A mum has been raving over a £10 B&M product that sends her daughter 'to sleep in minutes' without needing to turn the heating on.
Gemma Lanigan says that her three-year-old daughter Rosie Aldred is often tired after nursery, but sometimes struggles to sleep, especially now temperatures are dropping.
But after buying her a hooded blanket from B&M, she now has no problem falling asleep on the sofa for a nap.
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Sharing details of the parenting win on a family Facebook page, Gemma, from Stockport, said: "Toddler that won’t sleep? Run to B&M, £10 ’oodie’ makes them sleep in minutes…sooooo soft and cosy! Results are in the pictures."
The 31-year-old then posted two photos of Rosie wrapped up snug in her hoodie, with a little blanket on top.
Hundreds of parents reacted to her post, with many saying their kids love the hoodies too.
After some raised concerns about children sleeping with hoods, she made it clear it was for a supervised sleep only and she takes it off at bedtime.
Mum-of-two Gemma told the Manchester Evening News: "We put it on after school just to keep her warm and because it was so warm and cosy it sent her straight to sleep.
"I know other parents aren't wanting to put the heating on because of the rising energy prices so I just thought I'd share how warm this kept her."
The oversized hoodies, otherwise known as 'wearable blankets', have become hugely popular over recent months as families look for ways to keep warm without the need for central heating.
We reported last month how fans of Martin Lewis' Money Saving Expert website said they hadn't needed to turn the heating on since wearing them.
While not specifically promoting the Oodie brand, one woman said: "Invested in an oversized hoodie blanket to snuggle up in, not used heating since."
And one mum-of-two told us how her family's Oodies have been a godsend for keeping her and her kids warm both at home and on trips in their campervan.
B&M isn't the only retailer to sell their own version. Primark sells its kids' fleece Snuddies from £10 and adults from around £19 and they're also available from the likes of Dunelm, Next, M&S, New Look and Amazon.
You can buy the official Oodie here. See how we got on when we put them to test against Primark's Snuddies.
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