Weighted blanket

8kg | 140x200cm

Novaline weighted blankets vary in weight from 2 kg to 15 kg. How do you choose the weight that suits you fits?

The rule of thumb is to use about 10% of your own body weight as the suitable weight for the weighted blanket. For a double weighted blanket, this rule is slightly different. For that, see the handy size chart.

After purchase, it may take a few weeks to get used to your weighted blanket. Give it therefore the time to try it out. Don't like the weighted blanket? Then you can return it within 100 days just return it.

You may! You can try the weighted blanket for 100 days. If you don't like it, you can simply return it and you will get the purchase amount refunded.

In short: yes, a weighted blanket can be washed in the washing machine at 40 degrees, but most washing machines are not suitable for the weight of a weighted blanket. To wash the weighted blanket to make it easier to change, you therefore use a protective cover. Prefer no cover? Read our article about it here washing a weighted blanket.

You can put a "normal" duvet cover on a weighted blanket. There are also special protective covers that you can put around the weighted blanket. The advantage of this is that there are loops in the corners and on the sides of the protective cover. You attach these to the weighted blanket. This prevents that the protective cover shifts during sleep, something that happens very quickly with a duvet cover happens.

Chances are you have never slept under a weighted blanket before. Therefore, give your body the time to get used to it. You will need about 2 weeks for that. In the beginning, you may notice that you are very wake up tired. This is because you sleep more deeply, and thus, as it were, catch up on sleep.

You have 100 days to try out the weighted blanket. If you don't like it, you can just return it.

If your child sleeps in a single bed, you might be inclined to quickly choose a single weighted blanket to choose. It is good to understand that the effect comes from the weight that is on the body lies, not so much the total weight of the blanket. That is why we look at weighted blankets to the weight per square meter.

For comparison: a 6 kg weighted blanket with the size 150 x 200 has a weight of 2 kg per square meter. A weighted blanket of 2.2 kg with the size 90 x 120 has a weight of 2.03 kg per square meter. Almost the same then. A child small enough to be under a weighted blanket sleeping on 90 x 120 cm will notice the same effect as a 6 kg weighted blanket of 150 x 200. This is because only the weight that lies on the body is important for the desired effect.

Weighted blankets for children are smaller to keep the total weight lower, while you need at least 2 kg weight per square meter and the whole body must be covered be. It is very important that children can could easily move and pull off.

Example: your child weighs 18 kg but sleeps in a single bed. You might then say: I have a 6 kg weighted blanket of 200 x 150 cm is needed. But a 6 kg weighted blanket is for your child 33% of his own body weight. Quite heavy then.

That is why for children up to a weight of 25 kg we advise purchasing a children's weighted blanket. If your child weighs more than 25 kg and sleeps in a single bed, then you can consider a single weighted blanket to purchase. Always check if your child the weighted blanket:

• can easily pull off
• lying comfortably underneath
• can move well

Questions? Let us know!

That depends a lot on what you find comfortable yourself. You can use a weighted blanket as a replacement use of your normal duvet. Users often do this during warmer nights. In addition, you can use your use a weighted blanket in combination with your normal duvet. The advice is to use the weighted blanket to place on top of your duvet, but if you prefer to do it the other way around, that is of course also possible.

In terms of warmth class, a weighted blanket is comparable to a duvet with warmth class 2: all seasons. During warm nights you can use a bamboo cover put around the weighted blanket. This cools. For cold nights you can use a minky fleece cover put around the weighted blanket. This is nice and warm.

You can read more in our article about the sleeping with a weighted blanket in the summer.

People with different medical conditions respond differently to a weighted blanket. More you can read information about that in our article "Does a weighted blanket work for me?"