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Do you need pillows when your baby sleeps? How to choose pillows for babies of different ages

4hw.com.cn: whether the baby sleeps on the pillow or not has been a problem for baomam. Some say it's OK, and some say it's unnecessary to sleep on the head. So, do babies use pillows when they rest or sleep? What should parents pay attention to when choosing pillows for their children?

A baby can be born without a pillow. According to the health newspaper, the head of a newborn baby is almost shoulder width wide. When lying flat, the back and back of the head are on the same plane; when lying on the side, the head and body are on the same plane. Therefore, you can use no pillows.

So, when can a baby use a pillow? How to choose a pillow for a baby of different months? Xiaobian gives you the following three suggestions:

1. Most baby's head control ability develops well at three months, when the first curve (neck curve) of baby's spine is formed, pillow can be considered at this time. For a three-month baby, you can choose a pillow or pillow towel with a height of 1cm (calculated by the height of the pillow when the baby lies down).

2. At six months of age, the baby will start to sit and slowly form a second physiological curvature of the spine. Compared with the past, this time need to gradually increase the height of the pillow according to the situation of the baby. The height of a six-month baby's pillow is about 3-4cm.

3. After one year old, the baby's walking ability is basically perfect, and the third curvature (lumbar curvature) of the spine is formed. At this time, the baby's autonomy is also improved, but the height of the pillow also needs to be within a reasonable range. Zhang Liping, deputy chief physician of Pediatrics in the hospital of Integrative Chinese and Western medicine of Shanxi College of traditional Chinese medicine, suggested that in general, the height of the pillow should be 4-6cm for babies between one and three years old, and 6-9cm for babies after three years old.

In addition to the height of the pillow, the material, hardness, length and width of the pillow are also factors to be considered when purchasing the pillow for the baby. Zhong Jinyuan, a paediatric physical therapist from the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, told jinyang.com that the following points should be paid attention to when choosing pillows for babies:

1. Choose fabrics with good air permeability and moisture absorption. Pure cotton is the ideal material for pillowcase and pillow core.

2. Moderate hardness. Press the pillow with your hand, and the pillow will rebound naturally after your hand leaves, so the softness and hardness of the pillow will be appropriate. Before one year old, the baby's skull is relatively soft, and the pillow with excellent texture is easy to cause the deformation of his head and face, while the pillow with too soft texture is easy to make the baby sink into it, increasing the risk of suffocation.

3. Suitable length and width. The length of the pillow is a little longer than the distance between the shoulders on both sides, so that there is enough space for the baby to move, and the width is roughly the same as the length of the head.