Wearable weighted apparatus

Abstract

A wearable weighted apparatus is capable of providing gentle, targeted pressure to an infant that can simulate the effect of being held by a caregiver. The wearable weighted apparatus comprises a textile base, and includes one or more wraps with a weighted region. The textile base may take the form of a conventional infant garment, or may take other forms such as a band or harness. When an infant is wearing the wearable weighted apparatus, the wrap may be extended across the infant's body such that the weighted region is positioned adjacent to a specific area of the infant's body, for example, the infant's chest. The weighted region may contain a filling that is slightly denser than the surrounding material, in order to provide gentle pressure to mimic the weight offered by a human hand or arm resting on a baby. The weighted region may have also dimensions designed to simulate the approximate size of a human hand, thus simulating the sensation of being held by a caregiver.

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