Baby when to use the pillow Newborn baby’s head is almost shoulder-width apart. When lying flat, the back and the back of the head are on the same plane; when lying on the side, the head and the body are also on the same plane. Therefore, you can not use a pillow. However, if the mattress is soft and the baby’s head is heavy and sinking, you can also use a lower pillow to keep the body balanced. Babies can start using pillows after 3 months in order to maintain the physiological bend during sleep and keep their bodies comfortable. Otherwise, it will affect the baby’s sleep and normal development because of the low head position. How to choose the right pillow for your baby 1, the scale of the baby pillow The main function of the pillow is to support the cervical spine, so the height of the baby pillow should be adapted to it. Within three months of the baby if you need a pillow, available towel folded several layers instead. After three months, the general choice of 4cm high pillow can be, and later, with the growth of age, and then adjust to increase the height of the pillow at any time. 2, the baby pillow material Baby growth and development is fast, metabolism, head sweating more, drool and other easy residue on the pillow, it is easy to cause skin infections and other diseases. So baby’s sleep health must be concerned, followed by baby pillows must have good moisture absorption, good breathability, soft and hard, etc.. For example: buckwheat bark, tea, chrysanthemum, cassia, etc. Pillowcase choose the best cotton, moisture absorption is best also close to the skin. 3, the height of the baby pillow 3 to 6 months of age, the most reasonable pillow height to be less than 3 cm. 6 months after the appropriate pillow height, to 3 to 4 cm is appropriate. 4, the baby pillow hardness Baby pillow remember not too hard, baby in the formative years, the skull and other skull are relatively soft, and the combination is not yet strong, long-term hard pillow can lead to deformation of the baby’s skull, the serious look will be a large face on one side of the face small, small head a or several concave.