MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'blankets'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:32:36 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3448811&cid=t_190949_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fhow-to-swaddle-your-newborn-baby%2F After spending nine cozy months in the womb, it’s no wonder that newborn babies may have trouble sleeping or calming down when overstimulated. When swaddling your baby, you wrap him snugly to recreate the womb-like feeling. Swaddling your newborn can calm him down, make him feel safe, prevent him from scratching himself and stop him from being disturbed by his own startle reflex. You can use most any kind of baby blanket to swaddle, however some blankets are marketed just for swaddling and feature long tabs for tucking or velcro to ensure the blanket is secure. When swaddled, make sure your baby doesn’t get overheated (which can increase the risk of SIDS). Keep the room temperature in your baby’s nursery between 65-70 degrees. How to Swaddle When you swaddle your baby, th... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3448811 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:31:26 +0100 3448811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3220685&cid=t_190949_133_f&fid=35084&url=http%3A%2F%2Fballastexistenz.autistics.org%2F%3Fp%3D598 I am writing this entirely submerged under a big pile of blankets. No part of me is sticking out. A few minutes ago, I heard Fey jump onto the bed. I lifted up the blankets, wondering if she would poke her head in and then rapidly pull it out, finding some other place to be. She didn’t. She went straight under the covers. Then she went over the lowest blanket and under the rest, down near my belly. I felt her paws scrabbling around while she turned around several times. Then she finally curled up, and is still lying there, one blanket separating her from me. I remember being the size of maybe two or three cats, and the way blankets turned into an interesting series of caves. But now I am much less maneuverable, and much taller. But it’s still nice to be burrowed under blanket... Ballastexistenz blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3220685 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:03:21 +0100 3220685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2365331&cid=t_190949_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fweight-of-my-mind-sweet-dreams.html Do I really need to buy a weighted blanket?Do they work? Is this part of a sensory diet? Why do they work? This was [more or less ] the most interesting google search question this week. Or two weighted blankets in our case? I might add that this item is just about the most hidesouly expensive thing anyone would ever care to buy. I don’t know what you consider to be affordable or within budget but if you require two, as we may do, that is a pretty hefty investment. If you add the postage costs, remember, they’re weighted which means by very definition they are heavy, then more dollars are floating away than I am able to count. However, I digress.Do they work? This should be where we really start. The benefits of weighted blanket are well documented elsewhere, primarily in the ‘calmi... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2365331 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:53:00 +0100 2365331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1997162&cid=t_190949_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Faspergers-gift-ideas%2F So with the holidays coming up many people are going to go Christmas shopping - and as most people know people with Aspergers always are very interested in at least one topic, but there are also some other things you can get to help people with Aspergers day-to-day.  I started this list to hopefully help [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1997162 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:31:27 +0100 1997162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975225&cid=t_190949_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FyxH7yuxGmhw%2F A Lynchburg, Virginia, father is upset that his 16-year-old autistic son was taken away from him and placed in a mental institution far from home for a day. Gordon Bowyer told WSET news that “‘they took him from me, and they took him by force.’” Bowyer and his son, Joshua, were waiting for an appointment at Central Virginia Community Services when Joshua became upset and “officers took him into custody at Lynchburg General Hospital.” Bowyer - “They went in like they were raiding a crack house. And my son screamed out ‘no!’ He was real scared, you could tell by the tone of his screams. And I could hear him hollering ‘daddy, daddy!’” Community Services couldn’t comment for this story. And to be fair, officers had an or... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975225 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:00:20 +0100 1975225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1582048&cid=t_190949_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F327749375%2F We hear plenty about other people helping out autistic kids—-here’s a story about some autistic children making blankets for children staying at a Rescue Mission in Youngstown, Ohio. So much we—all and any of us—can all do. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, blankets, disabilities blog, disability, Family, family blog, homeless, Parenting, pdd-nos, volunteerShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1582048 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:56:07 +0100 1582048