My 2 and 1/2 year old gets stiff necks. I would like to know if anyone can recomend a good, firm, flat, pillow for toddlers? I have searched department stores, PBKs, etc. and have not been able to find one. Thanks for your advice.
Buy Buy Baby sells a flat somewhat firm pillow, but you have to make it cozy by putting on a flannel pillow case or pretty cotton one in the Summer. Costco sells a flat cozy pillow in pretty colors, but it's very soft and squishy.
I bought my sons travel pillows from Bed, Bath and Beyond. They're just the right size.
My youngest has used the foam pillow that came w/ my mattress.. That has the ridges No problem since!!! Good luck
Well i'm very behind in reading my Mamasource notes, but if you are still interested in a pillow....just last week I sent away for a pillow for my two year old girl from "Mr. Bobble's Blankets" and she loves it. It's just her size. I ordered the pillow insert with two pillowcases (they have cute fabrics). My daughter has back issues and needed a pillow for support but the full size pillows were too huge and the rolled up blankets I was using weren't cutting it. I, too looked everywhere until i came across their website. mrbobblesblankets.com Good luck.
Memory foam pillows are pricy, but amazing! My husband and I both have one and I found a smaller version for my 2 1/2 year old at Bon Ton. They are really more than I have ever spent on a pillow in my life, but well worth it in the end!
Good Luck!
My kids like the wee lil' pillow. Here's a link for it - you can buy it in blue or pink - scroll down to see a link for the pink one- http://www.quilts-shop.com/shop/21-###-###-####-B0012UGT3...
J.
Memory foam pillows are the best. YOu can get them at Bed bath and beyond or Linen's and thing's that were I got mine's and they are great. If you want somthing that would be comfortable and lasts long you should get the Memory foam pillows they are kinda $$$
Good Luck,
M.
My 2 1/2 doesn't use a pillow at all. Try none.
HI H.,
I would totally reccommend cervical / orthopedic pillows.. they are the natrual shape of our spine and really help!! My chiropractor gave me one but I also have seen them on overstock.com (2 for $14). You might want to even consider taking your child to a chiro, GOOD LUCK!!
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Have you brought it up to your doctor?... As a heads up stiff necks are not always about pillows especially in little people. meanwhile have you tried having them sleep without one. My son is almost 3 and he doesn't sleep with one yet. Even as adults, coming from a background in massage therapy, are bodies aren't all designed to need pillows at all, and if we do usually one flat one does the trick. the only real purpose of a pillow is to keep our spine straight and supported during sleep, our head should still be flat not elevated. Good Luck.
I would check with a chiropractor. My chiropractor sells pillows, though I don't know which brand. He has also done some adjustments on my newborn - very gentle pressure, no bone cracking or anything like that. He/she could do an evaluation for your child and see if there is something besides a bad pillow causing the stiff neck.
I don't know how much of a sewer you are, but the best reccomenation I can give is to go to your local fabric store, buy a half-yard of his favorite cartoon character, and stuff it yourself with pillow stuffing. You could make you own for about $5 and have fun with him while doing it. This way, you can make is a big/small as you need, plus as firm/soft as you want.
I suffer from stiff necks, so bad, that often I used to wake up in agony, and just spent the whole day, or several days, where I couldn't even turn my head at all. That in mind, I can tell you, you had asked for a good firm, flat pillow... I don't know who told you to get that or if it was a guess... but what REALLY helps you not get a stiff neck? I whimpy super THIN NON firm pillow! A hard pillow makes your head go slightly UP from your back/shoulders, which are laying flat against the mattress, and this will cause a stiff neck. A small very soft pillow allows your very back of your head to just about touch the matttress through the filling.... and you can squoosh the pillow so it's a little plumper under the neck. With your head level to your back/shoulders, ya don't wake up with a stiff neck! This was learned thru trial and error for a few YEARS, and finally, I spent a whole 50 cents on a small light blue pillow, that they sell at IKEA, and this has become the most comfortable pillow EVER... and since I began to sleep on it about 4 months ago, I not once have woke up in the morning with a stiff neck. And I used to at least half the time!!!! Good luck! And, like I said, this perfect pillow is available at IKEA, they have, and I saw more then one, I think there were two, large bins of them placed around the store, with these little light blue square pillows, and they are the PERFECT consistency for NOT getting a stiff neck! I have tried every pillow out there, and for 50 cents my problem was solved LOL
H.,
I found fabulous child sized pillows at One Step Ahead. They have a catalog and a website....onestepahead.com. I believe the pillow is under $10 and you can purchase a pillowcase for it as well.
D.
