When babies are just born, their heads are very fragile, so you must also be careful when choosing a pillow for your baby. Pillows are also available in a wide variety, we can choose pillows for our children based on the look, material, softness and hardness of the pillow. Secondly, children of different months of age have different requirements for pillows. 1, three months before birth do not need to use a pillow 3 months below the baby, has not appeared neck curvature. At this time, the baby, whether lying flat or sideways, head and body are at the same level, and does not need a pillow, with a pillow instead of uncomfortable. However, if the baby’s mattress is too soft or the child wears too thick, it will result in the neck being easily tilted back when lying down. Mom can in this case, the towel flat or folded as a small pillow pad under the baby’s head, which will ensure that the back of the child’s head and spine is in the same straight line above. But 1 ~ 2 months of the baby has spilled milk or spit up phenomenon, the towel can be folded 2 ~ 3 layers about 1 cm high as a pillow, in order to prevent spitting up. 2, three months above the baby’s pillow requirements Growing to three or four months, the cervical spine began to bend forward, then sleep can pillow 1 ~ 2 cm high pillow. Seven or eight months to learn to sit, the baby thoracic spine began to bend backward, shoulder development also widened, then should pillow 3 ~ 4 cm high pillow. 3, how to choose a pillow for the baby to choose a pillow for the baby’s general principle is: the height is appropriate, the width and length is reasonable, soft and hard moderate, comfortable fabrics, pillow safety. (1) height The height of the pillow should be adapted to the baby’s neck curve, the best use of the pillow is used after the baby’s head and body can be on the same level. Pillow height should be adjusted according to the baby’s development, can start from about 3 cm in height, slowly adjusted to 6 ~ 9 cm (school age), which can better support the cervical vertebrae, so that the neck muscles naturally relax, improve the quality of sleep. If the pillow is too high, the neck will be bent excessively, which may lead to a poor airway and difficulty in breathing in the short term, and in the long term, it may lead to deformities such as a hunchback and sloping shoulders; if the pillow is too low, it will not support the cervical vertebrae, and if the head is excessively tilted back or skewed, the neck muscles will not be able to get any rest due to the “tense” state. (2) Width and length The width of the pillow should be equal to the length of the baby’s head; the length of the pillow should be greater than the width of the baby’s shoulders, so that the baby’s head will not fall off the pillow when he or she turns sideways. (3) hard and soft Pillow is too fluffy, may lead to baby suffocation; and long-term use of too hard pillow, more likely to make the baby’s relatively soft skull deformation, resulting in flat head, partial face and other deformities. To determine whether the softness is appropriate, you can put the baby’s head on the pillow to observe. If it is suitable, the baby’s head and the pillow will be naturally close, but not too deep (sink more than 3 cm). If the pillow can not be tightly attached to the baby’s head, there is no obvious subsidence, that is too hard; if the baby’s head completely into the pillow, that is too soft. (4) fabric Pillowcase, pillowcase fabric to be comfortable, preferably soft cotton. 4, what material is good to use pillowcase? Pillow core will not be very frequent cleaning exposure, the first one needs to ensure that it is not easy to mold! Baby’s head easy to sweat, saliva, tears, spit out the milk often stay on the pillow, such as not timely cleaning, very easy to breed bacteria and mold and other microorganisms. The least moldy pillow is duck down, silk cotton (silk) and other animal fill material, may be related to the surface of these substances have a natural layer of low PH lipid protective layer, which is the same as the secretion layer of human skin, moisturizing, warmth, antibacterial and antiseptic effect. However, these filler materials tend to be too soft and more expensive. Compacted some of the high-quality cotton is not easy to rot, is a good choice, in the era of scarcity of materials a bed of cotton quilt can be used for several generations, it can be seen, but pay attention to the frequent cleaning and exposure to the sun. Online and street purchases of cotton pillowcase need to be wary of imitation cotton products and black cotton, it is best to buy in the regular manufacturers. Chemical fiber products or sponges and other man-made polymer inorganic pillow core is relatively easy to mold, the easiest to clean, but the comfort level is poor. Now it is very popular food or herbs as filler pillow core, that have health effects, such as tea, chrysanthemum, bamboo leaves, buckwheat bark, cassia seeds, castor beans, silkworm sand, millet, rice, mung beans, etc., people also like to give the baby with a natural filler, that is non-toxic, harmless, healthier. And such items are most likely to mold when exposed to water, rice, beans and sometimes insects, and can not be cleaned. Therefore, if you want to use, a week or so to discard the contents, change the new pillow. Another issue to note, each person is allergic to different materials, the most common allergens are plant-based, animal materials, such as duck down, buckwheat and so on. If the baby has respiratory disease, or skin allergies, need to replace the pillow. Warm tips: baby metabolism is vigorous, sleep is very easy to soak the pillow, coupled with overflow, saliva often flow, dander off, etc., the pillow is very easy to become a hotbed of pathogenic microorganisms, mites, dust, etc., not only will emit a foul odor, but also may induce allergic rhinitis, eczema. Pillowcase, pillowcase, pillowcase should be prepared at least double, pillowcase is best to wash once a week, pillowcase and pillowcase is best once a week in the sun.