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. The baby pillow plays an important role in most of these cases.
Soft bedding, baby sleeping on his stomach and baby pillow causes strangulation and suffocation in children under the age of one. One fact is that the baby pillow is as harmful as sleeping on their stomach and soft beddings. Major causes of suffocation in younger children includes the baby pillows. 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.
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 occurs when instead of inhaling oxygen, the baby inhales his own exhaled carbon dioxide. Rebreathing may be caused by loose sheets or beddings getting over his head. Many do not realize that rebreathing may also be caused by baby pillow. 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. 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.
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