The Ollie Swaddle (Blue Stripe)

My kiddo didn't sleep. Like, at all. He would take 20 minute naps as a newborn/infant, and woke every 1-2 hours at night. For months I desperately tried all sorts of things. A friend told me about the Ollie Swaddle, and because at that point I would try anything, I bought it. My son did like being swaddled tightly, and for that purpose, it was great. My complaint isn't with the product itself, it is just that the Ollie is advertised as a empirical, and for us, it didn't help with the sleeping at all. I think the design could be a little better; if I would swaddle my son good and tight, the fabric was actually right in his face. I had to maneuver a bit to make it work for us.

Great idea but my friends whom I purchased it for never used/needed it so they donated it. They adopted a premature baby and used the regular swaddling blankets. He's over one year old and doing amazing! Don't waste $50 on it when you can buy many of them for that price. Fabric is soft but I prefer cotton.

As a nanny I have had great luck with this swaddle. I love that it is easy to put on even once the baby is asleep. I feel the baby is more safe as opposed to swaddles we have used with the velcro flaps because they often were able to wiggle those flaps up towards the face. This swaddle the baby has been unable to work their way out of and keeps them calm and cool. I love that they are able to grow with the swaddle and easily do one arm or no arm swaddle. This is the only swaddle I have found that keeps the leg area secure and not just upper body. The only things I wish could be improved upon are possibly one more patch of velcro further down to help keep legs secure, especially as they grow and the elastic tie I snapped within a few weeks. Overall great product and highly recommend.

I do like this swaddle. It keeps my sons arms nice and tight, and it's the only one he can't break out of. HOWEVER... The bottom Velcro circle completely came off within 3 uses. There are loose threads all around the other pieces of Velcro. After paying $60 for a swaddle, I'd like it to last for more than 2 months without falling apart. After all, they boast that the price point is justified seeing as you'll only need to buy one for your growing baby.

I have been using this swaddle on my baby for almost 3 months now. I love it; and he has a hard time sleeping without it. He too, is a preemie foster child addicted to substances. The Ollie swaddle has a soothing affect on him. That being said, the foot tie came off week two, and the Velcro is already weakening. Could use some better construction, but I'm happy I have it.

Only used for a couple weeks and one of the Velcro pieces came off. Other than that worked really good.

We used the Ollie up until our LO started rolling. It was simple and easy to use and lightweight which is perfect for Arizona weather. My only complaint is that the band that holds the bottom closed broke after only a 2-3 weeks of use and I had to use a hair tie in its place. Not sure if that is the safest option but it's too expensive to just buy an other one. I did see compliant sa out the quality of the Velcro, but I can understand why the company chose the lightweight velcro. It is easy to quietly adjust and doesn't startle the baby as other swaddle blankets do with thicker louder Velcro.

This wrap is VERY poorly made. It fell apart (stitching & Velcro) after the very first wash -- before my little one even got the chance to use it. I followed the care instructions, washing in mesh bag on gentle cycle and drying on fluff heat. See for yourself, I took pictures. I'm really disappointed because I was super excited about this swaddler -- couldn't wait to change the first diaper without unwrapping him! Waste of money and definitely not worth paying almost $50!!