Symptoms of calcium deficiency in infants
Symptom 1: Irritability.
When children are calcium deficient, they will also show emotions. Many mothers are complaining that the baby doesn't sleep at night, loves to cry and doesn't know how to solve it. In fact, this is a manifestation of the baby's calcium deficiency.
Symptom 2: easy to sweat
Children are more likely to sweat when they are short of calcium. It's winter. If the baby sweats easily, mothers should pay attention. It is likely that the baby lacks calcium.
Symptom 3: Hair is sparse and yellow.
In the eyes of ordinary people, dark yellow hair is probably caused by malnutrition. Mothers can observe the baby's hair. If you find that your hair is yellow and sparse, it is likely that your baby is short of calcium.
Symptom 4: Late teeth.
Children's teething time is regular, and normal babies will teething in about nine months. Modern people pay more attention to the baby's diet care, and some babies have teeth nine months ago. If the baby's teeth are late, it is probably the cause of the baby's calcium deficiency.
Symptom 5: Muscle weakness
Children with calcium deficiency will also show that the fontanel is closed late and the baby's hands and feet will be weak. When this happens, mothers should quickly and scientifically supplement calcium for their babies.
Symptom 6: Dull expression
Babies are generally brought up by mothers, and mothers know the baby's personality best. If the baby is extroverted and active, in a period of time, it is found that the baby is quiet, slow and does not like to laugh, and it is later to learn to speak and some actions than the baby of the same age. At this time, we should pay attention to whether the baby is short of calcium.
Symptom 7: Forehead protrusion
Baby's growth and development can not be separated from calcium supplementation. When a child lacks calcium, it will affect the baby's bone development. For example, we will find that the baby's forehead is convex and has a square skull. If further examination, you will find that there is cartilage enhancement in the ribs, which has seriously affected the baby's health.
Baby calcium supplement small method
The calcium agent should be light milk flavor.
At present, many calcium supplements make calcium sour and sweet in order to please the taste preference of infants. Long-term use of such calcium supplements will affect the development of taste buds, cause taste preference, and affect the baby's normal drinking of milk and water. Therefore, choosing calcium for your baby should be combined with its taste bud development characteristics. Don't choose calcium that is too sour and sweet. The baby's first taste after birth is usually breast milk, which is the most suitable taste for them. Therefore, the faint milk smell is the first choice for mothers, which can not only make the baby feel the taste of mommy, but also make the baby healthier without a sense of * * * on the taste buds.
Choose calcium agent containing vitamin d.
Whether the intake of vitamin D is sufficient is also the key. Because vitamin D can help the intestine to absorb calcium, promote the deposition of calcium in bones and reduce the excretion of calcium through the kidney. Without vitamin D, no amount of calcium can be absorbed. Therefore, when choosing calcium for your baby, you should first choose calcium containing vitamin D, which is beneficial to your baby's healthy growth.
In addition, the production of vitamin D in infants can also be increased by sunbathing.
Don't let calcium meet oxalic acid.
Spinach, cabbage, amaranth, water spinach, bamboo shoots, onion, water bamboo, edamame, etc. They all contain a lot of oxalic acid, which is easy to combine with calcium and affect absorption. Therefore, it is best to use hot water to cook vegetables when supplementing calcium, or take calcium products 2 hours before meals or 3 to 4 hours after meals.
How to make up the baby's calcium deficiency?
For infants under 6 months, the daily reference intake of calcium is 300 mg. As long as the breast milk or formula milk can reach 600-800 ml every day, the calcium content in milk can meet the baby's needs without additional supplementation. It is necessary to take vitamin D every day to promote the absorption of calcium. Breast-feeding mothers should pay attention to calcium supplementation. However, if the baby has obvious symptoms of calcium deficiency, it is necessary to go to the hospital to find out the reason and make reasonable calcium supplementation under the guidance of a doctor.
At 6- 12 months, the baby's daily calcium requirement has increased to 400 mg, and the baby has started to eat complementary food, and the milk quantity is gradually decreasing. When the baby's calcium intake from milk and food can't meet the needs of growth and development, it should be supplemented to the baby reasonably according to the baby's growth and development, and it is best to go to the hospital for relevant examination before supplementing calcium, and supplement it reasonably under the guidance of a doctor without calcium supplementation.
1-4-year-old baby's calcium intake has increased to 600 mg per day. The diet structure changed from milk-based at birth to milk-supplemented. The calcium intake from milk is reduced, and the calcium in the diet can not fully meet the baby's needs. Parents should give their babies reasonable calcium supplements according to their growth and development, so as not to affect their physical growth and development. Babies under two years old should also insist on taking vitamin D every day. Babies over two years old have enhanced their ability to synthesize vitamin D, so there is no need to supplement it.
For babies aged 4-7, the daily reference intake of calcium is 800 mg, and the baby is mainly food. If the baby can't get enough calcium from the diet, it should be supplemented in time, otherwise it will affect the baby's growth and development. It's best to take the baby to the hospital for relevant examination and make reasonable calcium supplementation under the guidance of a doctor.