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Weighted blanket
Also known as
gravity blanket · heavy blanket · weighted throw · 15 lb blanket
Community talk. May contain inaccuracies. Not medical or health advice. No result or safety is promised.
In brief
A weighted blanket is extra mass on the bed, often discussed around ten to fifteen percent of body weight.
The common picture
Extra pounds on the duvetA throw or a full blanket.
~10–15% body weight talkThe number people copy, not a lab.
Hot sleepers argueWeight vs temperature.
Sleep threads describe throws versus full blankets, heat, and whether they stay put. It is treated as bedding, not a sleep drug or a CPAP.
Good to know. Kids, claustrophobia, breathing trouble, overheating. Not medical advice. Not a CPAP.
What people say
- The job: stay put and feel held.
- r/sleep is ‘worth it or a sweaty rock.’
- Not a CPAP and not a drug.
How it may feel
- Night one: heavy, then either sleep or overheat.
How people do it
- Try it a week before you return it.
Amounts people use
- ~10–15% body-weight folklore for a full blanket.
How people keep it
- A throw on the legs if a full blanket is too much.
How long
- A bedding default, or back in the closet.
The longer notes
- Textile, not a protocol: The object is extra weight on the bed. Cool-bedroom is the temperature neighbor.
Good to know
- Kids, breathing trouble, claustrophobia.