Does adequate sleep help babies grow taller?

Babies need a lot of nutrition during their growth and development, so parents must give their babies a reasonable diet. Many parents hope that their children can grow tall in the future. In addition to a reasonable diet, can sleep help babies grow taller? Many parents are not very clear about this. Does getting enough sleep help babies grow taller? Let’s find out through the following content!

Most of the human body's growth hormone is secreted during sleep, and growth hormone can promote the growth of human height. People who do not secrete enough growth hormone will be short or even suffer from dwarfism.

Physiologists have conducted many experiments: measuring growth hormone in the blood every 30 minutes, and found that in all people's 24 hours a day, the concentration of growth hormone is very low during most of the waking time, but one hour after falling asleep, there will be an obvious peak in growth hormone secretion, followed by multiple consecutive secretion peaks until waking up.

Therefore, for a child who gets enough sleep, the secretion of growth hormone is sufficient, the growth and development is good, the child grows tall and has a strong body; but if the child lacks sleep for a long time, the secretion of growth hormone will decrease, and the physical development will inevitably be affected.

The saying “children who sleep more tend to grow taller” makes us understand that if they often lack sleep. It is difficult to increase height.

Growth peaks during sleep, especially from late night to dawn. Because growth hormones are secreted vigorously during deep sleep. In addition, the joints and muscles of the spine and feet are freed from the weight of the body while sleeping.

Through the introduction above, I believe you already know that adequate sleep helps your baby grow taller! Most of the baby's growth is completed at night, so the child must have a good sleep. Only with good sleep, combined with a reasonable diet, I believe the baby can grow to an ideal height in the future. Therefore, parents should pay more attention to it in normal times.