Cathwen, I hope you get your two bee words! I have four left now. And congrats on a different 2fer and another today. Weird or not, they're legit in my opinion since they don't accept things they should half the time! I don't have one yet today but have some promising contenders.
As for the blanket, I have heard so many good things about them, and I found a recommended one on sale, so I figured might as well try it out. The one I initially wanted to get was a lot more expensive, and who knows if someone will like the feeling of the weight? And the recommendations are different as far as weights. Some say 10% of bodyweight, some say 6-10%, but I read some reviews indicating that it depends on the size of the blanket as well. Apparently, some people thought that the heavier side of things was too heavy if the blanket was smaller so that the weight wasn't distributed across a greater area. Lots to think about! I am not totally sure what the blanket weight and body weight have to do with each other since I think you are supposed to lie under the blanket. Anyway, he liked the one I got (which is also supposedly a cooling blanket) and said he has had even more restful sleep with it the past few nights, but it's more a weight recommended for me than for him, so I picked up another two today also on sale, one of which is heavier and the other is larger. It seems like we need our separate top blankets since we have different sleeping and heat issues along with the weights. Might as well try a few scenarios out. I think it will help me in the mornings when I wake up too early and really need more sleep but start thinking and having a hard time getting back to sleep, like this morning. There was a Twitter thread just after Christmas about how addictive weighted blankets are which got me thinking in this direction and provided some recommendations. If you have any questions, let me know. I can tell you which one I got (off Amazon) too, if that helps.
