Let me start by saying how much I LOVE this blanket. It has changed our lives. I have already recommended it to a friend who promptly ordered it off the website and loves it as well. I have vowed that I will send this gift to all my friends who have babies and recommend they take it to the hospital with them. I will also be buying a second blanket when I have my next child b/c I can’t stand to wait for my washer and dryer to finish. Don’t worry I wash my blanket. Just in those early months with very little wake time it was hard to get it clean in time for the next nap! My only wish is that I had known about it sooner. This blanket should be marketed to hospitals and sent home with all babies. It make such a difference that I even think it should be billed to insurance companies as a medically necessary item!