Babies should pay more attention to pillows than adults.
The adult spine will suffer in the office, but it is generally formed.
However, the baby’s spine has been developing at a high speed, and the curvature and shoulder width of the spine are different from those of adults. Therefore, it is necessary to provide the baby with special pillows.
After all, this is not the first pillow for young people, but the first pillow for [life].
How to choose the first pillow for your baby?
These [common questions] are worth learning about.
Several Key Time Points for Babies to Use Pillows
1. Babies before the age of 1: Pillows are not recommended.
It is not recommended for babies under 1 year old to use pillows, but also for safety reasons-to prevent sudden death of babies.
This is not alarmist talk.
In the United States in 2015, nearly 1,600 infants died of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), with an incidence rate of 39.4/100,000.
Studies have found that the use of pillows, blankets, etc. will increase the risk of SIDS to 5 times.
Pillows and blankets are very soft. This soft thing may cover the child’s nose and mouth, or wrap around the child’s neck, causing suffocation and even death of the baby.
This kind of situation is most common among babies of small age, because the child has just learned to turn over.
If the baby’s face is accidentally turned into these soft objects, causing the nose and mouth to be covered, there may be danger.
At this time, the baby cannot speak and cannot call for help. In order to reduce sudden infant death syndrome, avoid using pillows within 1 year old.
2. Babies over 1 year old: You can start using pillows,
Generally speaking, babies after the age of 1 can start to use pillows. However, pillows are not available casually, but should be selected and replaced according to the baby’s development status.
I’d like to give you two tips:
[Don’t use adult pillows for your baby from the beginning, nor can you sleep from childhood to adulthood with one pillow].
Four Elements of Pick Pillows for Babies
Step 1 Look at the height
How to judge whether a pillow is suitable for babies?
The most intuitive standard is that the baby’s head and body can be on the same horizontal line after using the pillow.
It is usually recommended to start from a height of about 3 cm and slowly adjust it to 6 ~ 9 cm (school age), which can better support cervical vertebrae, let neck muscles relax naturally and improve sleep quality.
If it is found that the baby’s head and body cannot be on the same horizontal line when sleeping, it is necessary to carefully consider whether the current pillow size is appropriate and whether a new pillow needs to be replaced.
Step 2 Look at the size
Some baby pillows will be designed to be very mini and cute.
However, don’t ignore the really important aspects for the sake of loveliness in appearance.
The length of the pillow should be greater than the width of the baby’s shoulders, and the width should be equivalent to the length of the baby’s head. This size is enough for the baby to use.
Step 3 Look at the fabric
Compared with color, the comfort of the fabric is much more important, preferably soft pure cotton cloth.
The color of the fabric is light, which makes it easier to remind us to clean it in time and give the baby a clean and sanitary sleep environment.
Step 4 Look at the pillow core
Finally, you need to take a look at the [content] of the pillow. Pillows with beautiful appearance but messy inner core are not what the baby wants.
A good pillow core should be breathable, moisture-absorbing, moderate in hardness and hardness, easy to clean, and the material of the pillow core should consider safety. No pungent taste, non-toxic and harmless, and not easy to sensitize are the best.
Pure cotton, kapok, memory cotton (slow rebound sponge) and other materials are good. High-quality latex pillow with suitable hardness and size is also a good choice.