The Dangers of Baby Pillows that you should know
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That baby pillows may cause harm to their child is something parents have heard before. But that the baby pillows are harmful is something they simply refuse to believe. Thus many children are still being victimized by something that is so innocent looking as baby pillows. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or SIDS is the main cause of fatalities under that age is something that the parents should know. SIDS is associated with suffocation, strangulation and rebreathing. In most of these cases, the baby pillow plays a very important role.
Strangulation and suffocation in children under the age of one is caused by soft bedding, baby pillow or when the baby sleeps on his stomach. 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. The baby will be suffocated if he fails to remove the pillow from his face. In some cases, the baby may get too close to the baby, causing him to get suffocated.
Rebreathing is another leading cause of SIDS. Rebreathing is when the baby breathes carbon dioxide or what is more commonly known as bad air. 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 may occur if the baby pillow gets too close to the face of the baby and the baby re breathes the carbon dioxide he has exhaled. If parents do not remove the baby pillow from the crib, the baby is still not safe from rebreathing even if the sheets and beddings are well secured.
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. The baby do not need pillows to sleep comfortably so this is not really a problem. Babies and even adults do not need pillows to get a good and comfortable sleep according to medical sleep experts. However, if you really want to introduce your baby to pillows, do so only when he is old enough and sleeping on his toddler bed. Otherwise, instead of introducing him to what you think is an additional comfort, you may just be introducing him to harm.
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