When it's time for the first pillow
It is known that babies do not use pillows; it is enough to put a cloth diaper or an empty pillow case under the baby's head. Many babies gag, so the role of this improvised pillow is actually just to protect the baby's bedding (sheets).
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The first pillow
The first pillow can be used around the age of one. Here are some recommendations:
- The pillow should be thin, to avoid an incorrect position of the spine.
- The area of the pillow should be large enough to avoid the child's head slipping off the pillow when turning.
- The pillow serves to fill the space between the shoulders and the head when the child sleeps on his/her side or to fill the space between the cervical spine, nape and back.
- Pillows of medium thickness, from 10 to 15 centimeters, are recommended. Standards vary depending on the country; the standard in our country is pillow size of 50 × 80 centimeters.
- In the period from the second to the fifth year, children grow and develop intensively; a slightly thicker pillow can then be used.
- Children do not need anatomical pillows.
- It is recommended to use pillows made of modern anti-allergy materials, to wash them occasionally and change them every year.
- If the child does not want to use a pillow, finds it uncomfortable, removes it from under his/her head, there is no need to insist on using it.
