My 5 month old likes to cover his face with his blanket

Hello there Kaeli! My six months old baby do the same. When she's in her crib and I give her the blanket she will grab it quickly and cover her cute face and start giggling :) . Even when she's in her bed, she cannot sleep without a blanket on her face. Kinda scary sometimes but as soon as she fall asleep then I have to remove the blanket.

I do it! And I'm 22 already. I don't remember covering my face with the blanket when I was younger. It started when I was around 8 and I woke up with a big insect bite on my cheek. The nanny said that a cockroach must have bitten me while I was asleep. Since then, I tried to use the blanket as a shield to protect me from other such insect bites and it has been a hard habit to break. My mom disapproves though because she thinks I have a hard time breathing. But I can breathe alright under the blanket.

Yep, my daughter did the same thing & then when she realised that someone would be there to peek-a-boo her when the blankets came back - she started doing it more frequently! If bub was too hot, i'm sure he'd stop doing it, they're pretty cluey! Just make sure he's not covered up when he's sleeping & all will be fine! Oh, if you're worried about it at all, use a thinner blanket/sheet on top of him (then he can still play) & when he's sleeping you can tuck him in nice & tight so the blankets cant be pulled up any more. We're expecting baby #2 within the next 5 weeks & i'm sure he's going to do the same thing with blankets & you're right, it's just so darn cute!

Yes, one of my twins, Twin "A", between 5-6 months, did this when she began laying on her stomach, actually. Then, as she was sleeping, she would cover her face with her blanket. As long as he is able to remove the blanket, it should be alright with him putting the blanket over his face. Just check in on him every now and then to make sure he is alright. God Bless!

My daughter is 16 months old and up until recently she hated blankets to be on her. I would always wait until she was asleep and then sneak in and put a blanket on her. Now if I forget to put a blanket on her she will reach down to the end of her bed and grab it and pull it up to her chin before going to sleep.

At that age my son did not use blankets because of the risk of suffocation. When it was cold I dressed him in a sleeper, when it is warmer, just light pajamas- whatever I was comfortable in. My pediatrician recommended waiting until he was about 9 or 10 months old before letting him sleep with any blankets or pillows. At that point, he will have the ability to pull the blanket off of his face if it is obstructing his breathing.

My 3 year old nephew does the same thing puts his blanket over his face.

it is case with some children. but what he is doing is dangerous.it can suffocate him. look if something is disturbing him or you have to keep an eye on him.

hey ya even my cousin's son does the same.. :)

My 2 year old does that from time to time but he does it on accident. I pull the blanket over my head when i go to sleep and im 28 years old lol. Im not sure why i do it tho. my kids are more like there father tho they would rather not use a blanket so if they have one when they first go to sleep by the time they wake up they dont have it on them anymore. so i dont bother wrapping them up in one or putting one on them. my 2 year old will carry one around all day (on his head or in his arms) but he wont sleep covered with one. as long as he can breath under there i wouldnt worry to much :)