Patent ID: 7712169

Claim:
An infant pillow device comprising: a main pillow having an infant head positioner provided by a through hole configured to accommodate and retain at least a portion of an infant's head; and an infant neck retainer provided by a pair of protrusions connected to said main pillow, said neck retainer positioned adjacent and below said opening in said main pillow and located adjacent to a neck of an infant when the infant is positioned on said infant pillow device, said through hole and said neck retainer configured to stabilize and retain said infant's head and neck to prevent lateral, upward, downward, and rotational movement of the infant's head, and to align the infant's head, neck, and spine; said pillow is provided with a slot extending through a thickness of said pillow, said slot further extending from said through hole to an edge of said pillow, and a closure connected to said pillow, said closure configured to open and close said through hole.