around the edge of the blanket to make a softer snuggly edge. Does make a big difference but isn't suggested on most of the sites with instructions.

I'm attempting to make one (well, I'm assisting my mother who has a sewing machine and knows how to use it!).
The materials have cost nearly £70 and it's very labour intensive.
I decided to make one because of the cost, but can now see that taking into account the work that goes into one that they are worth the money!

Whatever you do dont order one from sensoblanket.com, it will not materialise, they will not reply to your emails and im having to go via my bank to get a refund!

We got one from Lucy’s weighted blankets on fb and it has been a godsend for ds. Worth every penny!

Here's a set of weighted blankets I made for my DD's Special School a few years ago. It took a few hours per blanket, but the cost came in at just under £20 per blanket, and the results were great.

I also made some weighted lap pads.

Do you have anywhere you can borrow one from before you invest? We borrowed one for a month free of charge from local SN charity. I paid about £100 to buy one to order after that. I can’t saw and DD has DLA at the lower rate for this sort of thing.

My son is asd never used a weighted blanket just a heavy tog one and a blanket...both of which he still has an even uses through summer