With all the talk about getting babies to sleep through the night...

I cannot stress the value of a blanket such as the "SwaddleMe", that has velcro fasteners.  As a new parent, I didn't understand the importance of swaddling.  My husband and I learned quickly that a tight swaddle could make the difference between a 1-hour nap and a 4-hour nap, but no matter how we tried, we could never keep our squirming infant in one.  The little "buritto", as we called him when we was swaddled, would always manage to wriggle an arm out.  And, as most of you know - loose swaddle = no swaddle.  Trying to re-do a swaddle at 2am is no picnic either.  We found our "salvation" at a baby store - CitiKids in San Francisco to be exact (though they sell them on Amazon too -, and were so pleased with it that we told everyone we knew and bought one for everyone who was expecting.  The sizing was perfect, it was made of warm, soft material, and multiple velcro areas made wrapping him tightly a breeze.  And - the best part - he never squirmed his way out.  I'm still convinced that he started sleeping through the night because of this thing.  Who knows.