In real life, mothers have such questions about calcium supplementation: "Is it accurate to judge whether there is calcium deficiency? Does the child grow fast and need calcium supplement? It is easier to absorb when supplementing calcium ... "
Three reminders that mothers should always pay attention to when supplementing calcium for children.
Reminder 1: The hair test result is not accurate.
10 month old Jia Jia is a chubby girl in vain. Recently, her mother found it difficult to sleep during the day and uneasy to sleep at night. She often cries from time to time at night, especially in the back of her head. Her worried mother took her to the hospital for examination, and the laboratory staff cut off a lock of the child's hair for testing. The results show that the child is not short of zinc and calcium. Her mother was skeptical about the test results. She took Jiajia to another hospital for examination. In this hospital, Jia Jia checked trace elements and blood calcium, and concluded that calcium deficiency is not zinc deficiency. Jiajia's mother is very confused. What kind of result should she believe?
In this regard, Guo Yi, deputy chief physician of Pediatrics in the East Hospital of the Municipal Hospital, told the reporter that although there is a certain scientific basis to check whether children are calcium deficient by detecting hair, the result is not very accurate, because the result of this detection method may be affected by hair growth rate and hair pollution. There is a scientific basis for judging whether a child is short of calcium through the examination of trace elements and blood calcium. If a more accurate diagnosis is needed, bone alkaline phosphatase can be checked.
Reminder 2: Children need calcium supplements when they grow fast.
Kiki, who just finished her second birthday, has reached 95 cm in height, and the children of the same age in the parent-child park are the tallest on him. Qiqi's mother has always been proud of it. She believes that the child's height has exceeded the standard and there is no need to supplement calcium. A few days ago, Qiqi's mother took him to the hospital for a physical examination. After relevant examination, it was found that Qiqi was not only calcium deficient, but also moderately calcium deficient. Qiqi's mother was surprised: "Do children need calcium supplements when they grow fast?"
The survey results of the Shanghai Cooperation Center for Health Education and Health Promotion of the World Health Organization on the height of children in China also show that 26.4% of parents think that children grow faster than their peers and do not need calcium supplementation. In this regard, Hou Kun, director of pediatrics at Qingdao Mary Maternity Hospital, pointed out that the faster a child grows, the more calcium is needed, because the faster he grows, the more calcium the bones need, and then more supplements are needed to prevent nutrition from falling behind. Tall people are more likely to be injured because of calcium deficiency and poor bone density.
Reminder 3: Calcium supplementation after meals is easy to absorb.
Tang Tang's mother has always had this question: "Is it easier for children to absorb calcium before going to bed?" In this regard, Hou Kun, director of pediatrics at Qingdao Mary Maternity Hospital, said that it is best to supplement calcium after meals. Because there are many acidic substances in the meals we eat, such as amino acids, which can promote calcium absorption. Therefore, it is better to supplement calcium for children after meals. Moreover, when supplementing calcium for your baby, don't supplement too much at a time. It is best to supplement calcium several times, because the more calcium is supplemented at a time, the lower the absorption rate. Taking the same amount of calcium many times is more conducive to the absorption of calcium.
In addition, calcium supplementation in stages is better. Hou Kun said, "Specifically, calcium supplementation can play a good role in the three stages of children's rapid growth and development, namely infancy, childhood and adolescence. Here, infancy refers to 1 year after birth, childhood refers to 4 to 6 years old, and adolescence refers to 12 to 15 years old. " Why does the baby need sun protection?
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The aging speed of a person's skin is determined before 18 years old, and childhood is particularly vulnerable to the sun, because they are exposed to the sun for about three times as long as adults. Especially in summer, parents often take them to beaches and swimming pools, but sand and water reflect 40-60% ultraviolet rays, and even penetrate into the water by about 90 cm.
Poor anti-ultraviolet ability
Baby's skin has poor anti-ultraviolet ability. Human skin relies on skin pigments to resist ultraviolet rays. The baby's skin is not fully developed, and the pigment layer that resists ultraviolet rays is much thinner than that of adults. It is easy to be penetrated by ultraviolet rays, resulting in sunburn, allergies and blisters in summer.
Long activity time
Baby's outdoor activities are long: Baby likes to play outdoors. According to statistics, the ultraviolet radiation on children is more than three times that of adults. If proper sun protection measures are not taken, the baby's skin will be damaged by ultraviolet rays. First, keep warm: newborn babies are very sensitive to cold stimuli and must actively pay attention to keeping warm. When changing diapers and taking a bath, you should move gently and quickly. Use a proper amount of quilt to keep warm. Don't wrap the newborn too tightly, especially in summer, which is easy to dehydrate and fever.
