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A baby wrap so pretty you might steal it for yourself

A baby wrap so pretty you might steal it for yourself
My younger son has always been a big blanket kid; even now, at six, he sleeps with at least one baby blanket every night. I love this, both because a kid with a blanket melts my heart and because we got some great blankies when he was a baby, and we're still dragging them out today.

The Shinwa Organics line of baby wraps is perhaps one of the best baby gifts ever (no exaggeration). These luxurious Australian hand-printed bamboo swaddle blankets are soft and sturdy, framed with a thin trim of raw silk, and the patterns are adorable without being cloying. You will literally gasp when you see them in person. But these blankets are more than just beautiful: They're all organic with the fibers sourced from ethical growers, and the prints are made from natural herbal dyes. -Susan

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