WHY HEADS UP?
When your child falls asleep while seated in a car seat, stroller or child carrier, their head, which comprises 20% of their total body weight, will over power their neck.
When this happens the following events will occur:
Their head will droop to one side reducing blood flow to and from their brain.
Their neck muscles begin to tighten up, possibly leading to torticollis, blood flow to the side of head tilt will be reduced to the arm and hands, ear aches, sore throats and runny noses could occur.
Their low back and hips shift to the opposite side of head tilt, in attempt to balance out their spine. This hip shift leads to nerve and blood flow damage to the low back and pelvis, leading to constipation, diarrhea, gas, bed wetting, delayed developments of motor functions, such as crawling, toddling and walking.
HEAD'S UP solves this problem by providing the only true neck support, that gently supports the back of your child's neck, supporting the natural developing cervical neck curvature, LORDOSIS. With the neck properly supported, the child's head stays in it's natural neutral position, the hips do not shift, due to a straight spine. the result is a well rested, happy, comfortable child, upon waking.
There are other products on the market, that claim to address the problem of head drooping, but they meerly go around the sides of the child's head, they do not support the neck.
