What to do if your baby is short

Basically every parent hopes that their children will grow taller, and each person's height is closely related to innate genetic factors and the intake of acquired nutrients. If parents find that their baby is significantly shorter than other babies in the process of taking care of the baby, what methods can be used to promote the baby's height growth?

1. Bone age testing to find out the cause of children's short stature

Modern medical research has confirmed that there are many factors that affect children's growth, and it is difficult for parents to accurately determine the real reason why their children are short and grow slowly just by observing with the naked eye. The child's current growth and development can be clearly seen through bone age testing: if the epiphyseal cartilage has not completely closed, there is still room for growth.

There is no hope of growth; if the epiphysis has closed, no matter how hard you try, it will be useless. By referring to the results of bone age testing and combining them with the child's growth and development in recent times, experts can find the reasons why the child is short and grows slowly more accurately.

2. Ensure adequate nutrition

As we all know, protein is the main raw material for growth and height increase, and a certain amount of supply should be guaranteed every day. Protein is mainly found in animal foods such as lean meat, fish, shrimp and other seafood, animal offal, eggs, milk, and soy products are also an ideal source of high-quality protein.

Parents should provide their children with enough calcium to help their bones grow. Milk is the most ideal source of calcium, and it is best to drink about 500 ml a day; soy milk, dried shrimps and various vegetables also contain a lot of calcium. Various vitamins and trace elements are also essential for promoting growth and development, especially zinc. Therefore, children should eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, seafood, and some nuts to provide sufficient vitamins and trace elements.

In addition, staple foods such as rice and flour are the body's energy source, and a basic intake should be ensured every day. Of course, fatty foods are also raw materials that make up the body and should be consumed in a certain amount, but foods with too much fat should be avoided.

In short, we should pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables, coarse and fine foods, and try to diversify the food varieties. We should not be picky or biased in our diet. In particular, we should pay attention to eating less sweets, because sweets will affect children's height growth.

3. Develop a personalized adjustment plan

If a child is short and grows slowly, it may be due to unbalanced nutrition and lack of growth elements, or due to the influence of food and environmental factors, resulting in premature development and advanced bone age. Every child has different growth obstacles. To help children grow quickly, we can only do so based on scientific examinations, comprehensively analyze the child's situation, and adopt targeted, personalized, comprehensive solutions. At the same time, with the guidance of experts and the active cooperation of the child, we can enable the child to grow scientifically.

4. Sufficient and high-quality sleep

The hormone that promotes human height growth - the secretion amount of growth hormone in the sleeping state is about 3 times that in the awake state. The peak period of growth hormone secretion is between 10 pm and 2 am, and the secretion begins to increase 35 to 45 minutes after falling asleep, so it is best to go to bed before 9 to 10 o'clock, and ensure that your child has more than 9 hours of high-quality sleep every night. High quality means that the child's sleep quality should be good, the deep sleep time should be long enough, and the muscles should relax during sleep, which is conducive to the stretching of joints and bones.

What to eat for baby to grow taller

1. Bean and Pig’s Trotter Soup

This dish is a very nourishing dish! First, choose a good pig's trotter, with good color and many bones. Then choose the beans and soak them in boiling water. Take them out after one or two hours. You can choose to boil the pig's trotter in water first, then pour out the boiled water, and then boil it a few more times so that there are no bubbles in the water. Then pour in a lot of water, wait until it boils, then pour in the beans, and then stew it for three hours. In this way, the soup will be rich in collagen, which not only whitens the skin but also supplements calcium. It is a must-have food for children to beautify their skin and grow taller.

2. Toon Bud Chicken Cake

The combination of toon buds and eggs is liked by many people. Toon buds are a good nourishing ingredient in spring. Toon buds are a very unique dish. Many children may not be able to eat them, but they are indeed green health food. First, wash the toon buds, then chop them, then pour the chopped toon buds into the beaten eggs, then pour in an appropriate amount of warm boiled water, add seasoning, salt, oil, etc., then use the tip of chopsticks to judge whether it suits the child's taste, then put it in the pot and steam it for 5 minutes. The time should be calculated according to the amount of eggs. Remember not to steam it too old. This dish can promote children's absorption function and make them grow faster.