How many months old is the most suitable pillow for a child

Some parents start to use pillows for their children when they are very young, but other parents are opposed to it. They think that children who still want to stay in infancy are not suitable for sleeping with pillows, which may easily affect their spinal health. So, in the face of these doubts and various questions, let’s analyze and answer them in detail.

Babies under 3 months old should not sleep with pillows. Their spine is straight shortly after birth and the physiological curvature has not yet formed. When they lie flat, their back and head are on the same plane. In order to prevent milk from spilling, the upper body can be raised a little. Wait until your baby is 3 months old before using a pillow to sleep. The most suitable pillow is 3 cm high, 15 cm wide and 30 cm long. Generally, pillow cores are made of tea leaves that have been dried after drinking, silkworm droppings, millet, dry cypress leaves, rush, cattail fluff, etc. You can also use buckwheat husks.

When the baby is three or four months old, his cervical curvature begins to form, and he can use a 1 cm high pillow when sleeping. The best pillow core materials for baby pillows include buckwheat husks, rapeseed, chrysanthemums, dried tea leaves, etc. These materials are moderately soft and hard, and have good moisture absorption and breathability. If the pillow core you choose cannot be washed and needs to be dried regularly, it is best to replace the pillow core every six months.

Generally speaking, babies under 3 months old are not suitable for sleeping with pillows. However, when the child reaches a certain age, that is, after four or five months, he can sleep with a pillow of a little height. This is also to better fix his head shape. Therefore, parents must pay attention to these common sense issues.