Sleep Tight™ Weighted Blanket(Patent Pending)

Our Sleep Tight Weighted Blankets are helping the McPhail Family of Oregon who were featured on an episode of Extreme Makeover:Home Edition!

Sommerfly's Sleep Tight™ is a weighted blanket to help adults and children fall asleep faster and stay asleep. It is designed for adults and children age three years and older.

Calming down for sleep is difficult for many people. Swaddling, which is gentle pressure from a blanket, has been used to help soothe babies since ancient times. The gentle pressure of The Sleep Tight™ provides similar calming effects as swaddling. Use of The Sleep Tight™ weighted blanket is an effective way to help calm down for sleep and stay asleep.

Sommerfly's Sleep Tight™ Patent Pending design has a curved cut out portion at the top of the blanket. This innovative design allows the blanket to contour around the shoulders and under the chin for a great fit and maximum comfort. Never place the blanket over the face. To concentrate the weight of the blanket on the body, The Sleep Tight™ is intentionally designed to be smaller than a regular blanket to most effectively distribute the weight on the body instead of on the bed. We have chosen a soft corduroy fabric to further encourage calming down for sleep.

Unlike other weighted products worn during the day that have wearing time limitations, Sleep Tight™ Weighted Blankets can be worn all night or may be taken off after the person has fallen asleep. As the blanket provides additional insulation, you will want to keep your room at a temperature that prevents the wearer from overheating.

Have a good night with your Sommerfly™ Sleep Tight™ Weighted Blanket.

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All Sleep Tight™ Weighted Blankets come with a tab on each corner that can be used to "anchor" the blanket in the optional covers that are sold separately. These help keep the blanket in place within the cover.

Sizing Guidelines*

Sleep Tight™ Person’s weight in pounds Approximate age Width x Length Blanket Weight XS 22-35 lbs 3 years 32” x 36” 5 lbs S 36-45 lbs 4-5 years 36” x 42” 8 lbs M 46-70 lbs 6-10 years 42” x 54” 12 lbs L 71-140 lbs 11-15 years 54” x 72” 16 lbs XL 141 lbs and over 16 years - adult 57” x 80” 25 lbs

*Note: If the person falls outside the parameters of our Sizing Guidelines please either contact your Therapist or call us for our size recommendations.

Why do you not recommend the 10% of body weight or 10% of body weight plus 1 pound as many other blanket makers do?

The 10% weight recommendation is erroneously based on the research done on weighted vests and backpacks. Weighted blankets are used in an entirely different way. The individual is not standing or bearing the weight of the blanket while standing as is the case with weighted vests and backpacks. The useful weight for Weighted Blanket is usually more than 10% of the persons body weight and should be heavy enough to be effective but light enough for the user to remove the blanket at will.

How did you come up with the weight recommendations for the Weighted Blankets?

These are recommendations based on experience trying different weights for many individuals during my work in therapy clinics as an Occupational Therapist. These are the weights that we have found to be most commonly effective as reported by parents, the users and my observations.