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Each child is like an angel, carrying the expectations of the whole family and the object of the whole family's key protection and cultivation. No matter what it is, as long as it concerns the children, that is what all family members care about most.
Especially in the infant stage, they who can't speak and express themselves, every move affects the hearts of adults, we only have to pay attention to details, such as about the baby sleeping on the pillow, it is easy to be ignored by novice parents, but the impact on the baby is not small.
In the parenting forum, a mother complained that the mother-in-law gave her 3-month-old son a pillow, saying that its meaning was "sit back and relax".
But the baby sleeps on the pillow is always crying, no matter how the family persuades, the mother-in-law must insist on sleeping on the baby pillow, which makes the mother can't help but wonder: Does the baby really need to sleep on the pillow?
Parents should be aware that little babies really don't need to sleep on pillows!
We all know that it is our "spine" that supports the upper body to remain "upright", but the spine is not as straight as most people think, and the spine that we can't see is actually curved.
The bend at the top of the spine is called "neck bending", which is at the junction between the back of our heads and our two shoulders, and we do not feel discomfort when we sit or stand.
However, when we lie down, the neck bend will appear in an empty space with the plane, so the role of the pillow is to fill this space and make us feel comfortable.
Seeing this, do you think that small babies also need pillows to fill the space of "neck bend"? On the contrary, babies do not have this space.
Because the baby's body is curled up when it is in the womb, the state of curling determines that when the baby is born, the entire spine is curved, similar to the shape of the letter "C".
In other words, no matter how the baby lies down, there is no neck bend, and there is no need for a pillow to fill the space between the body and the bed. As the baby develops and grows, the neck curl will slowly form.
Therefore, according to the actual situation, newborn or even a few months old babies do not need to sleep pillows, and there is no scientific basis for the folk sleeping pillow "sit back and relax".
From sleeping on pillows and never sleeping on pillows, the gap between babies grows up is obvious!
In the eyes of many parents, sleeping pillows are nothing more than adding a pillow, but for children, the impact and gap is still very large. It's important to find the right time for your baby to sleep on, and there will be a significant difference when you grow up, and see if you're doing it right.
Obvious gap one: the baby's head shape and appearance
Many elderly people in the family insist on sleeping pillows for their babies, in fact, for the sake of "flat heads", the older generation thinks that the children with flat heads are smart, in order to make their children smart, choose to give children pillows to sleep with large flat heads.
But whether the child is smart or not is related to brain development and the cultivation of the day after tomorrow, sleeping out of the flat head can not improve the child's IQ, but will bring the child image trouble.
Obvious gap two: the shape of the spine is different
Giving the baby a pillow too early will also affect the baby's health, because the baby is still in the development stage and is easily deformed by external influences.
Let the baby sleep on the pillow is equivalent to us adults sleeping three or more pillows, uncomfortable is on the one hand, but also will lead to the development of the baby's spinal deformity, then it will not be a good looking problem.
When can my baby sleep on the pillow? Don't look at age, look at demand
The basis for sleeping pillows for babies is not age, but need. Generally speaking, there is no need to sleep on a pillow before the age of 1, because the baby can directly touch the plane and does not need to rely on the pillow.
But there are also special circumstances, such as wrapping the baby's swaddling is relatively thick, then there will be a certain gap between the neck and the bed, in this case, it is necessary to use a small pillow of appropriate height (towel, small clothes) to increase the height of the baby's head.
Some babies only sleep on one side, resulting in serious head tilt, so under the advice of the doctor, the baby also needs to sleep on the pillow to adjust the sleeping position.
How to choose the pillow that the baby sleeps on will not be wrong?
First of all, try to choose buckwheat skin and grain skin pillow from the material, this pillow is soft and hard for the baby, and it can be breathable, sweat-absorbing, and it is also very convenient to clean.
Secondly, the baby's pillow height can not be the same as adults, 2cm, 3cm can be, the key is to keep the baby's head and body on the same level, as wide as the baby's shoulders.
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