What is the appropriate height of pillow for children under one year old?

In fact, generally speaking, pillows are not suitable for children. The older generation also thinks so, and they think it is not good for children's growth and development. However, science has proven that choosing the right pillow height according to the different ages of children is very beneficial to the development of the child's head, especially for blood circulation. So, what is the appropriate pillow height for children under one year old? Friends who have babies at home, come and have a look.

The first one year old is an important stage of children's head development. Choosing a suitable pillow will be beneficial to blood circulation in the head and promote growth and development.

For a newborn baby, the spine is straight without physiological curvature. When lying flat, the back and the back of the head are in the same plane, and the neck and back muscles are naturally relaxed. The head of a newborn baby is relatively large, almost as wide as the shoulders. When lying on the side, the head and the body are also in the same plane. Both lying flat and lying on the side are very comfortable, so you can sleep comfortably without a pillow. Therefore, newborns do not need pillows. However, the head of the crib can be raised by 15-20° to increase the newborn's field of vision. If the newborn is prone to spitting up, you can raise his entire upper body a little bit.

When the baby is 3 months old, he begins to learn to lift his head, and the cervical spine begins to show a forward physiological curvature. If no pillow is used at this time, the head position will be low, which will cause more blood to flow to the brain than when a pillow is used, which may affect the baby's sleep. Therefore, babies should start using pillows at 3 months old. At this time, you can fold the towel in half and use it as a pillow for the baby.

When a child is 7-8 months old and begins to learn to crawl and sit, his thoracic spine begins to show a physiological curvature backwards, and his shoulders gradually widen. At this time, the child should sleep with a pillow that is 3-4 cm thick. The most appropriate width is the same as the baby's shoulder width, and it can be gradually adjusted according to the baby's continuous development.

A pillow that is too high or too low is not conducive to its growth and development. Do not use rice bags or sand bags as pillows for children. Because of this, the child's skull is easily deformed, causing a flat head due to sleeping, and even affecting the development of the brain tissue in the skull.

It is best to make baby pillowcases with soft white or light-colored semi-new cotton cloth. The pillow core should be soft, light, breathable, and absorbent, with moderate hardness and softness. You can choose to choose materials such as cattail fluff for filling. People often use tea leaves, buckwheat husks, rushes, etc. to fill pillow cores, but it is not advisable to use foam plastics, acrylic fibers, or silk cotton as fillings. The baby's pillow core should be exposed to the sun frequently, and the pillowcase should be washed and changed frequently to keep it clean.

Based on the above introduction about how high the pillow should be for children under one year old, you can know that the height of the pillow for children is not only related to the age difference of one, two and three years old, but also the height of the pillow should be taken into consideration in different months of the same age. Because children develop and grow rapidly, the baby's body will change every once in a while.