What to do if your 2-year-old baby's legs are not straight

Many babies have crooked legs, but since they are young, it is easier to correct them. There are many reasons why a 2-year-old baby's legs are not straight. It may be due to calcium deficiency, diapers, or congenital reasons. But you should know that crooked legs are caused by not correcting them in childhood, so they are generally fixed as you grow up. Crooked legs not only affect your height, but also your appearance. Next, let’s see how to do it!

Methods/Steps

Do exercises for your baby

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.

Pay attention to calcium supplement for your baby

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.

Avoid standing for long periods of time

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.

Avoid sleeping on your stomach

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.

Avoid kneeling

When babies are learning to crawl or walk, they often kneel down to sit up. In fact, this sitting posture is incorrect. Over time, it will affect the baby's leg shape. Parents should observe more and help the baby move his legs as soon as possible if this happens, so that the baby can sit cross-legged.

The above are the solutions that can be taken for a two-year-old baby’s crooked legs. If it is caused by congenital reasons, or it cannot be corrected, it is best to go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination, and then undergo corrective treatment and training. Parents should never buy braces casually to avoid causing irreversible damage to their children's leg bones.