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Your baby doesn’t need a pillow in the crib with her; if you do put one in, she will likely squirm off of it to lie flat on the mattress. Newborns always lie on their backs, and, when they have learned to roll over, on their stomachs. In either case, babies sleep with their heads to the side, which means all new parents must be aware of the very real choking and smothering hazards faced by all sleeping babies. Educated parents purchasing baby bedding sets are well aware that responsible retailers of baby bedding know that pillows do not make babies more comfortable. If fact, pillows are highly dangerous to babies, since their motor skills have not yet developed to a stage which enables them to push away an offending pillow, should it obstruct baby’s easy respiration. It’s been determined that pillows are not safe, necessary or needed and so they do not come with any baby bedding sets, even Max baby bedding.

Stuffed animals pose an even greater danger of suffocation to a baby if they are left in a crib or bed. A child may hug a stuffed animal, due to the nature behind it, and then may be unable to push it away.