Should I just pile alot of blankets on and weigh them to determine the right weight?
No, putting many blankets on to try and determine the right weight for your weighted blanket will not be an accurate way to establish the right blanket weight for your weighted blanket. The standard formula below has been well tested and proven over the past several years to be very effective. At DreamCatcher Weighted Blankets, we have personally researched and talked with many health professionals to determine the correct weight used in our weighted blankets. Along with our actual experience in producing the blankets the past several years, we can see how our weight formulas have benefited our customers. Many weighted blanket manufacturers today have followed our lead and have adopted the DreamCatcher weight guidelines. We found, and most OT’s or Occupational Therapists agree, using the formula to determine the starting weight for a blanket to be 10% of the user’s body weight and add one pound. For example a 100 pound person would start with an 11 pound blanket. It is important to rem
No, putting many blankets on to try and determine the right weight for your weighted blanket will not be an accurate way to establish the right blanket weight for your weighted blanket. The standard formula below has been well tested and proven over the past several years to be very effective. At DreamCatcher Weighted Blankets, we have personally researched and talked with many health professionals to determine the correct weight used in our weighted blankets. Along with our actual experience in producing the blankets the past several years, we can see how our weight formulas have benefited our customers. Many weighted blanket manufacturers today have followed our lead and have adopted the DreamCatcher weight guidelines. We found, and many Occupational Therapists now recommend using a standard formula of 10% body weight plus one pound as a starting point to determine the initial base weight of a blanket. After the base weight is established then many personal variables need to be consi
No, putting many blankets on to try and determine the right weight for your weighted blanket will not be an accurate way to establish the right blanket weight for your weighted blanket. The standard formula below has been well tested and proven over the past several years to be very effective. At DreamCatcher Weighted Blankets, we have personally researched and talked with many health professionals to determine the correct weight used in our weighted blankets. Along with our actual experience in producing the blankets the past several years, we can see how our weight formulas have benefited our customers. Many weighted blanket manufacturers today have followed our lead and have adopted the DreamCatcher weight guidelines. We found, and many Occupational Therapists now recommend using a standard formula of 10% body weight plus one pound as a starting point to determine the initial base weight of a blanket. After the base weight is established then many personal variables need to be consi
