In general, newborns born under 3 months do not need a pillow. After this stage can gradually for its pillow, and pillow height has certain requirements. 3-5 months, the infant cervical spine began to appear forward physiological bending, in order to maintain the physiological bending, to maintain a comfortable position, the infant pillow height should be designed to 1-2cm appropriate; to 6-8 months, began to learn to crawl, learn to sit, the thoracic spine began to appear backward physiological bending, while its shoulders also gradually widened, at this time the child sleep Should be padded with a 3-4cm thick pillow. A newborn baby why you can not use a pillow The newborn’s spine is straight, head width and shoulder width are equal, lying down side lying are more natural. In addition, the baby’s skull is soft, chimney door and cranial suture has not been completely closed, the use of shaped pillows easy to cause head deformation, affecting the appearance of beautiful, and even affect the brain development. In summary, according to the physiological characteristics of newborns and growth and development characteristics, so no need to use pillows. Second, how to choose a pillow for the baby for the age of the baby to select the pillow skills are as follows: 1, the right height: with the pillow after the baby’s head and body can be on the same level; 2, wide and long reasonable: the length of the pillow and the head length, the width should be greater than the width of the two shoulders; 3, soft and hard moderate: too soft will lead to baby suffocation, and too hard easily lead to cranial deformation; 4, fabric comfortable: choose the best soft cotton cloth. Third, the baby pillow pillow to pay attention to what baby pillow pillow should pay attention to the following aspects: 1, pillow furniture diligent change; 2, no special selection of health pillow; 3, according to the baby’s development to adjust the height of the pillow.
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