There is a baby mother in the background to consult, should not give the baby sleep pillow it? The online sales of the very hot shaped pillow is good ah? I often hear these kinds of questions, and many older people said not to give the baby sleep pillow, he will be uncomfortable, in fact, the truth is that sleep will be uncomfortable. Why do babies sleep on pillows instead of uncomfortable? Because the newborn’s spine is straight, the baby’s cervical spine bend has not yet formed, lying flat when his back and the back of the head is in the same plane. Plus the baby’s head is larger, narrower shoulders, side lying when the head side and body side is also in a plane, so newborns do not need a pillow. If a newborn baby is given a pillow to sleep on, so that his head is higher than his body, his neck will passively form a bend that elevates the baby’s head as a result, making their chin closer to their chest, which will limit the baby’s breathing and may also affect the growth and development of his bones and spine. When to start sleeping on a pillow? How high should the pillow be? When the baby practice lifting the head for a period of time, about 3 months after the baby, the cervical spine began to appear forward physiological curvature, then you can give the baby sleep pillow. However, the physiological bending of the baby’s cervical spine is not yet very large, so the pillow can not be too high, 1 ~ 2 cm high is appropriate. The towel can be folded a few folds to the back of the baby’s head, but not directly on the back of his head raised parts, to be placed in a little closer to the neck position. 3 to 5 months of the baby’s muscle strength is not very strong, the towel as a pillow on the back of his head will increase the pull of the neck muscles, making him feel strained. When the baby grows to 6~8 months, the thoracic vertebrae will appear backward physiological bending, which is the second physiological bending, while the shoulders also become wider, at this time the pillow needs to be raised a little, about 3~4 cm high. Baby shaped pillow can be used? Many people in order to prevent the baby sleep into a flat head, buy the child a baby shaped pillow, this really is not necessary, and also unscientific. For many babies, the pillow is an ornament, can the baby’s head fixed in the pillow not to move? How many children sleep not 360 ° rotation tossing? However, the sleeping position can certainly affect the shape of the skull, if you have been pressed in the same position for a long time, the skull will be deformed. However, the growth of the skull is a slow and continuous process, so the general slight sleep deviation will slowly round back after 6 months, the American Academy of Pediatrics pointed out that parents do not need to worry too much about this. The American Academy of Pediatrics also gave some suggestions, such as sleep can be appropriate to change the position of the head each time, such as slightly to the left or to the right, in addition, when the baby is awake, more let them play on their stomach, that is, “Back to sleep, Tummy to play (sleep on your back, play on your stomach) “principle, of course, can also be held vertically, etc. What pillow is better for the baby to sleep? 1, the baby pillow must have good moisture absorption, good breathability, soft and hard moderate, etc.. Pillowcase is best to use cotton cloth, comfortable and sweat-absorbing. 2, the pillow filler is best to use natural non-toxic, odorless pillow core, such as: buckwheat bark, cortex grass, millet, etc., this pillow not only good mobility, but also can effectively fix the baby’s head, breathable or more comfortable. But pay attention to the filling often drying, so as not to sweat too much to produce mold. 3, you can also use relatively soft materials such as space cotton filled pillow, sewn in the middle of a fixed head area can be. 4, do not use too hard pillow, do not easily use baby shaped pillow, so as not to affect the baby’s skull development, shaping, resulting in the baby’s head deformation, head flat or size face, affecting the beauty. 5, do not use down and other too light, too soft down type do pillow, easy to adsorb dust, but also easy to breed mites, and the support of the head is very limited, not suitable for babies. 6, the baby often drooling, head sweat secretion is also more vigorous, the pillow is very easy to dirty, so the pillowcase to wash often, the pillow core to often dry disinfection.