What should I do if my baby's legs are a little bent?

If parents find that their baby's calves are a little bent, they should pay attention to it. There are many reasons for the baby's legs to bend. The most common one is calcium deficiency, or it is caused by genetic reasons. At this time, they should go to the hospital for examination in time, especially when the leg bending is more serious. It is necessary to check it in time. The early treatment effect is still relatively good. If the age is getting older, it will increase the difficulty of treatment.

What should I do if my baby's legs are a little bent?

The following situations require medical treatment

1. Severe leg bending; 2. Asymmetry between left and right, one side is much more serious; 3. After the child is 2 years old, the bending becomes more and more serious; 4. After the child is 7 years old, the pigeon-toed posture still exists; 5. The child is much shorter than other children of the same age. At this point, even if many mothers can accept that their baby's calf bending is just a normal growth and development phenomenon, it is not the so-called "O-shaped legs". I'm sure you'll still be wondering: Is it always good to take some calcium? Is it necessary? And is it true that wearing diapers will cause your baby to have "O-shaped legs"?

Vitamin D deficiency ≠ calcium deficiency, don’t be confused!

When a baby has bent legs, the mother is most worried that the child will develop "O-shaped legs" in the future, which will affect the appearance and health. However, mothers must understand (emphasize this point): the most common cause of bow legs is vitamin D deficiency, not calcium deficiency. Mothers often confuse calcium supplementation and vitamin D:

If babies lack vitamin D, it is easy to cause insufficient calcification of bones, resulting in soft texture, loose muscles and joints, which will cause the baby's legs to deform under the action of gravity when walking upright. Therefore, for infants and young children, to prevent bow legs, mothers only need to supplement their babies with appropriate vitamin D.

For healthy infants and young children, as long as they ensure a balanced nutrition, they can get enough calcium from food and do not need additional supplements. Therefore, mothers must remember that vitamin D does not mean calcium deficiency! The cause and effect between the two must be clarified.

Do diapers cause "O-shaped legs"?

This statement has no scientific basis. However, for babies who are beginning to love crawling and learning to walk, mothers can frequently change between pull-up pants or growth pants with narrow crotches for them to allow their children to move as freely as possible. Moreover, compared with traditional cloth diapers, diapers are easier to prevent diaper rash, increase baby sleep, reduce the burden of care, and will not cause changes in leg shape such as bow legs, so mothers do not need to worry too much.