Symptoms of severe calcium deficiency in babies

Children are very weak from a very young age. It takes until the child is one year old for the body to gradually return to normal. Before the age of one, the child's resistance is very weak. At this time, the child is prone to calcium deficiency. Once the child is calcium deficient, various symptoms will appear. Many people do not know that the child's symptoms are symptoms of calcium deficiency, so they do not get calcium supplements in time. So what are the symptoms of severe calcium deficiency in babies?

The symptoms of calcium deficiency in babies are mainly manifested in the following 10 aspects, but parents should pay attention that the presence of these symptoms does not mean that the baby is definitely calcium deficient.

1. Night sweats, especially sweating on the head after falling asleep, and sweating more obviously after crying;

2. Sleeping unsteadily, night terrors, night crying, waking up suddenly at night, crying non-stop;

3. Abnormal temperament: strange temper, crying, restless, difficult to take care of;

4. Occipital baldness: the hair at the back of the head is polished, forming occipital baldness;

5. Late and uneven teething. Some children still have no teeth after half an hour, or their teeth are underdeveloped, their teeth are unevenly arranged, their bite is incorrect, their teeth are loose, and they fall out prematurely.

6. Growth retardation, late learning to walk, and bone and joint deformities. Children who are calcium deficient learn to walk at around one year old. Children who are calcium deficient may have "X" shaped legs or "O" shaped legs due to soft bones, soft and weak muscles, and pain in leg bones.

7. The closure of the anterior fontanelle is delayed, and often still not closed after 1.5 years old, resulting in a square skull;

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

9. Relaxation of muscles and tendons. 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. Others. 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.

In terms of nutritional requirements, lactation is still the stage with the highest calcium requirement (1000-1200 mg/day during pregnancy and 1200 mg/day during lactation). If a new mother produces 1000-1500 ml of milk every day, she will lose about 500 mg of calcium. This shows the speed of calcium loss in postpartum women.

Moreover, new mothers have already consumed a lot of physical energy during childbirth, and are particularly prone to sweating during breastfeeding. Add to that the hard work of taking care of the children and they often have trouble sleeping at night, all of which will make it difficult for their bodies to recover. Therefore, after childbirth, it is even more necessary to consciously supplement calcium to strengthen the body and increase milk secretion.

When a child is calcium deficient, it is not enough to blindly supplement the child with calcium. When a child is calcium deficient, we must choose the correct, formal and reasonable way to supplement the child with calcium. As parents, we must take good care of our children's bodies to avoid various sequelae caused by calcium deficiency. Therefore, we must supplement the child with calcium in time. If the calcium deficiency is serious, we must go to the hospital for examination and symptomatic treatment.