What are the ways to check trace elements in babies?

The baby's physical health is directly related to the supplement of trace elements, so many parents pay special attention to the supplement of trace elements for their babies. Therefore, in order to understand the baby's trace element situation and want to fully understand the methods of trace element examination for the baby, the following is a specific answer. You can take a look at the introduction below.

After the baby is six months old, it is necessary to pay attention to trace element examination

In fact, neither of the two views mentioned above is quite correct. The purpose of trace element examination is to help doctors and parents understand the proportion of major trace elements in the baby's body during a certain period of time, so as to make correct judgments about the baby's health. It can be seen that it is necessary. But this does not mean that the baby needs to undergo trace element checks every month.

Currently, trace element checks for babies are mainly conducted during regular physical examinations, usually after six months of age. Checks are very important and should be done once a year. Babies under 6 months old are generally fed mainly with breast milk, which can ensure that they are adequately supplemented with various trace elements and there is no need for testing. After 6 months, the baby starts to add complementary foods, and the supplement may be untimely or insufficient. At this time, the doctor will ask the parents about the feeding situation and combine the baby's physical performance to decide whether to conduct a test.

For older babies, doctors will conduct tests based on whether they are picky eaters, have repeated illnesses, or have congenital deficiencies. Therefore, the baby's trace element test is not a "royal decree" issued by the doctor - it must be done, but the doctor recommends parents to have the baby done based on the baby's condition.

During pregnancy, if the pregnant woman lacks essential trace elements, it will not only endanger her own health, but also cause unpredictable negative effects on the fetus. The general method of checking trace elements is to draw blood. This test needs to be done more than once during the entire pregnancy. It should be done once at intervals. This way, you can understand whether the various indicators of trace elements in the early, middle and late pregnancy are normal, because these indicators are constantly changing throughout the pregnancy and are not fixed.

The above introduces the methods for checking trace elements for babies. After a comprehensive understanding, for many parents, in order to ensure that their babies are not deficient in trace elements, they must understand the methods of checking through the above introduction, and then use the correct method to check their babies to see if they are lacking in trace elements.