Symptoms of calcium deficiency in 9-month-old babies

9-month-old babies are in the toddler stage, and they can gradually stand at this time. If the baby is calcium deficient, the weight of the body will inevitably increase the burden on his spine and legs when he walks, which can easily deform the spine and legs, causing the baby to gradually become hunchbacked, and the leg shape will not be normal, eventually becoming X-shaped legs and O-shaped legs, and it is easy to form flat feet. This is the main symptom of calcium deficiency in 9-month-old babies. In addition, calcium deficiency in babies also manifests as difficulty falling asleep and not being able to enter a sleep state. They may also wake up suddenly and cry frequently during the night.

The baby is irritable and not interested in the surrounding environment. Sometimes parents find that the child is not as lively as before. Moreover, excessive sweating has nothing to do with temperature, especially sweating on the head after falling asleep, which causes the baby's head to constantly rub against the pillow. After a long time, a bald circle can be seen behind the head.

1. Difficulty falling asleep and restless sleep

Night terrors and crying at night are signs of calcium deficiency in babies. Newborns who are calcium deficient often wake up suddenly at night and cry incessantly.

2. Night sweats

The head sweats profusely after falling asleep, and the sweating is more obvious after crying.

3. Abnormal temperament

Babies who lack calcium will have strange tempers and often show symptoms such as irritability, crying, and restlessness, making them difficult to look after.

4. Late eruption and uneven tooth arrangement

Some babies still have no teeth when they are one and a half years old, or their teeth are underdeveloped, malocclusion is incorrect, the teeth are uneven, loose, or fall out prematurely.

5. Baldness circle on the pillow

Babies who are calcium deficient are prone to sweating, and usually the hair on the back of their head is worn away, forming baldness on the back of their head. Baldness on the occipital area may partially reflect calcium deficiency, but it is not an absolute condition.

6. Delayed closure of the anterior fontanelle

The anterior fontanelle usually closes at the age of 1 to 1.5 years. Babies with calcium deficiency often still do not close after 1 and a half years old, resulting in a square head.

7. Growth retardation, late learning to walk, bone and joint deformities

Most children who are calcium deficient learn to walk at around one year old, or they may have "X" shaped legs or "O" shaped legs due to soft bones, loose and weak muscles, and leg bone pain.

8. Muscle and tendon relaxation

If calcium deficiency is severe, the abdominal wall muscles will lead to relaxation of the intestinal wall muscles, which may cause gas accumulation in the intestinal cavity and form a swollen abdomen like a frog's belly. If the tendons of the spine are loose, hunchback, pigeon chest, and sternum pain may occur.

9. Beaded rib cartilage hyperplasia

When newborns lack calcium, the cartilage of each rib proliferates and connects like beads, often compressing the lungs, making it difficult for the newborns to breathe and making them prone to bronchitis and pneumonia.

10. Poor mental state

Calcium deficiency in babies may also manifest as poor mental state, loss of appetite, lack of interest in the surrounding environment, convulsions, mental retardation, decreased immune function, etc.