Doctors do not recommend using a pillow for a baby. Doctors recommend introducing a pillow to a toddler at around two years of age. Toddlers can become attached to their pillows. Because pillows are soft and springy,they are very huggable and super cuddly for toddlers.
Using a pillow before the age of two can be dangerous. Suffocation can result from using a pillow with a baby. If a baby should end up with his face in a pillow he is not able to turn away from or push away the pillow. Babies under the age of two often roll over face down into a pillow and can not roll back on their own. If a caregiver is not around when a baby rolls over into a pillow,the results can be tragic.
Introducing a toddler to a pillow can begin around the age of two. Toddlers do not always think a pillow is for sleeping. Pillows can provide a sense of security more than comfort for a toddler. The soft plush feeling of a pillow makes it super cuddly and huggable. The softness of a pillow may be helpful to a toddler when a caregiver is not around. Toddlers do not use pillows only for resting their heads but may sleep with their entire body on it or curl up with a pillow. Toddlers may grab any pillow they see and curl up with it to sleep.
Doctors do not recommend using a pillow for a baby. To keep your child safe from the risk of suffocation,do not use a pillow before the age of two. Two year olds can safely use a pillow. You may find your toddler hugging the pillow rather than sleeping on it. Your child may feel more secure hugging his pillow when you are not around to comfort him. Toddlers may grab any pillow they see and curl up with it to sleep.