Second, feeding:
(1) Generally, sugar water or warm water can be fed 6 hours after birth 10 ~ 20ml.
(2) Start feeding diluted milk every 2 hours/kloc-0, start breastfeeding every 24 hours, and breastfeed every 2-3 hours 1 time, each time 15-20 minutes. Those with weak sucking ability can appropriately extend the breastfeeding time.
(3) If there is no breast milk, you can add a little sugar to the double diluted milk. If whole milk powder is used, it should be prepared according to the weight ratio of 1: 8, that is, 50 grams of milk powder is added with 400 ml of water, and half of the water is added to the milk when feeding.
(4) Every time before breastfeeding, the mother should wash her hands and wipe her nipples with a wet towel.
(5) Artificial feeding bottles and nipples should be boiled and disinfected. When feeding, the baby's head is slightly raised. After feeding, pick up the newborn and pat it on the back, so that the air swallowed during sucking can be discharged.
(6) Don't change diapers immediately after feeding to avoid vomiting.
Third, pay attention to the characteristics of stool:
(1) Pay attention to the characteristics of stool when changing diapers. When we have indigestion, the stool will turn yellow or green, and the frequency of stool will increase.
(2) When there is too much sugar in milk, the stool is foamy and sour.
(3) When there is little water in the milk, the stool is lumpy and the feces smell strongly.
(4) When the amount of milk is insufficient, the stool is green, and the amount of stool is small every time.
(5) When the intestine is infected, the stool is watery or sticky, and the dirty stool increases.
Fourth, pay attention to oral hygiene: when feeding, the bottle and nipple should be clean to prevent oral infection. If you find a milky white film on your tongue or cheek, don't wipe it off. You should paint it with 0.5% methyl violet or sprinkle it with ice boron powder.
Five, the newborn bathing
(1) Normal newborns can take a bath for 8 ~ 12 hours. When taking a bath, the room temperature should be around 28℃ and the water temperature should be 37℃. First, wrap the abdomen and lower limbs with a big towel or diaper, and press the ear with the thumb and middle finger of the left hand to prevent water from flowing into the ear and causing infection. Wet a clean towel with your right hand, gently wipe your face, then wash your hair, neck and upper limbs with soap, rinse with water and dry them, and then wrap your upper limbs and chest with a big towel or diaper to clean your lower limbs.
(2) Pay attention to the groin and buttocks when cleaning, properly use soap, dry it after washing, then sprinkle the newborn with prickly heat powder and cover the quilt. Cover the newborn's face with your left hand when sprinkling to prevent the powder from spilling into the child's eyes, nose and mouth. Spread the powder under the neck, behind the neck, under the armpit, groin, back and buttocks with your right hand. Sprinkle more prickly heat powder on the wrinkles to prevent skin erosion, and then wrap it up. If your eyes are red, you can apply chlortetracycline eye ointment, and if your ass is red, you can apply Arnebia oil. Some young parents often fail to grasp the main points of feeding because of their lack of experience in nursing newborns. Therefore, they often prevent babies from breastfeeding and sleeping, which affects their healthy growth. Nursing care of newborn babies should pay attention to 7 points:
1, pay attention to regular feeding. Some mothers soothe their babies with nipples when they cry. This will cause the dysfunction of the baby's digestive system and endanger the baby's health.
2. Pay attention to the tightness of binding. Many places in our country have the habit of binding babies, which is very unfavorable to the growth and development of babies. In newborn babies, all parts of the organs develop rapidly, especially the bones grow faster. Binding the baby for a long time will inevitably hinder the blood circulation and normal bone growth in the baby. The scientific method is: unpacking regularly every day, so that the baby's limbs can move freely and the blood circulation in the body is smooth.
3, don't let the baby sleep in a fixed position, or even sleep in a fixed position, don't form a flat head. The way to avoid flat head is very simple, as long as the baby often changes his sleeping position. That is, every 1 ~ 2 days, let the baby change from lying on the left side to lying on the right side, and then change to lying on the left side or supine.
4. Don't be too close to the fire when drying diapers and baking baby bags to avoid accidents.
5. avoid being scared. Don't set off firecrackers or anything near the baby, and don't hit objects or shout loudly.
6. In the cold winter, avoid changing the baby bag at the door to avoid the baby catching cold and getting sick.
7. Avoid covering the baby too tightly. Some parents are afraid that their baby will catch cold, so they wrap their baby in a small mattress. In fact, this is not good for their healthy growth.