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A newborn is like a little cotton ball, delicate and soft. If not completely, its head certainly is! You see, babies are born with a naturally flexible, moldable body and there’s a reason for it. Basically, a baby is designed to be able to pass through the birth canal, which is, very narrow. For this reason, all of the baby’s bones, including the skull, are flexible and not fused together. This way, a baby’s body can adapt to the small space in the birth canal and easily pass through. But the head is the biggest portion of the body, takes the biggest stress out of whole body parts. Due to the tight passage, the head commonly gets misshaped and newborns often end up getting uneven head shapes at birth. To help with this issue, women for decades have been using Mustard seed pillows. We bet you want to know more so read on!
A mustard seed pillow is nothing but a small sized pillow made for newborn babies. It is filled with mustard seeds and once sealed; it is kept under a newborn’s head for support.
As discussed before, a mustard seed pillow is used mainly to provide support and shape to the baby’s head. It is used widely to provide, the more acceptable round head shape. Since babies are born with all sorts of shapes, especially those born with help of forceps, women resort to using different ways to give their babies the ideal round shape. This is done in order to give a more refined, “normal” look to the head. After all, no one wants their kid to look like an alien with a deformed head!
So now that we know that newborn babies have delicate, soft heads, we also need to know that their skull bones do not always stay the same. The skull can take 3-4 weeks to come back together and fuse into one. This is when the mustard seed pillow is used. So that before the head fuses together into the deformed shape forever, you can reshape it however you want by using different techniques. Let’s see some of the benefits of mustard seed pillow:
In case you are using the pillow for its shaping benefits, you can start using it right after birth for the baby. However, the same pillow can be used for head support and sleeping purposes up until the age of 8-9 months. It is recommended that the pillow is used right after birth so that the head can take up a round shape before the skull fuses together and hardens for permanent shape. That means the sooner the better!
It is very easy to make a mustard seed pillow at home. Here are some simple steps to make one conveniently at home for your newborn:
As a mother, you will often feel worried as to what all you can do for the baby’s comfort and right development. Getting a round shaped will definitely be one of your concerns. Hope we were able to clear some doubts and helped you in making motherhood a more enjoyable experience through easy information and knowledge share!
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Archana
Jul 28, 2019
Diz post was really helpful... But am kinda late for dis... Bcoz my lil angel s 19 months old... Vit a hint of flat head... S thr ny solution.. Nd can I use diz mustard pillow now on???
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Archana
Jul 28, 2019
Diz post was really helpful... But am kinda late for dis... Bcoz my lil angel s 19 months old... Vit a hint of flat head... S thr ny solution.. Nd can I use diz mustard pillow now on???
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