What to do if your newborn's legs are bent

Every parent is particularly concerned about the health and image of their newborn's legs. They all want their newborn's legs to grow straighter so that their children can be healthier. Therefore, when many parents find that their newborn's legs are bent, they want to know what to do. The following is a specific answer so that you can have a comprehensive understanding.

The newborn baby is cute and chubby. However, careful mothers will find that the leg is not straight. According to the old people's idea, the legs should be bound, otherwise the legs will become bow-legged when growing up. In fact, there is no need to worry so much. The bending of the legs in newborns is physiological. When they grow up, they become bow-legged. This is due to the disorder of calcium and phosphorus metabolism in the body caused by lack of vitamin D, which leads to poor bone calcification, a disease called rickets. It is completely different from the O-shaped legs of newborn babies now.

The physiological curvature will gradually disappear as the baby grows.

So do you need to supplement calcium? Breastfed babies have enough calcium. For bottle-fed babies, add 1 to 2 drops of concentrated cod liver oil every day after one month. You can just use the vitamin D in it to help absorb the calcium in the milk.

As for leg binding, it is outdated, and for good reasons. The limbs of a newborn are bent, which is a continuation of the posture in the womb and there is no need to correct it forcibly: if you insist on straightening the arms and legs, then wrap them tightly with swaddling clothes and make them into a "candle bag". Then let the baby suffer. Come to think of it, the child can stretch his arms and kick his legs freely in the womb, so why is he treated like this after he is born? From the perspective of early intellectual development, after being tied up, the proprioceptors in the muscles and joints will not receive proper stimulation, and the child's IQ will be reduced.

Let your baby wear a comfortable jumpsuit or sleeping bag-style clothes and punch and kick freely. It is both physically active and intellectually beneficial, and more fun.

What to do if a newborn has bowed legs? After fully understanding the above introduction, I believe many parents have fully understood what to do if a newborn has bowed legs. After fully understanding, in order for the child's bowed legs to be improved as soon as possible, it is best to go to a large hospital for a comprehensive examination. After finding out the cause, use the correct treatment method as soon as possible to improve your child's bowed legs as soon as possible.