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A soft option: help me make it through the night

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My husband and I have lined up the competitors, and we're marking them out of 10.

'Too big,' my hubby says.

'Too ugly,' I say.

'How about this one? It's medium-sized and very soft,' he offers, rubbing a blue corduroy elephant against his face.

We're testing five teddies and two snuggly blankets. It's The X-Factor ... for soft toys.

Nearly every child I have known has, at some point, had a comforter to help them sleep. When I was young, mine was a blanket. One of my brothers had a soft rabbit. The other had a square of towelling.

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