Babies can recognize familiar scents and be comforted by them. Just like when a baby is crying and as soon as mom picks him up he stops crying. It’s just like using a particular blanket for baby all the time. That’s how it becomes a comfort blanket, the smell and familiarity of it will make him feel safe and secure wherever he is.
When buying essentials for your baby don’t forget the receiving blanket. It is very useful piece of bedding for baby. You can wrap baby in the blanket and hold him. You can use it to cover baby while he is sleeping. It is useful to cover baby with this in the pram when you go out too. Receiving blankets are sometimes part of the crib bedding sets ensemble. So if you like to have everything that is matching don’t forget the blanket when you buy the nursery bedding.