baby pillows
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Topic: baby pillows
Posted By: Lillybetts
Subject: baby pillows
Date Posted: 09 April 2012 at 7:10pm
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hey when do babies usually have a pillow?
My mother was sort of pressuring me to have one for my 16 month old as she put a blanket on her and she stayed under it all night because the pillow was there. She gave me a really flat pillow. What do you guys think? ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 09 April 2012 at 8:10pm
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I think you're meant to wait till they're over one. I gave DS one about then and found the same thing - that he tended to stay in the same place a bit more with a pillow. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">  
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 09 April 2012 at 8:53pm
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Ive only just given DS one in the last month ( he was 2 in Jan)- but thats cos he's a tummy sleeper- its a really thin toddler one. DD had one a lot early, cant remember exactly when , by 18months tho.
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Posted By: Lillybetts
Date Posted: 09 April 2012 at 9:03pm
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I was worried it would do something to their spine??? ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: Alexisj15
Date Posted: 10 April 2012 at 8:00am
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I was told not to give them a pillow until 2 years old. ------------- 
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Posted By: Danda08
Date Posted: 10 April 2012 at 8:01am
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I think the SIDS recommendation is not before they are 2.
But I gave one of my girls one a few weeks ago and her sister one last week. They had been sleeping our bed a bit and using our pillows so had gotten used to them. My due date forum had this discussion recently and apparently it's a known thing - that giving them a pillow helps "anchor" them in one place ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 10 April 2012 at 8:44am
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ha not sure Tom having a pillow helps 'anchor' him. He has had one since 18mths but still sleeps all over his cot- sometimes he sleeps on his pillow, other time he cuddles it. He has a really thin baby one. ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: squoggs
Date Posted: 10 April 2012 at 6:42pm
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I gave my DD one when she was about 14mo, but also use an angelcare ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bky
Date Posted: 10 April 2012 at 8:33pm
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I gave my DD a folded waffle blanket under her sheet around 8-9 months as she was bunching her hands or blankets under her. I always heard 12+ months. Around 18 months or so we upgraded to a small above the sheet pillow as the firm blanket under the sheet was no longer enough (she started bunching her blanket under her head again and started back sleeping) and she seems fine with that. ------------- 7/2010, 10/2012 and 1/2015 |
Posted By: snugglebug
Date Posted: 16 April 2012 at 8:13pm
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Those of you who have used pillows before 2 was it a special toddler one? I got DS a kids pilow but it is quite fluffy and not flat like the toddler pillows so Im worried about using it now, went for the kids one as the toddler ones are quite expensive for what they are! ------------- Me 28, DH 29 DS born 20 Nov 2010 (4 years old) #2 due October 7 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 17 April 2012 at 6:10pm
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We gave DS2 one at around 16mths. It's an adult sized flat pillow. ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: lisame
Date Posted: 20 April 2012 at 12:53pm
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We put a pillow in the cot around 13-14 mths I think? I didn't know there were any particular rules! It is actually a cushion - a small flat cushion but is the right size for cot pillow cases so I assume actual cot pillows are the same size. I started using it as M was lying her head on her bunched up snuggle blanket, and was also scooching right up the cot to the top bars. The pillow does keep her in one place a lot more and she usually has her head on it, unless it's really cold overnight and then she actually scooches down under her blankets instead...
I figured by a year old the main SIDs danger was long past. |