When did you give your kids a pillow to sleep with?

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I'm thinking around 12 months but I don't know if I should wait longer. My son loves my husband and my pillow to lay on or snuggle with when he's in our bed

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The new official recommendation is 2 years or out of the crib, whichever comes LATER. And specific toddler pillows only. Just because child sleep looks different doesn’t mean they’re uncomfortable. Pillows really aren’t necessary 😊

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I wouldn’t under 2 years old,

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About 16m when she had a terrible cold, I never took it away and she's always used it properly.

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My daughters two and a half and I honestly still don’t give her pillows to sleep but that’s because I overthink

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I used the Silent Night toddler ones at 17/18 months - they're thinner and safe from 12+ months.

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You aren't "supposed" to give them a blanket or stuffed animals in their crib before they're a year old (if I remember correctly) but we gave our daughters both a blanket around 9ish months. I gave them stuffed animals before that. One of my daughters used (and still uses) her stuffed bunny to suck on the ears since she was like 6 months, so it was pretty much a pacifier to her.

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Just before 2 when she was horribly congested

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13 or 14 months. I moved them to twin beds at 15m and they had the pillow for shit a month before as something to take from crib too bed

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When they moved out of their crib and into a bed, so maybe 12/15 months?

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2.5 when she asked for one but she didn't sleep on it until the last month or so. Most of the time she just cuddles it

When did you give your kids a pillow to sleep with?

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