Pillows in Crib

Depends on the child. Definitely by age two he should be ready for one. Up until then it is safer to give him a soft folded blanket to lay his head on.

Hi there,

I never gave my son a pillow until he was in his toddler bed. I don't think you should ever have a pillow in a crib.

We bought our daughter a pillow at 18 mos.; she was in a twin bed by then. This one is perfect -- child size. She still uses it today, and she's five:
http://www.leapsandbounds.com/catalog/product.jsp?product...

You can buy a matching pillow cover at the same site.

Oof!! My son didn't move out of the crib until he was THREE! That's a long time to wait for a pillow:( Yes he can have a pillow, but not an adult pillow. Get either a toddler pillow or a small throw pillow or travel pillow. It should be pretty flat since they are so small. Once they can roll around and move their heads and such, pillows, blankies, and loveys are safe. I waited until about 18 months because neither son showed interest in a pillow, but they both had their lovey and Nana's blankies by 12 months. There's really no risk of suffocation at that point...if you're worried just ask your doc and go with what s/he says.

Someone made my daughter a tiny pillow. She got it at a craft store and put fabric on it. It is very thin and small, but enough to raise her head up to a good level... she has been using it since she was 1 year old. It is so flat I was never worried about her putting her face in it and not breathing! It is not fluffy at all! Plus it has no pillow case, so nothing can come off.
She LOVES it and can't sleep without it. I am shocked she remains on it all night.

Mom,

I would not give a baby a pillow until the baby is closer to 2 yrs old. Personally, I would not take any unnecessary chances by adding the pillow. When my daughter was changed to a junior/toddler bed at about 22 months Then a small pillow is good in my opinion.

My son part time co sleeps with me and loves to sleep on my pillow. Often that's the only way he will sleep. In his crib is I put the pillow under the sheets. As long as he can move around, it's fine. He also sleeps with a blanket that he can't live with out and he's only nine months.

Yep I agree. Nothing belongs in the crib-no pillow, no bumper, etc. Wait till baby is out of the crib. They are used to sleeping without a pillow. My 2 year old just moved to a big girl bed and she doesn't want anything to do with her pillow because she's so used to sleeping without one.

My pediatrician has always said that at one year old they can have a pillow and blanket in the crib. Children by then have the control to move around if the blanket or pillow is blocking their face or nose. If you are concerned about it, call and ask your pediatrician what they would recommend.

it depends on the child. our one year is all over his crib at night, so i know there is no way the a pillow would be benificial for him.

Has he asked for one? My son is 27 months and loves the pillows on our bed and the sheets that go over him, but in his toddler bed (he just moved into it about a month ago), he just has his blanket. Sometimes it is on him, sometimes he is on it. As for a pillow he is fine without it. He did put the pillow from his little couch in there one night, but he didn't stay on it and hasn't asked again. I am waiting till he asks for one. I have heard that Ikea has toddler pillows, but I think that 1 is still a bit young.

it really depends on the sleeping habits of your child. we did a small travel pillow at about 2 1/2 when she started staying more in one place through out the night and was a back sleeper. if she was a stomach sleeper we would not have put it in there. we also started with naps and then she started asking for it at night. a year seems way to young for me...

We always gave our girls the small travel pillows once they were old enough to sit/stand up on their own. If they're able to move that well, they should be just fine.