Cui Yutao talks about breastfeeding: Do babies need pillows?

Newborns (0-3 months) cannot use pillows. Babies (3- 12 months) can sleep with pillows 1cm high. From 7 to 8 months, when you start to learn to sit, you have to take a 3cm Takaso pillow.

Only when the baby can sit alone, it shows that the cervical lordosis of the baby's spine is formed. When lying flat, the pillow will keep the upper respiratory tract straight, which is beneficial to the unobstructed respiratory tract during sleep. So when to start pillows is not based on age, but on development.

If you need to give your baby a pillow, the material of the pillow core is not important. But pay attention to cleaning or drying the pillow core regularly. Because the baby's saliva or sweat on his head, the pillow core is easy to get moldy.

Extended data:

Baby pillows generally refer to pillows used by babies from birth to 3 years old. The main function of the baby pillow is to prevent the baby's head from rotating and not to oppress the baby's cervical vertebra. The newborn's neck is straight, but the pillow is oppressive to the baby's cervical vertebra. Therefore, the requirement for the baby pillow is to have a pit suitable for the baby's head shape.

Choosing a pillow for the baby is very particular. The choice of baby pillow is related to the baby's safety, health and normal development, which can never be ignored. A national survey organized by the China Fertility Association shows that improper use of pillows has caused many injuries and influences to Chinese babies.

Many samples were collected in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities in different parts of China. According to statistics, 80% of babies' heads are deformed into abnormal shapes, such as deviation, flatness and pointiness, which leads to nearly 60% of sleep disorders.

The above situation will directly affect the baby's intellectual development and physical development in terms of height and weight, and there will be symptoms such as poor breathing, snoring, night terrors, night crying, sweating and eczema. These are all caused by parents' insufficient attention to pillow problems, insufficient understanding or blind obedience to traditional pillow methods.

After 3 months, the baby began to use the pillow, and the height of the pillow was about 3-4 cm. The choice of baby pillow should be suitable for the baby's body, and only the most suitable one is the best. The height of the baby pillow should be moderate, and the length should be slightly larger than the baby's shoulder width, width and head length, and it should be adjusted appropriately according to the baby's continuous growth and development.

Because the baby's metabolism is relatively strong and the head sweats a lot, it is best to choose soft white or light cotton cloth for the pillowcase, and the pillow core should be light, breathable, hygroscopic and moderate in hardness. In order to ensure the baby's health, the baby's pillow should be cleaned and dried regularly.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-baby pillow