Giving a Baby Pillow as a Gift
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If you are in the market for a practical gift for a baby you know, a baby pillow is an excellent choice. The panoply of pillows on the market can make choosing the best pillow tricky. This guide will help you to choose the perfect baby pillow for the child in your life.
First, how old is the child? Doctors advise that children under the age of two should not sleep with pillows because pillows, even specially designed baby pillows, are a suffocation risk. If you are buying a present for a baby under the age of two, buy a decorative pillow or a nursing pillow instead. If the child is a toddler of two or older, then they are ready for a sleeping pillow.
You can find decorative pillows in just about any color, shape, and material to match any bedroom. If buying a pillow off the shelf does not appeal to you, you can also personalize a baby pillow. For instance, find a pretty pillow that matches the childs bedroom, and have it embroidered with the childs name and birthdate to create a keepsake. Or commission a pillow to be printed with a photograph of the babys grandparents. If you are crafty, you can even buy a baby pillow blank and sew your own cover to create a truly special pillow.
A nursing pillow is large and shaped like a horseshoe, and the mother rests it in her lap to hold the baby up so that she does not have to support the baby in her arms when she nurses. (Fathers can use them when bottle feeding, too!) The main brand is Boppy, so nursing pillows are often called boppies, but there are a number of competing brands on the market as well.
A baby pillow that is designed for nighttime is smaller and flatter than an adults pillow. Full sized adult pillows can give children neck cramps and make them sleep poorly because they are proportioned differently from adults. Pillow fillings that adults find comfortable, like feathers and down, can trigger allergies in children, so you should avoid them. The best baby pillow is at least half as large and thick as an adults pillow, and is stuffed with a hypoallergenic filling and covered with soft, smooth fabric. As a final touch, add pillowcases printed with the childs favorite animal or cartoon character.
If you follow this guide and your sense of the childs and the parents tastes, you will choose a baby pillow that will make a wonderful gift. You can be certain that you have not only given the child a practical gift, you have made it easier for them to sleep.
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