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. Therefore something that is so innocent looking as a baby pillow is still victimizing many children today. 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 happens if the pillow ends up on the face of the baby if he grasped it accidentally. 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.
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 occurs when instead of inhaling oxygen, the baby inhales his own exhaled carbon dioxide. When you leave the baby in his crib, the loose sheets or beddings may get over his head, causing rebreathing. 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.
To reduce the risk of SIDS doctors recommend to parents not to use baby pillows until the baby is out of his crib and is already on toddler bed. This is because unless the baby is on his toddler age, he is not ready for pillows. 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. This is because you just might introduce him to harm instead of additional comfort. More Links Personalized baby pillow ... This ... Personalized baby pillow ...
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