When is it ok to let bub...

[danniellabella]

Sleep with a toy and use a pillow? I'd really like to start letting dd sleep with a toy but I dont know when its ok to start that. She is 6 months. Also, when is itok to let bub's use pillows? I'm not looking to start that yrt but just interested to know.

[*charmalea*]

i think it would be ok for her to sleep with a toy , just use commonsense as to how fluffy/big it is .. but from 6 months i think its fine ..

but i wouldnt give them a pillow till they are over 1 or in a big bed .. they dont really need it ... having said that ds had a pillow from 10months ( nughty i know but he wouldnt sleep with out one ... ) and we had no problems .... the risk of sids falls after 6 months ...

[~clover~]

1 teddy or something should be ok. As long as its not too big.
The recommendation is 18 months for pillows as far as I know.

[Kazbah]

You can get teddys to sleep with - they won't suffocate the bub. Put your nose into the toy and try to breath through it!

We had one and it was brillo. Also kept a few hard toys in the cot for when he woke up in the morning.

[luna moth]

If you're worried about toys, why not go for a small piece of muslin or a little blanket or something? The best toys are the easily replaced ones.
The sids risk does drop at 6 months, but continues until they are 4. Yes, really! There was a case last year in NSW of a 6 year old.
Personally, I don't think they need a pillow until 3 or even later. But you can make it a special thing if you want to. I know 2 year olds that have them and love them, and I know a little one who didn't get one until she was nearly 4.

[visitor1]

DD2 sleeps with a doll that sings..has since she was about 4 months old...

Pillows i thought was 12 months...thats when DD1 started