Most parents know how a newborn baby suffers with colic that occurs in his stomach. What means do not go to move, to relieve him of this pain. A warm diaper that needs to be put on a sick stomach helps relieve the suffering of a child. The only negative is that the fabric cools very quickly, and the diaper has to be heated again and again. In such a situation, a heating pad with cherry pits as a filler is just useful.
Let's figure out what are the advantages of such a heating pad for the baby and how to sew it yourself at home.
Toy with cherry pits: description
The product is an innovative product designed to retain heat and create comfort. Such products outwardly resemble soft toys familiar to everyone since childhood, but instead of the traditional filler, cherry bones are used here. Unlike synthetic winterizer and holofiber, it is an environmentally friendly, natural material. It is absolutely hypoallergenic and has a special energy.
To attract the attention of
kids, baby warmers with cherry bones are sewn in the form of animals or cartoon characters. As the material of the top, natural cotton and linen fabrics of bright colors are used. The natural filler has excellent healing properties, which greatly expands the scope of application of the heating pad.
What is a toy warmer for?
The hot-water bottle toy with cherry pits primarily serves as a thermostat. The thing is that this natural material quickly heats up and slowly gives off heat. A hot-water bottle with cherry pits helps in the following cases:
- Promotes fast falling asleep child. To do this, it must be heated before bedtime and given to the baby in her arms. The heat will help the child relax and fall asleep faster.
- This is a great alternative to traditional mustard for coughing. To do this, put a heating pad on the chest and leave it in this position for ten minutes.
- A chilled toy will help with sprains, bruises and injuries.
- A hot-water bottle with cherry pits for a newborn helps get rid of colic. To do this, it is heated and applied to the stomach. The spasm passes and the baby becomes easier.
- A cold heating pad will relieve headaches, cheer up, restore strength, relieve swelling of the legs.
Thanks to an environmentally friendly hypoallergenic filler, a heating pad toy can be used as a pillow.
The healing properties of cherry seeds
Due to natural heat, the heating pad relaxes well, relieves tension in the muscles, and relieves pain. This is not a new-fangled panacea for all diseases, but a time-tested remedy. And the hot-water bottle of newborns is filled with cherry stones for a reason. Natural materials, in addition to high heat-conducting qualities, have a special natural energy. It is enough to give the child a pleasant toy to the touch, and he immediately calms down.
A hot-water bottle with cherry pits gives the desired warmth and coolness, while it does not contain harmful components and materials. This is a natural battery that retains heat and cool for a long time, better than any ice-based compress.
How to prepare a heating pad for use
To use the heating pad in hot mode, it must first be heated. For this, the toy must be placed with the microwave for 2 minutes at a power of 500-600 watts. Also, an ordinary oven is suitable for heating. It needs to be warmed up to 80 degrees and send the toy there for 15 minutes. It should be remembered that reheating the product is possible only after it has completely cooled.
To use the toy in cold mode, it is wrapped in a plastic bag and sent to the freezer for at least an hour. In addition, the heating pad can be used without prior heating or cooling at room temperature.
A warmer with cherry pits for a newborn requires particularly careful care. Some of the toys in this series can actually be washed in a washing machine. But this is only provided that the filler is in a separate bag that can be pulled out. In this case, only the toy cover is erased, and the cherry bones themselves remain dry.
Hot-water bottles, which are made at home, are sewn without an additional cover. Therefore, they can not be washed, or if desired, you need to undo the seam of the toy and pull out the filler. After this, the heating pad will need to be sewn up again.
Games with a heating pad
Most often, a heating pad with a natural filling is made in the form of an animal, so picking up a child’s favorite toy (which will also bring health benefits to the baby) will not be difficult. All products are sewn in such a way that it is convenient to play with them, hug.
A hot-water bottle with cherry pits can replace an expensive educational toy. Such a filler develops tactile sensations in the baby and fine motor skills.
DIY baby warmer with cherry bones
Thermal heating pads with natural dry fillers, including those with cherry pits, are offered today by both domestic and foreign manufacturers. This is due to the great demand for environmental toys for children. But those who know how to sew at least a little can make a heating pad with their own hands.
To sew a heating pad you will need:
- a large piece of fabric of the same color for the main details of the toy;
- a small flap of tissue of a different color for the back of the ears and tail;
- synthetic filler (stuffing) for the head, upper and lower extremities, tail and ears;
- properly prepared cherry pits.
Cutting fabrics and preparing filler
Making a toy in the shape of a bunny begins with building patterns and preparing materials for the top of the product and filling. First of all, this applies to cherry seeds. Before stuffing into a toy, they need to be washed well, boiled in water with a little vinegar and dried thoroughly.
All details of the toy must first be applied to the pattern, then cut and transferred to the fabric. Do not forget to add allowances for seams when cutting. The result should be 4 pieces of fabric on the lower and upper limbs, 2 or 4 for the body (depending on whether there is a seam in the middle or only on two sides), 4 elements for the ears (2 of them are of the same color and 2 of the other) , 3 flaps to form the head and a round tail.
Detailed instructions for sewing a heating pad
After everything was made cut out of fabric, you can proceed to stitch them. First, the elements of the upper and lower extremities, ears and head are connected together. They need to be sewn to the body of a bunny and stuffed with filler. Thanks to this, a hot-water bottle with cherry pits will look like a real soft toy. Joints of tissue between the body and limbs must be sewn up (grabbed) from the inside. If this is not done, then the synthetic winterizer with bones will mix, and the toy will lose a presentable appearance.
Now you can stitch the body of the hare. This should be done from the wrong side with a seam. When there is already a small hole, the toy needs to be turned out. From a plastic bottle, make a funnel and pour seeds into the resulting cover through the hole. To sew up a hare. Sew a tail filled with padding polyester on the reverse side and embroider eyes on the head.
As a result of simple actions, a real hot-water bottle with cherry pits turned out. Mom’s reviews confirm that doing it very quickly, no more than two hours, and it costs several times cheaper than purchased. By the way, the price of a heating pad in the store is about two thousand rubles, but in quality it almost does not exceed those that are made by hand.