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Should you give your baby a pillow? How big is the pillow? After reading this article you will understand Mothers are very concerned about the food and clothing of their babies, but they may turn a blind eye to this small problem. In fact, this thing has an important impact on the health of the baby, and mothers must pay attention to it. This thing is the baby's pillow. First of all, why do we use pillows? The human spine has four physiological curvatures, one of which is cervical lordosis, that is, the spine in our neck is curved forward. Because of cervical lordosis, we need to give the neck a support when we sleep, so that the cervical spine can maintain its curvature, and at the same time, our airway can be kept unobstructed. If the neck is not supported, the neck muscles will not be relaxed, and the cervical spine will be deformed; second, the abnormal bending of the neck will also lead to poor breathing. The pillow is the object that supports the neck, but the pillow is not used from birth. Before the age of 1, there is no need for a pillow, and mothers must remember this. Pillowing your baby during this period is not only bad, but also has many disadvantages and dangers. what about this? Because before the baby is 1 year old, most of the neck is still straight, and there is no need to force a pillow to support it, but it will be uncomfortable because the head is too high. There is also limited mobility of babies under 1 year old, once their face is buried in the pillow, it is easy to cause suffocation. Of course, because individual development is different, when to start using pillows for your baby is not strictly based on age, but on the development of your baby. Some babies will automatically send a signal to tell the mother that "it's time to give me a pillow", such as: shoulder width is wider than head width; sleep better when the head is raised; like to sleep on an adult's pillow; speak by yourself Ask for a pillow, etc. After the baby starts to use the pillow, mothers must also pay attention not to use an inappropriate pillow for the baby, which will not only make the baby sleep uncomfortable, but also cause accidents such as suffocation in severe cases. When choosing a pillow for the baby, mothers can consider these four aspects:
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