Why are the roots of baby's nails black?

Newborn babies are often pink and tender, but their tiny bodies are often very fragile. Since babies can't speak, how do we know whether their bodies are healthy? In fact, every little detail of the baby's body will reflect their physical condition. Some parents find that the roots of their babies' nails turn black. What's going on?

Under normal circumstances, a baby's nails are pink, smooth and shiny in appearance, the lunula is slightly lighter in color, and there are no barbs on the nail outline. When you gently press the end of the nail, the nail plate will turn white, and it will immediately return to pink when you release it. If your baby's nails have the following abnormalities, mothers should pay attention!

The appearance of white spots and floc-like white clouds on the nail plate is mostly due to compression and collision, which causes damage to the nail matrix cells at the root of the nail.

The nail plate turns yellow, green, gray, black or other strange colors. The yellowing of the nail plate may be due to excessive consumption of foods containing carotene or genetic factors. In addition, yellow nails, green nails, gray nails, black nails, etc. are mostly caused by fungal infections. Hot and damp hands are prone to fungal infections. If someone in your family has a fungal infection, be careful to keep it in contact with your baby to avoid cross infection. It’s best to go to the hospital for treatment.

If the half-moon on the nail is red or light red, it is often a sign of heart disease; light red is mostly caused by anemia. You can take some baby blood-enriching oral liquid, or add iron-containing foods to the diet, such as soybeans, beef, spinach, raisins, etc.

Therefore, as parents of young babies, you need to observe carefully so that you can create a healthier living environment for your baby, control the disease outside the body in time, and keep your baby away from the pain of the disease. In this way, every parent will feel more at ease and relieved.