What is the matter with the child breathing heavily?

Some parents find that their children breathe heavily for no reason when they are taking care of them. I went to the hospital for relevant examinations, but no disease was found. So, what is the reason why children breathe heavily? In fact, the occurrence of this situation has a lot to do with the development of the child's respiratory tract. We will give a brief introduction below, hoping it will be helpful to new parents.

Infants and young children breathe abdominally, so when they are quiet, you can see their stomachs bulging. This is normal, so don't worry. The baby's rough breathing sounds are probably caused by laryngeal cartilage hypoplasia, which is related to calcium deficiency. It is recommended that mothers diversify their diet, get adequate sun exposure to increase calcium absorption, and give the baby oral calcium supplements such as calcium lactate, combined with vitamin D. I wish the baby good health!

How much calcium do infants and young children need every day

The values ​​provided in the "Dietary Nutrient Reference Intake for Chinese Residents" published in 2000 are as follows:

Age group (years) Calcium intake (mg/day)

0-0.5 years old 300 mg/day

0.5-1 year old 400 mg/day

1-4 years old 600 mg/day

4-7 years old 800 mg/day

Possible symptoms of calcium deficiency in babiesGo Top

The following are possible symptoms of calcium deficiency in babies, but parents should note that having these symptoms does not mean that the baby is calcium deficient.

1. Night sweats

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

2. Sleeplessness, night terrors, and night crying

He often wakes up suddenly at night and cries incessantly.

3. Abnormal temperament

He has a strange temper, cries a lot, is restless and difficult to look after.

4. Pillow ring

The hair at the back of the head is shaved off, forming a bald spot on the back of the head.

5. Delayed or uneven tooth eruption

Some children have not yet grown teeth when they are one and a half years old, or their teeth are underdeveloped, their teeth are uneven, their bite is incorrect, their teeth are loose, and they fall out prematurely.

6. Growth retardation, delayed learning to walk, bone and joint deformities

Most children who are calcium deficient learn to walk at around one year old. Children who are calcium deficient have soft bones, so some have "X" shaped legs, some have "O" shaped legs, their muscles are soft and weak, and they have pain in their leg bones.

7. Delayed closure of anterior fontanelle

It often does not close after 18 months, resulting in a square head.

8. There is often beaded rib cartilage hyperplasia, where the cartilage hyperplasia of each rib is connected like beads, often compressing the lungs, causing poor ventilation in children and making them prone to bronchitis and pneumonia.

9. Muscle and tendon relaxation

When children are severely calcium deficient, if the abdominal wall muscles and intestinal wall muscles relax, it can 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.

10. other

Children with calcium deficiency often experience symptoms such as loss of appetite, poor mental state, convulsions, lack of interest in the surrounding environment, low intelligence, and decreased immune function.

How to diagnose whether your baby is calcium deficientGo Top

Everyone is already very clear about the harm that calcium deficiency in children brings to their development. Calcium deficiency is mainly caused by insufficient vitamin D in the body, which leads to calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorders in the body. It is a systemic nutritional disease with bone lesions as the main feature. The main manifestations of calcium deficiency in children are bone development disorders and abnormal neuropsychiatric reactions. Long-term calcium deficiency also has a certain impact on children's intellectual development.

For pediatricians with certain clinical experience, diagnosing whether a child is calcium deficient is not a complicated matter. As long as the standard diagnostic procedures are followed, a conclusion can be reached quickly. At present, the diagnosis of calcium deficiency in children is rather confusing. For example, we often hear that parents make diagnoses for their children based on their own experience. When they see that their children have bald spots on the back of the head, sweat a lot, or have late teething, they assume that their children are calcium deficient. Some doctors are not responsible enough in their work or lack clinical experience, and sometimes hastily diagnose children with calcium deficiency based solely on test results. This causes panic and misleads parents, triggering a wave of blind calcium supplementation for children in society. However, blind calcium supplementation seriously affects the implementation of my country's scientific parenting plan. It may not only harm children's health, but also cause a huge waste of social resources.

First, you should understand the child’s feeding situation, such as how the child is fed? Breastfeeding or bottle feeding? Is the baby getting enough milk every day? When should children start adding complementary foods? Is it reasonable to add complementary foods? Are children’s foods rich in calcium? Whether the child's digestion and absorption function is normal, etc. In addition, you should also understand the child's general health condition and whether the child is often sick. Does your child often do outdoor activities, etc.? Doctors should determine whether the child is likely to be calcium deficient by asking the parents.

Second, the doctor should give the child a comprehensive physical examination to further determine whether the child has clinical manifestations of calcium deficiency? Long-term calcium deficiency in children can lead to abnormal bone development. However, due to certain differences in organ development among people, we cannot easily draw conclusions when we find slight abnormalities in children's bone development. We should make a diagnosis after comprehensive analysis or observation of various information, and we cannot diagnose children with calcium deficiency just because the child's fontanelle is a little bigger or the ribs are slightly upturned.

Third, doctors should perform laboratory tests on children based on clinical diagnosis needs. Laboratory tests are one of the main information sources to help pediatricians diagnose calcium deficiency in children. They can be used as a reference during diagnosis, but they cannot be used as the sole basis for diagnosis.

Following normal diagnostic procedures to diagnose whether a child is calcium deficient will result in a scientific conclusion that is in line with the child's actual situation and can help guide parents in scientific parenting. Otherwise it will bring harm to children's health, family and society. If parents suspect their children are calcium deficient, they should seek scientific diagnosis from a professional pediatrician. They should not rely on hearsay or arbitrarily conclude that their children are calcium deficient. They should not blindly supplement their children with large doses of calcium for a long time.