Do babies need a pillow to sleep

As the baby grows up, the epiphyseal system gradually develops and matures, the head gradually increases, the four physiological curvatures of the spine appear one by one, in order to enable the baby to sleep peacefully, when the baby 3 to 4 months old university will raise his head, cervical vertebrae convexity to form the first bend of the spine that is cervical curvature, the baby will need to start using a pillow. To choose a pillow for the baby need to pay attention to the following aspects: 1, pillow size to fit: baby pillow size selection to fit the baby’s age and body, only the right is the best, the height of the baby pillow should be moderate, about 3 to 4cm, the length should be slightly greater than the baby’s shoulder width, width and head length, and according to the baby’s continuous growth and development of the situation to make appropriate adjustments. 2, the pillow material to be good: baby in the process of continuous growth and development, metabolism is more vigorous, more sweat on the head, sleep easily wet pillow, plus babies often drool, so the pillow core to be lightweight, breathable, moisture absorption, soft and hard moderate. Pillow filling is best to use natural non-toxic and odorless pillow cores, such as buckwheat bark, tea, chrysanthemum, etc., pillowcase is best made of soft white or light-colored cotton. 3, pillow core pillowcase to health: in order to ensure the health of the baby, pillow cores should be frequently dried, so as not to sweat too much wet pillow cores produce mold and mildew pillow cores, pillowcase washed once a week, pillow cores replaced once a year. Using baby pillows misconceptions 1, raise the pillow to prevent overflow: mothers in order to prevent baby overflow, randomly raise the pillow, which is not scientific, baby bones are in the process of continuous development and change, regardless of the baby’s physiological characteristics, randomly padded pillow is easy to cause the development of cervical spine and spinal deformity. Overflow can be solved by padding the head and upper body together, and not simply with augmentation pillows. 2, sleep rice pillow can make the back of the head flat will look good: this is also unscientific, the child’s skull is soft, chimney door and cranial suture is not completely closed, long-term use of hard texture rice pillow, easy to cause cranial deformation, resulting in the head become deviated, flattened, pointed, etc., affecting the appearance of the head aesthetically. At present, the market above the variety of baby pillows, to bring a variety of parental choice, but also brought trouble, in the end how to help the baby choose a safe and suitable pillow it? First of all, parents should choose a good parental evaluation, high reputation, quality assurance of the regular manufacturers of pillows; Secondly, when choosing a pillow carefully observe the texture of the pillowcase pillow core, color, buy a sniff, smell, touch, avoid choosing to have a bad smell, poor texture of the pillow; Third, be sure to carefully read the instructions before use, familiar with the knowledge of the use of pillows, the correct use of pillows. Select baby pillow tips: 1, 0 ~ 3 months do not need a pillow; 2, 3 ~ 5 months baby’s pillow recommended mother homemade, you can use cotton or soft towels folded into shape, the height of about 1cm, 3, 6 months after the baby’s pillow pillow height 3 ~ 4cm, the length of the same width as the shoulder.