Using Baby Pillows: Some Home Truths
The Internet is full of horrific stories of how babies have suffocated to death because of using baby pillows.Hogwash! I would say. I have a two year old daughter myself and have been using baby pillows for her right from the age of one and a half without any problems. Indeed, some common sense precautions are a must. Do not buy cheap merchandise, the so called ‘best bargains’, they are likely to be of poor quality and hence unsafe. A little bit of market survey through the WalMart, Woolworth and Baby care shops is necessary to get a sense of what best is available. A little bit of research on the Internet also helps. A nice narrow, firm baby pillow is just as good as the latest memory foam pillows. I, of course chose to buy a memory foam pillow which is a trifle expensive. As the name suggests, the memory foam pillow molds to the contours of the baby’s head and thus provides a very good support. It was worth the buy because ever since my baby started sleeping on the baby pillow I have not seen her vomit her nightly feed and she sleeps oh so soundly like an angel.
There are other advantages to using a baby pillow. Doctors say that a slightly elevated head position is helpful in breathing especially if the baby has a cold. They also opine that pillow support prevents cranial deformities which can occur if the baby sleeps with head to one side for a long duration. One thing to check is the pillow cover. Choose cotton rich linen as the pillow cover material. Such a material helps prevent allergic reactions or rashes, a common occurrence if using synthetic pillow covers. Soft pillows or feather filled pillows are a definite miss, the real culprit for all that negative publicity. So go ahead and use baby pillows and see your angel sleep soundly.
January 4th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
I needed this info last month. Simply great.
January 9th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Also the continuous sleeping on the back can trigger a depression in the rear of the skull. If a baby pillow is utilized then this condition can be averted as the pillow provides adequate support to the infants head. provided that the right kind of baby pillow has been chosen. The most recent and modern baby pillows have made it possible to not only give adequate support to the infants head but also give the skull a proper shape. In addition they also prevent from excessive flatness of the toddlers head that can arise due to the usage of the wrong kind of pillows.
January 12th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
I was looking for thie very stuff last month.
January 14th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Totally awesome. Liked your blog.
January 20th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Great blog.
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:34 pm
One of the accessories most vital to the sleep routine of your baby is baby pillows. Reflux is avoided by using a baby pillow as well as ensuring a sound sleep. Babies normally drink a warm bottle of milk prior going off to sleep and having the head inclined slightly above the rest of the body helps prevent vomiting. Keeping the head of the infant slightly elevated also helps in respiration with added importance when the baby has constricted air passage due to a cold. Cranial deformity is a real possibility if the head of your baby is left lying in one position for too long because the skull bones of an infant are very soft and pliant.
February 24th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
My son was an entirely different story. He learned how to unzip his sleep sack shortly after his first birthday. He could easily swing his leg up on the crib rail. For months and months, that is as far as he would go. One night, he finally flung the other leg over too.
February 26th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
I’ll be back for sure. This post was awesome.