Baby pillow soothers

Many parents have heard about the harm baby pillows may cause to their child. But many simply refuse to believe that baby pillows are harmful. Therefore something that is so innocent looking as a baby pillow is still victimizing many children today. What parents should know is that, the main cause of fatalities under that age is SIDS or sudden infant death syndrome. Suffocation, strangulation and rebreathing in children go hand in hand with SIDS. In most of these cases, the baby pillow plays a very important role.

Soft bedding, baby sleeping on his stomach and baby pillow causes strangulation and suffocation in children under the age of one. Aside from soft bedding and sleeping on their stomach, the baby pillow is as harmful. The baby pillow is one of the major causes of suffocation in younger children. This is because the baby pillow may be grasped by the baby and it may end up on his face. If the baby fails to remove the pillow from his face, he may get suffocated. In most cases, the baby suffocate when the pillow get too close to the baby.

Another leading cause of SIDS is rebreathing. Medically speaking it is when the baby breathes carbon dioxide or bad air, as what it is more commonly known. Rebreathing happens when the baby, instead of breathing oxygen, inhales the carbon dioxide he has exhaled. Rebreathing may be caused by loose sheets or beddings getting over his head. What many do not know is that baby pillows may also cause rebreathing. This can happen if the baby inhales his exhaled carbon dioxide because the pillow is too close to his face. So even if parents secure the beddings and sheet, if the baby pillow is not removed, the baby is still not safe from rebreathing.

Doctors advise parents, to reduce SIDS risk, not to use baby pillows until the baby is sleeping on toddler bed. This means that the baby is not ready to use pillows until he is on his toddler age. This should not be a dilemma because the baby can sleep comfortably even without baby pillows. In fact, according to medical sleep experts, babies and even adults do not need pillows in order to get a good and comfortable sleep. Nevertheless, make sure that your child is already on his toddler bed and is old enough if you are really keen on introducing him to pillows. Otherwise, instead of introducing him to what you think is an additional comfort, you may just be introducing him to harm.