What to do if the baby's legs are not straight

If a child's legs are not straight, especially the right leg of some newborns, this phenomenon must be taken seriously. If this phenomenon continues, it will have a great impact on the child's appearance when he grows up, and it will also affect the child's walking posture in the future. If a child's legs are not straight, there are some small measures to help the child correct them, and these methods will not cause too much pain to the child. Let's briefly introduce them below.

Parents can do some aerobics for their babies every day, and massage and stretch their legs. It can not only promote blood circulation in the legs, but also help babies correct their leg shape and prevent crooked legs. For example: Gently straighten the baby's legs, put the heels together, gently massage the knees with both hands, and massage for 5 minutes every day. The baby's crooked legs are also related to calcium deficiency, which can cause slow bone development and easy deformation. Usually, you should give your baby an appropriate amount of calcium supplement and use cod liver oil to promote calcium absorption. When the weather is fine, take your children to do more outdoor activities and get more sun exposure, which can also promote calcium absorption.

The baby's bones are not yet fully developed and the leg muscles are very weak, so they cannot support the weight of the body for a long time. Therefore, do not let your baby stand for a long time, and let him sit down and rest appropriately. Many babies like to sleep on their stomachs. When they sleep on their stomachs, their ankles will be turned inward or outward. Over time, this will cause their legs to become crooked. For the sake of the baby's future leg shape, parents should try to avoid letting the baby sleep on his stomach.

It should be noted that if a child's crooked legs are still not corrected when he is about two years old and the condition is getting worse, the child should be taken to a children's hospital immediately for a thorough physical examination to find out the specific cause of the crooked legs and let the doctor develop appropriate corrections or treatments.