What should I do if my baby walks with his feet turned inward?

Babies often walk with their feet turned inward because of bad living habits, such as wearing diapers for a long time or the influence of bone problems. Therefore, parents should pay attention to observe whether the baby has symptoms of turning his feet inward after birth.

1. Pediatric orthopedic experts said that when the pregnant mother is pregnant again, the fetal position, the amount of amniotic fluid, the number of births, the size of the fetus itself, the phenomenon of fetal compression, etc. may all affect the abnormal leg shape of the fetus. After the baby is born, "inversion and valgus foot" are the most common leg abnormalities.

2. Inward-turned feet and outward-turned feet are not a syndrome. Sometimes they are combined with many problems. In addition to physiological problems, other pathological problems may also occur. "Director Lin said that when many babies are just born, their feet may be inward-turned feet or the whole foot may be turned to the inside of the body center. Sometimes the baby's feet will automatically return to the normal position, or it may return to the normal position by gently pulling with the fingers. If it can easily return to the normal position, it is physiological inward-turned feet. Generally, as long as an experienced doctor sees that the baby's leg shape is slightly abnormal when it is just born, he will usually deal with it in time and gently push it to make sure that the use of external force correction can help the baby's feet return to the normal position.

3. Unfortunately, although orthopedics has developed rapidly in recent years, the transmission of information is still insufficient. In addition, there is less training and existing resources for teaching doctors. There are still many children whose foot abnormalities are not discovered immediately at birth. Therefore, parents still have to pay attention to it themselves or seek further careful examination by professional doctors to find out the problem.

4. Grasp the first opportunity to correct your baby's leg shape:

1. Subjective feeling: Does the baby cry out in pain frequently?

2. Changes in appearance: strange walking posture, etc.

3. Functional manifestations: Babies often fall, complain of sore legs after walking a few steps, etc. These are all things that parents can observe on a daily basis. As long as they find something wrong, it is best to take the baby to a pediatric specialist for examination.