What should I do if my three-year-old child is short?

After a child is born, every stage of the baby is a matter of concern to parents. Since each baby has different physical conditions and growth rates, some babies grow faster but gain weight more slowly, while some babies gain weight faster but grow slower. In most cases, if a three-year-old baby is short, the reason needs to be found out.

What to do if your 3-year-old baby is short

Pay attention to increasing nutrition, because nutrition is one of the important factors affecting children. Adequate and well-balanced nutrition is the material basis for children's growth and development. Malnutrition will first lead to children's weight not increasing or even decreasing, which will eventually affect their height growth. Therefore, it is necessary to scientifically handle the combination of meat and vegetables, coarse and fine grains, and animal and plant proteins, pay attention to the frugal use of oils and sugars, and create a balanced dietary structure.

In addition, check your baby's trace elements. Zinc deficiency in your baby can also lead to poor growth and development: short stature, thinness. If your baby is zinc deficient, it is recommended that you supplement your baby with liquid zinc, such as zinc gluconate oral solution, which is more suitable for the baby's gastrointestinal metabolism and absorption. Moreover, liquid zinc tastes good and is not likely to cause baby's disgust. Big brands are safer.

The secretion of human growth hormone is unbalanced within 24 hours a day, and its secretion is higher during sleep than when awake. Lack of sleep will affect a child's growth. Newborns are generally required to sleep 20 hours a day and night, 15 to 18 hours from 2 to 6 months, 13 to 15 hours from 6 to 18 months, and 12 to 13 hours from 18 months to 3 years.

The amount of sleep children need each day varies greatly from person to person. If a child sleeps less but his mental, emotional and growth and development are normal, there is no need to force it.

Factors that affect baby's height

1. Genetic factors

The height, physical strength and developmental status of infants and young children are greatly influenced by the genetic factors of their parents. If parents are tall, strong and have no illness, the growth and development of infants and young children will have a good foundation. If the parents are in poor health or have genetic diseases, the chances of the infant's growth being negatively affected are high.

However, genetic factors are not absolutely unchangeable. For example, through exercise, attention to nutrition and enhanced disease prevention, the original biological genetics can be improved and enhanced so that children can grow and develop normally.

Because the baby's height is greatly affected by genetics, the height of the parents can be used to predict the baby's future height to a certain extent. The formula is as follows:

Boy's future height (cm) = (father's height + mother's height) × 1.078 ÷ 2

Girl's future height (cm) = (father's height × 0.923 + mother's height) ÷ 2

2. Mother’s health factors

The mother's health care and nutrition during pregnancy and breastfeeding are directly related to the growth and development of the infant. Pay attention to nutrition during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and take precautions to prevent the occurrence of various diseases, especially infectious diseases.

3. Nutritional factors

Nutrition has a great impact on physical development, especially on body weight, and the younger the age, the greater the impact. Because babies grow and develop quickly, the food they need is of higher quality than that of adults. Nutritional factors mainly refer to adequate supply of nutrients and reasonable feeding methods.