Baby Pillow:When To Begin Using Are Baby Pillows Safe?
Using a pillow for a baby is not recommended by doctors. Doctors recommend introducing a pillow to a toddler at around two years of age. Toddlers can become attached to their pillows. Because pillows are soft and springy,they are very huggable and super cuddly for toddlers.
It can be dangerous to use a pillow with a child under the age of two. Suffocation can result from using a pillow with a baby. Babies are unable to move away from a pillow or push a pillow away from them. A baby under the age of two may roll over face down on a pillow and not be able to roll back over. If a caregiver is not around when a baby rolls over into a pillow,the results can be tragic.
Introducing a toddler to a pillow can begin around the age of two. Toddlers do not always think a pillow is for sleeping. Pillows can be viewed by toddlers as a source of security rather than comfort. Toddlers may prefer to hug a pillow because it is soft and springy. The softness of a pillow may be helpful to a toddler when a caregiver is not around. Toddlers do not use pillows only for resting their heads but may sleep with their entire body on it or curl up with a pillow. Toddlers may grab any pillow they see and curl up with it to sleep.
Using a pillow for a baby is not recommended by doctors. To prevent possible suffocation,do not use a pillow with a child under the age of two. You can safely introduce the use of a pillow to your toddler after the age of two. However,do not be surprised to find your child curled up with a pillow instead of resting his head on it. Your child may feel more secure hugging his pillow when you are not around to comfort him. Toddlers may grab any pillow they see and curl up with it to sleep.