How old can a baby use a 'pillow'? Pediatric experts: too early or too late is not good for children
For many adults, a pillow is a necessity when sleeping, and without a pillow, it means that you can't sleep well. The pillow should not be too high or too low, neither too firm nor too soft. In order to get a comfortable sleep, a suitable pillow is indispensable. So for babies , should a pillow be used , and how big is a ''pillow''?
When can baby use ''pillow''? Pediatric expert: too early or too late is not good for the baby
Xiao He is a post-90s baby dad and a new baby dad, with a smile on his face all the time. Since work is not very busy, he often has a day off after working a day of work, so he has a lot of time to take care of the children with his wife.
The child is still too young, so Xiao He always let him sleep in the crib, and occasionally in the cradle. Seeing the children grow up day by day, Xiao He and his wife are full of relief. When the child was 3 months old, Xiao He carried him to the bed and slept with him.
It just so happens that the pillows of Xiao He's house are very long, and children can also sleep on them. But the baby slept in bed for less than a month. Once, when Xiao He took him to check his body, he found that the child's cervical vertebra was slightly deformed .
This test result frightened Xiao He. When he and his wife were taking care of the child, he and his wife were always careful. They paid attention to the places that should be paid attention to. The couple were afraid that the child would have problems.
Fortunately, the doctor is an experienced pediatrician . He asked Xiao He if he put a pillow on the child when he slept. Xiao He nodded. The doctor said that the pillow was the ''murderer'' that caused the child's cervical spine deformation, but If it is discovered in time, it can be corrected, and Xiao He is relieved. The doctor said that young children should be very careful when using pillows, too early or too late is not good for children .
So when can a baby use a pillow?
In fact, babies don't need to use pillows until they are one year old , because the bones of their cervical spine are not fully developed at this time, and the bones of the head are also not well developed. In other words, the baby's bones are soft at this time.
Because ''bones are soft'', if a pillow is used for the baby too early, it is easy to cause the baby's head shape to be changed or the cervical spine to deform.
What are the effects of using a pillow too early or too late?
1 Premature use
If the baby uses the pillow too early, it will be like Xiao He's child, and the cervical vertebra will be deformed due to the influence of the pillow. A person's body bones will change at different ages. Before the age of 1, the baby's spine can fit the bed. Using a pillow for the baby is not good at all, but it will hurt the child.
2 use too late
When the baby grows to 1 year old, the spine will have an arc, and it can no longer fit the bed. At this time, you can use a pillow for the baby to sleep. If the parent does not use the pillow to sleep in time, the baby's sleep quality may be affected, and the child's neck will feel uncomfortable after a sleep.
last words
The use of pillows seems to be a trivial matter, but too early or too late will have a great impact on children, so parents should pay more attention to these when raising children, do not ignore the details, otherwise it is very likely that the details will hurt the child.