Yes. Sort of. Let me explain.

In essence, I have easily "spent" that much in blankets for friends. I have hand-crocheted blankets, complete with crocheted lace edging, using special soft yarns and colors and patterns specific to the recipients. For every blanket, I estimate that I sink at least 16 hours of time into the project (sometimes much more). If I made as little as $32.50 per hour, I would have spent at least $520 in time alone, not counting materials.

I might not pay someone else $520 for a blanket (retail). But as a labor of love, I would hope that the blankets I make would be valued that highly.

As a crafted heirloom which I might buy from an artisan, I might also spend that much - with the intention of handing the heirloom down through the generations.

There will always be new inventions that are believed to benefit our offspring in one way or another. The problem is that if the message of such new (and expensive) items is taken as a gospel or if expensive is equated with effective, people may rely on this item to provide a certain security and comfort that it may not be able to provide. Further, if this blanket is said to be able to make the baby feel loved, comforted, and protected, the parent may be tempted to leave the baby laying in this blanket for longer times than necessary (“they did after all pay a great amount of money for it, might as well get use of it…”) compensating “blanket time” with actual one-on-one parental love and attention that would benefit the baby even more. Personally, I would not spend over $500 for a blanket even if it prevented SIDS or rocked the baby to sleep or promised some other novel advantage. It is too much money to spend on one item when the daily cost to care for your baby are already taking over a great percentage of household spending. Additionally, no commercial item is likely able nor should it be used to compensate for parental time spent cradling, rocking, or holding the baby to display love and affection and keep him/her warm. The baby will not know the difference between an expensive or averaged priced blanket, but it will notice if it is not picked up and cuddled as frequently by his parents.

I'd definitely not spend $520 for a baby blanket. Not only is it highly unlikely to be any different than a regular blanket you can pick up for hundreds of dollars less, but what kind of message would it send to my child if I'm the kind of person who shells out hundreds of dollars for small conveniences?

From the description of this blanket, it seems like wishy-washy New Age scam material anyway. Totally not worth $520, or even $20.

No, I wouldn't be scammed out of $520 for a blanket made of soft materials and a few fancy stitches and it is really sad that some people would honestly believe this was worth the money...

For $520 I could get so many more things for the baby, and that would be more important to me than this......

....I looked at their site...oh grief!

Nope....Do you know what babies do when they are that young?

Diapers leak and babies puke...Imaging throwing that blanket into the wash with the wrong type of detergent.

No. There are plenty of average blankets that will keep your baby warm for $20 or less and you won't be paying for marketing. Babies are smarter than we think and it is not the job of the blanket to provide love, but love comes from the person holding the baby who is wrapped in the blanket!

Ummm...Are you kidding me. If you have to ask this then I think you know the answer. So here is my opinion about this. I spend $80.00 on a blanket for my baby and the name brand is baby giraffe. That was way too much to spend on a blanket but someone told me I had to have it. And guess what? My baby does not even like the blanket. I cant get her to like it at all. A baby has no idea whether you spend 100 dollars or 5 dollars at walmart for the blanket. Most of the time they will love the stupid 5 dollar blanket you got at your baby shower. Thats just my opinion.

Yes for sure. If I had more money than brains :)

Dear Readgold,

As a mother of two I would tell you that there is no better blanket than mom's arms to transmit love, beauty, protection, security and healing to a baby. As many studies have proven that human contact for babies is as necessary and essential as feeding the baby is. Even though if is something you want to try and can afford is up to you. I would rather invest on a good crib/bed or a stroller that I'm sure it would have more use for the baby.
As a Fashion Designer I would tell you that even though it sounds like the "Super Blanket" it is not worth spending the money. Surprising, I know!
One more thing, regardless what everyone says is your decision and that is your baby and as parents we always want the best for our babies. The best thing your baby will have is your loving warm arms.

Hope it helps and best wishes

Some great answers here. The money spent here would solely be for assuaging the parents guilt about something they have done (or not done) in the past. Babies are clean slates love yours with a reasonably priced blanket and put the money in the bank for them later.

What you teach your child, not what you buy them, will make them better a better person.
pk

Keep in mind that babies don't care what kind of blanket they have, they just want to stay warm. A designer blanket is something to make the parents feel good about themselves, not to benefit the baby. A simple $5 throw would do that.

If I had plenty of money, why not. It really does look comfortable for the baby in the picture. I don't think I would want my baby on a blanket that vibrates constantly though. I would prefer to rock and sing my baby to sleep, while she drifts off to sleep from the sound of my voice and the contented rhythm of my heart.