How many months is it better to check the trace elements of babies?

With the progress of society, people will conduct various examinations on their children's bodies. Many parents will check the trace elements of their babies who are just born. Even if they feel distressed, they will still do the examination because they always feel responsible for their children's health. In fact, some examinations do not have to be done after birth. The baby's trace element examination can be done at any time, but frequent examinations will not do much good to the baby, after all, it will hurt the child.

1. Babies as young as three months old can undergo trace element tests. Generally, blood samples are collected from the ear, fingertip, or venous blood.

1: Babies can be tested for trace elements. Generally, fingertip blood is checked. Larger hospitals often check venous blood. Fingertip blood is also more accurate. A smaller hospital can be used. It is less painful and low-cost. Generally, calcium, iron, zinc, lead, magnesium, copper and other items can be checked. Large hospitals have more examination items. If the baby has no obvious symptoms of deficiency, the above commonly used items can be checked.

2: Try to be on an empty stomach and do not breastfeed before the examination. The general price of a fingertip blood test is around 40 yuan, and the venous blood test has many items, and the price is usually around 100 yuan.

3: Generally, 40 microliters (about two large drops) of blood is collected from the fingertips, which is very painless. Venous blood collection is a little more, only a few milliliters. Hair examination is not recommended as the accuracy is low.

2. Observe your baby's daily habits: There is no fixed time requirement for checking your baby's trace elements. It should be based on the baby's symptoms. For example, if your baby is crying, has poor appetite, has yellow hair or slow growing hair, has occipital protrusion, has poor sleep, has no teeth or has slow growing teeth, etc., you can check your baby's trace elements to see if there is a deficiency and supplement them accordingly.

3. It is okay not to check, as long as you give your child more trace elements, as follows:

1. Generally, cod liver oil can be gradually added from 2 weeks after birth to promote calcium absorption, and vitamin C can be taken at the same time. Babies with calcium deficiency may become irritable, cry at night, have restless sleep, sleep less, sweat more, have thin hair, or have occipital bulge (that is, there is a circle of no hair behind the head), etc.

2. Iron supplements can be added 4 weeks after birth. Full-term infants should take 2 mg per kilogram of body weight per day. Premature infants should take more, generally 3-4 mg per kilogram of body weight per day. Vitamin E and folic acid should also be added at the same time, generally twice a week.

Zinc is also an important trace element for the human body. If the baby is zinc deficient, he may have poor appetite, slow growth, low resistance, etc. The daily zinc requirement for babies aged 0-6 months is 3 mg.

4. You can check the trace elements of your baby after 3 months. It is recommended to check it again after 6 months. It is best to check the venous blood, which is the most accurate. However, many hospitals use fingertip blood, which will squeeze out a lot of effusion, and the measured indicators are not very accurate. It can only be used as a reference. Don't consider checking the hair, which is even less accurate. It is best to get zinc and calcium from breast milk and food. Don't give your baby anything else if he is still young. If he can't absorb it, it will cause chronic poisoning. You can supplement with cod liver oil.

If a baby is seriously lacking in trace elements, the body will react, so parents must pay attention to observe the baby's behavior. If you are really worried, you can go to the hospital to check the trace elements, which is not a bad thing. Children need to supplement with cod liver oil after 15 days after birth, which can help calcium absorption and supplement vitamin AD.